How to make it
7 steps. Tap one when it's done.
All projectsTissue paper that glows in the window
Lake Huron Wave Suncatcher
Build a paper wave that glows when the sun shines through it.
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Time30 min
You get1 suncatcher
DifficultyEasyBarely a mess
SectionCrafting
What a grown-up does
The scissors, if yours aren't the safety kind.
Why that works
Tissue paper is thin enough that light passes straight through it, and each colour only lets its own colour through. Overlap blue and white and you get pale blue, the same way stained glass works.
Lambton County twist
Mix pale blue, deep blue, and white tissue to copy moving lake water.