Learn somethingGood for siblings
Window Light Tiles
Magnetic tiles taped to a sunny window turn into stained glass.
- Ages
- 3–8 yrs
- Play
- 10–30 min
- Prep
- 3 min
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- calm
- Where
- anywhere
You’ll need
Mostly things you probably have at home.
- magnetic tilesGet it on Amazon
- painter's tapeDon’t have it? Amazon
Optional
- a flashlight for a cloudy dayDon’t have it? Amazon
- white paper to catch the colorsDon’t have it? Amazon
How to play
Before you start: Pick a window low enough for them to reach. Tear off a few loops of painter's tape and stick them along the edge of the table.
Put a loop of tape on the back of a tile and press it onto the glass.
Hand them the next tile and let them pick where it goes. Tiles can touch so the magnets click together.
Build a shape together: a house, a sun, a long rainbow stripe.
Step back and look at the colored light on the floor or wall.
Hold a sheet of white paper in the light and trace the colors with a finger.
What it helps with
Make it different next time
- On a gray day, lay the tiles on a sheet of paper and shine a flashlight through them from above.
- Overlap a blue and a yellow tile and look for the green.
Cleanup: Peel the tiles off and stack them by shape in the box.
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