Make Pretty Feather Window Clings-a tutorial

Kids love feathers and ours are no exception! I have seen numerous tutorials for window clings made with glue and I wondered if feathers could be added to the window clings and decided to give it a shot. I was not sure if I’d seen this before, but could not find it when I searched online. I used this window cling tutorial from eHow for the basic technique and then added a feather to see if it would work. I made one first to determine if the feather would be too heavy to ‘cling’, but it worked! I then had the kids make some and they absolutely loved it. The feathers appear to be floating on the window which is a really nice effect.

Feather Window Clings:

You will need:

Feathers (found or purchased from a craft store)
White glue
Transparent plastic sheet (I used a laminating sheet)
Paper towel or light colored paper to use underneath sheet if surface is dark (optional)
Paint brush

Place the feathers on your work surface or on a paper towel or light colored sheet of paper. This allows your preschooler to see the feathers better. The paper towel worked better for us as the plastic had the tendency to slide over when we tried using paper underneath. Place a clear plastic sheet on top of the feathers.

Have your preschooler paint a thin layer of glue onto the plastic sheet in the shape of the feather underneath. Remind your preschooler to stay inside the feather with the glue. Once it dries, have your preschooler paint on another layer of glue. Do this for a total of four or more layers of glue. If glue goes astray on the plastic, wipe it off with a wet paper towel and a dot of soap. Then, dry it off. I did this a couple of times when the kids got too zealous with the glue.

Once the fourth layer of glue is dry, have your preschooler add a fifth layer of glue and place the feather on top of the glue. Several feathers should fit onto one transparent sheet of plastic. I stayed close to each of our preschoolers to make sure they did not shift the feathers or plastic during the process. I showed them how to use a ‘helping hand’ to steady the plastic as pictured above.

Once the final layer has dried with the feather on top, carefully peel the feather off of the backing and trim any excess glue off of the edges. This step needs to be done by an adult. Finally, hand the feather clings to your preschoolers to decorate the windows. The Sugar Snaps were easily able to place the finished feathers onto the windows. I placed some of them for them in places that were too high for them to reach so they could see how pretty they looked when lit by the sun.

You could extend the learning by using the feather window clings in counting and basic math activities. They could also be sorted into colors and sizes. Use them in an adjective activity by having your preschoolers describe the feathers in terms of color, texture and function. Have you made window clings before? What techniques did you use? Did you use them for decoration or learning activities?

More Turkey and Feather Learning Activities from the Playful Preschool Team

Name Activities: Feather Letter Turkey by Growing Book by Book
Turkey Learning Games by The Educators’ Spin On It
Textured Turkey Feathers Pre-Writing Activity for #PlayfulPreschool by The Preschool Toolbox
Turkey Geoboard by Still Playing School
Counting Feathers Sticky Wall by Mom Inspired Life
Fine Motor Turkey Math by Fun-A-Day!
Quick & Easy Color Feather Sort by Powerful Mothering
Make Pretty Feather Window Clings-a tutorial by Capri +3
Toilet Roll Turkey by Tiny Tots Adventures
Writing with Feathers by Rainy Day Mum
Feather Craft for Preschoolers-Make a Christmas Gift by Life Over C’s

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Natasha Johnson says

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Oh! This sounds like loads of fun!I might have to give this a try. We have been working really hard with our helping hand, but my preschooler is very heavy handed. She must have gotten it from me cause I need to work on my helping hand also.Thank you for this delicate activity that were going to try today

Devany LeDrew says

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Oh, very unique! They look great!

Theresa says

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Thank you Natasha.

Your helping hand comments made me laugh! The helping hand is useful but challenging for ours too.

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Theresa says

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Thank you Devany!

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Tricia Goodmama says

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These are adorable and I think something my son would like. He would love to play with the feathers before hand at least! Thanks for the idea.

Theresa says

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Thank you Tricia.

Ryder, one of our boys, exclaimed this morning that the feathers in the window are so beautiful. It was really cute. There are plenty more feathers to play with and use for other things as the bag came with a lot.

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Danielle Buckley says

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Wow! This is really neat!

maryanne @ mama smiles says

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This is very clever! I should definitely try this with my kiddos.

Theresa says

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Thank you Danielle!

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Theresa says

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Thank you Maryanne.

I hope your kids enjoy it.

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Jen The Halfway Homemaker says

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Super cute, I will have to try these when I am trying to calm the savage preschooler over the holiday breaks.

Theresa says

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That is funny Jen.

I think this would be an easy project for holiday breaks. Craft bags come with lots of feathers, so your preschooler could also make a collage with the feathers and glue while waiting for the layers to dry for the window clings.

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Growing Book by Book says

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What a neat idea and fun way to decorate the windows.

Pschooltoolbox says

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These make a beautiful fall window decoration. What a great use of feathers to encourage "gentleness!":)

Theresa says

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Thank you Growing Book by Book!

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Theresa says

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Thank you Preschool Toolbox.

We talk a lot about gentleness and using 'gentle hands' with each other.

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