Window Patterns with Paper Circles

Index to Window Patterns created from circles

Click beside each to find out how to make them.

Here are some patterns made from coloured paper circles and then placed on a window so that the light shines through. Wherever the paper is folded or overlaps a different shade will appear.

For the best results place them on a window and cover them with clear plastic film. Book covering film (non adhesive) is ideal. A gentle rub with a soft toy or a cloth will build up a charge of static electricity which will hold the sheet and the pattern in place on the window without the need for any glue to be used. During the day they will look great from inside and during the night from outside when the lights are on indoors.

For use in a primary classroom;

Let every child make one of the patterns and then combine all of them to make a class display on the window.

Paper

Use the thinnest coloured paper you can find. Tissue paper is a little too thin and not so easy to fold. However you can sometimes buy circles already cut from tissue paper.

Cutting Circles

Go to this page for hints on cutting out circles.