Create your own stained-glass window that illustrates a story of your choice.

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You won't be soldering in your classroom, but there's a simple way to introduce you to the process of making stained glass, with beautiful results.

 

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1. On a piece of white drawing paper, each student creates an original line drawing of a subject that interests him or her, related to a story.

2. Place the completed drawing under a piece of treated acetate. Tape the paper to the acetate around the edges, so the drawing doesn't slip.

3. "Trace" your drawings in copper foil tape, adhering the tape to the acetate along the lines of their drawing.

4. Remove the paper from the acetate and start to paint your copper-outlined designs with transparent paints made especially for use on glass.

5. Once the transparencies have dried, tape them in a window to let light shine through the paint. You might consider joining all the transparencies together to create a large "stained-glass window." If this is the goal of the project, you may want to formulate one large layout as a group first.

The effect of so much luminous color is bound to let everyone know that your church is a special place