I absolutely love to do crafts with my girls. I am constantly on the look out to try and find new fun things for us to be able to do together. I was so excited when a dear friend of mine mentioned UV Paper. I had truthfully never heard of UV paper before so I was incredibly excited to get my hands on some to give it a try. I found this Sunprint Kit on Amazon and was very impressed.
Here’s what you need:
- Sunprint Paper
- Acrylic Sheet
- Cardboard
- A sink w/ running water or a tub full of water
- Fun and Interesting objects to print
How To:
- Arrange your objects on a piece of Sunprint paper (blue side up & on top of a piece of cardboard) out of the reach of the sun.
- Place the acrylic pressing sheet on top to flatten and hold your items to the Sunprint paper.
- Take your Sunprint outside and lay it in direct sunlight for 2-5 minutes.
- Rinse your Sunprint in water. Watch the white turn into blue and the blue paper turn to white.
- Lay your Sunprint on an absorbent surface and allow it to dry.
Important Tip:
*I would highly recommend you do this when the sun is directly overhead (around noon)–Shadows from the sun not being directly overhead will transfer onto the paper as well. 
Living in the midwest, we are currently beginning wheat harvest. It’s a fun and busy time of year for our family. With wheat harvest in full action and Father’s Day tomorrow I thought that this would be a great gift for my husband and father in law from my girls. We headed out to the wheat field and cut a handful of wheat. We brought it back and got right to work. I can’t wait for my husband to see it in the morning as well as his dad. The girls were very proud and how exciting to use our wheat to create a lasting memory.
This was so much fun! I can’t wait to do many more projects with UV paper in the future. The possibilities truly are endless!!
