DIY Sun Print Kit (Cyanotypes)

$19.99

These were a mainstay of my 1980s midwestern summers. They’re called “cyanotypes” and it’s a kind of “sunlight photograph”, if you will. Really fun for both kids and adults. (I’ve seen some kits on Amazon that offer different colored papers as well but I haven’t tried those.)

Originally developed by educators at the Lawrence Hall of Science on the UC Berkeley campus. Sunprints encourage an interest in the photographic process by using only the sun, water, and a bit of imagination.

Easy to use. Just place a fern, flower, or any interesting object on the cyanotype SunPrint Solar Paper, exposing it to the sun. Save the print by soaking it in water and then drying it.

For the funs.

5 months ago

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Dylan

@dylaryduffMay 14, 2026

cooooool!

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Sunprint Kit

Max

“This is my go-to birthday gift for acquaintances. Some reasons: it’s unique (rather than a candle or soap or whatever), it encourages your gift-ee to exercise their creativity and get some sunshine, and it can be squeezed into an envelope along with a card (so even if it’s a no-gifts event, you can kind of get away with it).”

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PRACTICE FIELD

“would make a set with a pal. one day i'll be braver and buy all the accoutrement for Realer cyanotypes but this set of cheat-sheets is a personal prerequisite for all that. i never quite recommend a Product but square things and analog printing have a hold on me. two birds one scone.”