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Coffee Filter Crafts

May 20, 2013 by OneMommy

 

 

Time to use that science experiment with the coffee filters we did last week for a craft!

Our first coffee filter craft was a flower.

The flowers are super easy!  We chose to use some fancy scissors with a scalloped edge to trim the top of each coffee filter.  You could totally skip that step if you want to.

Then, all you do is open up the coffee filter, pinch the bottom part and wrap a green pipe cleaner tightly around the bottom.  You may need to help younger children wind the pipe cleaner tight.

coffee filter craft

My daughter was thrilled to have her very own bouquet of coffee filter flowers!

 

preschool coffee filter craft

 

Our second coffee filter craft was a butterfly.

First we folded the coffee filter accordion style.

 

craft with coffee filters

 

 

Then we cut along the seems and opened it up to make the wings.  (Our filters were cone-shapped.  For regular filters just fold the filter in half and cut a triangular wedge from each side to form wings.)

We glued a clothes pin onto the “wings” to make a body.  Then we added google eyes and hot glued sparkly pipe cleaner for antennae.

 

coffee filter butterfly

 

These coffee filter butterflies would be super cute on the refrigerator.   Just  glue a magnet onto the back.

 

 

 

Filed Under: Kids Crafts Tagged With: preschooler craft, spring craft, toddler craft

Comments

  1. krystie says

    May 24, 2013 at 8:05 pm

    these are cute butterflies, I just made an entry on doily butterflies! I like the clothespin with glitter antennas! I will follow you thru pinterest (catchacreation)

    • OneMommy says

      May 25, 2013 at 9:12 pm

      Oh, I can’t wait to check out your butterflies, too!
      I’ll be looking for you on pinterest!

  2. Sugar Aunts says

    May 25, 2013 at 9:50 pm

    Coffee filter crafts are a favorite of ours! Thanks for joining us at Share It Saturday!
    Colleen at Sugar Aunts

  3. Donna DM Yates says

    June 13, 2013 at 5:39 pm

    Way, way too cute. Look at the pride on your daughter’s face.

    • OneMommy says

      June 14, 2013 at 3:49 pm

      She loves doing crafts — and showing them off! 🙂

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