Coffee filter fun! I love the way paint dries on a coffee filter. So vibrant!
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/earthdaycrafts/a/CFEarth.htm
Materials Needed:
- Coffee Filter
- Food Coloring, Blue and Green
- Wax Paper
Lay a piece of wax paper down on your work surface. If you like, find a picture of the Earth for reference. Lay the coffee filter onto the wax paper.
Now you can 'draw' a picture of the earth on the coffee filter by using drops of blue and green food coloring. Add one drop at a time and watch how the colors spread. Once the entire coffee filter is colored, set it aside and let it dry.
The dried earth picture can be hung up in a window or attached to the front of a Happy Earth Day card!
http://familycrafts.about.com/cs/butterflycrafts/a/blcfbutterf.htm
Materials Needed:
- Round Coffee Filter
- Watercolor Paints or Food Coloring
- Clothespins
- Black Acrylic Paint
- Wiggle Eyes
- Black Chenille Stem
- Magnet
- Craft Glue or Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
- Scissors
Start out by dampening the coffee filter with water so it lays flat. Color the coffee filter using watercolor paints or food coloring. Set it aside to dry.
Paint the clothespin black. Once the paint is dry, glue on two wiggles eyes. Cut a piece of chenille stem about 2-inches long, fold it in half, and glue it on just above the eyes to be the antenna.
When the coffee filter is dry, pinch them in the middle. Clip the middle of the coffee filter into the clothespin to be the wings. Spread the wings out and you are done.
Finally, to finish your butterfly, glue a magnet to the back. If you prefer, you can add a ribbon loop instead of a magnet and hang it up like an ornament.
COFFEE FILTER SNOWFLAKE CRAFT
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/snowflakes/a/CoffeeFilterRainbowFlake.htm
Materials Needed:
Instructions:
Fold the coffee filter however you choose (like you would fold a piece of paper to make paper snowflakes). Cut small holes and slits into the coffee filter to create your snowflake.
Use the markers to trace ALL opf the edges of the coffee filter - the outer edge plus the edges of all of the cuts you made. You may use more than one color. The more colors the cooler it looks. Do not overlap colors.
Leave the coffee filter folded and spray it with water to get the filter moist. Do not soak it! You want the filter to be moist not dripping. Unfold carefully and let dry. (Drying time is about 5 to 10 minutes.)
