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These Coffee Filter Flowers are so pretty and so fun for kids of all ages! With simple supplies kids will enjoy making a beautiful floral bouquet for their friends and loved ones.
Coffee Filter Flowers
Coffee filter crafts fall in the same categories as handprint crafts, paper plate crafts, and other kids crafts that have been around for years. They are timeless crafts that our kids will enjoy to make and their kids will enjoy. These DIY coffee filter flowers are a fun craft to make for Mother’s Day, birthday parties or just because you want to celebrate your love of florals.
Grab some simple supplies like washable markers, coffee filters, scissors, a touch of glue and some fuzzy pipe cleaners and let’s get started!
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- Coffee Filters
- Washable Markers (must be washable markers so that the colors will blend)
- Green Pipe Cleaners
- Spray Bottle
- Glue, optional
How To Make a Coffee Filter Flowers
Step 1: Gather your Coffee Filters and Color!
Start by gathering your coffee filters. I like to stack 2 coffee filters together. The color from the markers and water will bleed into the second coffee filter so you get double for your efforts 🙂 We made 2 of the same color for each flower but if you would like your flower even fuller you can do up to 4. Place your coffee filters on a covered surface.
Color the outer edge of your coffee filters and then color the center of your filters. Add various designs and patterns in the middle of your coffee filter, keeping in mind that once the water is added the design will spread.
Step 2: Spray with Water
Lightly spray your coffee filters with water. Don’t oversaturate them but make sure you spray them enough that the colors blend together. Allow to dry fully. We prefer to carefully transfer our colored coffee filters to a layer of paper towels. We use a hair blow dryer to speed up the drying process.
Step 3: Fold and Add Stems
Once your coffee filters are dry, fold the individual coffee filters in half, repeat two more times. Bundle 2 coffee filters (per flower) in your hand. At this time we like to pinch the folded coffee filters together at the bottom and carefully Twist a pipe cleaner around the base of the flower. This will act as your stem.
Step 4: Make Flowers!
Repeat with your remaining flowers. spread out the top petals. If needed you can use a touch of glue from a hot glue gun (adults only), staple, or clear tape to carefully secure your petals together.
Crafty Tips & Classroom Use
- This craft is perfect for kindergarten and preschoolers with some assistance. If you would like to have older kids tackle this project you can have your artists make petals on their folder coffee filters (before they have been spread out) with a pair of scissors. It will be fun to see the various petals your child can create.
- A fun alternative to washable markers would be to use watercolors for your pop of color! You can use a classic watercolor pallet or liquid watercolor that has been added to a small bowl of water. Use a craft paint brush or dropper to disperse the color onto the filters.
- This project is a fantastic way to practice some fine motor skills. Your child will strengthen their pincer muscles when coloring, folding, and twisting!
- Don’t want to use pipe cleaners? Secure your flowers to a straw with masking tape to create another version of flower stem.
