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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Basketball Craft

March 1, 2017 by Selena Robinson 4 Comments

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Simple Coffee Filter Basketball Craft for Kids
Have a little basketball fan in the family They'll love making this easy coffee filter basketball craft! Add this simple project to your collection of coffee filter crafts for kids!
Simple Coffee Filter Basketball Craft for Kids
Make this super easy coffee filter basketball craft with your little sports fans!

Last summer, we went out of town and stayed at a cottage for a weekend. It was amazing.

(If you’re wondering what on earth this has to do with coffee filter crafts, stay with me. It’s related.)

The cottage was filled with all kinds of comforts and appliances, just like you’d have at home. At home, though, we use a French press for our coffee, so I haven’t used a drip coffeemaker in years. Naturally, I assumed I’d need to bring coffee filters.

I got to the cottage and they already had coffee filters there. Awesome! But then I had 150 coffee filters and no drip coffeemaker at home to use them.

Make this easy coffee filter basketball craft for some quick hoops fun!

Fast forward to this past winter. We went to spend the weekend at a different cottage, which also had a coffeemaker. Naturally, I assumed that there would be coffee filters provided….there were not.

I had to run down to the local Dollar General and buy yet ANOTHER 150 pack of coffee filters. Which means that when I got home, I had nearly 300 coffee filters and no coffeemaker to use them with.

So a new crafting project series was born: Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids! Since it’s March and college basketball is a huge deal in our family, I thought we’d kick off the series with this simple coffee filter basketball craft. It even “bounces”!

Read on to see how to make this easy craft with your kids!

This super easy coffee filter basketball craft is a perfect art project for your little sports fan! Goes great with March Madness too!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Basketball Craft

To make this easy coffee filter basketball craft, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • One white basket coffee filter
  • Crayons or markers
  • Construction paper
  • Glue stick

Coffee Filter Basketball Craft Supplies

To start, simply flatten out the coffee filter with your hands.

Making a Coffee Filter Basketball Craft

Then use an orange crayon to color the entire filter.

Easy Coffee Filter Basketball Craft

Next, use a black crayon to draw the basketball lines on the filter.

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Simple Coffee Filter Basketball Craft

I kept it simple with just four lines: two intersecting mid-section lines and half-curves at the top and bottom. (If you need to see a picture of a basketball to get an idea, pick up our free basketball skip counting flashcards for inspiration.)

Easy Coffee Filter Basketball Craft for Kids

Add one center black line running horizontally across the lines you just made. Now, glue the “basketball” onto a piece of colored construction paper. Place it on the right to have bouncing in from the left or on the left to have it bouncing it from the right.

Coffee Filter Basketball Craft for Kids

A word of caution here: Do NOT use liquid glue. It will bleed through the coffee filter and discolor it. In fact, in the picture above, I’ve actually placed a second coffee filter “basketball” over the first after finding this out for myself. Always, always, always use a glue stick with coffee filter crafts. Lesson learned.

Quick and Simple Coffee Filter Basketball Craft

Finally, add your bouncing “lines” with a black crayon and you’re done!

Super Easy Coffee Filter Basketball Craft for Kids

This is a perfect craft for preschoolers, because it only needs a few supplies, it’s simple, and it’s done in just a few minutes!

Coffee Filter Basketball Craft Kids Can Make

By the way, if you’re having a party to watch the NCAA Tournament this year, this is a fantastic way for kids to get involved!

Super Simple Coffee Filter Basketball Craft for Kids

Did you enjoy this easy coffee filter basketball craft? Check out these ideas while you’re here!

Teach kids to skip count by twos with these basketball-themed free skip counting flashcards!

Practice multiplying by twos, fives, and tens with this fun, hands-on basketball themed printable multiplication game! Perfect for skip counting fluency!

Teach students about the history of the college basketball tournament with these college basketball worksheets for kids!

And grab some easy craft ideas for children on my Simple Crafts for Kids Pinterest board!

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  1. Cindy deRosier says

    August 17, 2017 at 4:00 pm

    I’m the Editor of Fun Family Crafts and wanted to let you know that we have featured your coffee filter basketball! You can see it here:

    https://funfamilycrafts.com/coffee-filter-basketball/

    If you have other kid-friendly craft tutorials, we’d love for you to submit them. Thanks for a great project idea!

    Reply

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