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Easy Coffee Filter Frog Craft for Kids

March 8, 2022 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Springtime is here and before long we’ll be seeing lots of frogs hopping around!

Frogs are a fun early learning theme for preschool and kindergarten. So if you’re looking for a simple frog art project, this coffee filter frog craft is a perfect fit!

Easy Coffee Filter Frog Craft for Kids

You’ll only need a few crafting supplies to make this.

And there’s a free printable template you can grab too!

Easy Frog Craft for Kids to Make

Read on to get the full project details.

Want to learn more about frogs? Take a look at our simple frog unit for more ways to teach early learners about these amphibians!

Gather up a few basic craft supplies and make this easy coffee filter frog craft for kids!

Easy Coffee Filter Frog Craft for Kids

To make this easy frog craft, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are listed below. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer paper
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • White basket coffee filter
  • Construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Washable markers
  • Printable Coffee Filter Frog Craft Template (available in blackline and color)
Making a Simple Coffee Filter Frog

After you print the craft template, choose either the blackline or color version to use.

Coffee Filter Frog Craft Printable Template

If you want your students to color the frog pieces for themselves, use the blackline version and hand out crayons or colored pencils.

If you’re short on time or working with very young children, the color version saves you a step.

How to Make a Simple Frog Craft for Kids

Once you’ve cut out your template pieces, it’s time to get started!

Easy Paper Frog Kids Craft

Color the white basket coffee filter green.

Lay the filter in the center of the piece of construction paper, but don’t glue it down yet.

Simple Frog Craft to Make with Kids

Place the frog feet on either side underneath the bottom edge of the coffee filter. Glue them down.

Then place the frog legs on either side underneath the side of the coffee filter. Glue them down.

You want them to appear behind the frog’s body (the coffee filter).

How to Make a Simple Frog Craft

Once you have the feet and legs glued in place, lay the coffee filter on top of both and glue it down.

Glue the eyes onto the top edge of the filter.

Cute Coffee Filter Frog Craft for Kids

Now – just use a marker to add a big smile and you’re done!

Making a Simple Coffee Filter Frog Craft

You can also add a few cattails or lily pads, if you like.

Simple Paper Frog Craft for Kids

Watch me make this coffee filter frog craft in the video below!

Get a printable copy of the coffee filter frog craft instructions below!

Easy Coffee Filter Frog Craft for Kids

Simple Paper Frog Craft for Kids

Make this easy coffee filter frog craft with early learners as part of a spring or pond unit!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Active Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Difficulty Easy

Materials

  • Printer paper
  • Crayons or colored pencils
  • White basket coffee filter
  • Construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Washable markers
  • Printable Coffee Filter Frog Craft Template (available in blackline and color)

Tools

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Child-safe scissors

Instructions

  1. Begin by printing the Coffee Filter Frog Craft Template (available in blackline or color).
  2. If using the blackline version, have students color in the pieces with crayons or colored pencils.
  3. Use child-safe scissors to cut out the template pieces.
  4. Color the coffee filter green and lay it onto the center of a piece of construction paper. (Do not glue it down yet.)
  5. Place the frog feet pieces underneath the bottom edge of the coffee filter. Glue them in place.
  6. Place the frog legs on either side underneath the side edges of the coffee filter. Glue them in place.
  7. Lay the coffee filter on top of the feet and legs and glue it down to form the frog's body.
  8. Place the frog's eyes on the top edge of the coffee filter. Glue them in place.
  9. Use a marker to draw a big smile on the frog's face.
  10. Add any other decorations to the background with markers or crayons.

Notes

  • Let students add their own ideas to this craft by using different colors or adding unique facial expressions.
  • If you're making this craft as a class project for parent night, add a speech bubble for kids to fill in with their own lines they might have the frog say.

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft

May 28, 2018 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

I’m not a big fan of insects, especially the ones that try to sneak into your house when the weather gets warm. I mean, if Mr. Centipede is willing to chip in on the mortgage, I might be open to it. Otherwise, that’s a no from me.

But I do love butterflies. It’s wonderful to see them fluttering around during the warmer months.

So for our newest coffee filter crafts for kids project, I thought we’d make a simple coffee filter butterfly craft!

Easy Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft for Kids to Make!

These were so much fun and they only took a few minutes from beginning to end. Seriously.

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This super easy coffee filter butterfly craft is an adorable project for little ones!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft

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

  • One white basket coffee filter (you’ll need one per butterfly)
  • Colored craft sticks (one per butterfly)
  • Crayons
  • Construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Washable markers

Simple Coffee Filter Butterfly

To start, fold the coffee filter in half.

Easy Coffee Filter Butterfly

Then use the scissors to cut a triangular piece from each end. You’ll want to cut on an angle to make the “V” shape at the top and bottom.

Be sure to cut through both of the coffee filter halves. Otherwise, you’ll have wings on one side and a circular shape on the other.

Making a Simple Coffee Filter Butterfly

When you open up the filter, you should have this.

Making a Simple Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft

Use a bright colored crayon to draw four circles on the wings: one at each corner.

Easy Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft

Color all around the circles with the crayon. (This is if you want to have white circles on your butterfly’s wings.)

Making an Easy Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft

Use a glue stick to spread glue on the back of a craft stick. Stick it firmly in the center of the coffee filter.

Simple Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft

Add glue to the back of the coffee filter wings and press them gently onto a piece of construction paper. Once your butterflies are in place, add a set of antennae with a black marker.

Simple Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft for Kids

Done!

Fun Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft

With our second butterfly, we added silver circle stickers on the wing spots. But you can color them a different color or use any stickers you like!

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Ladybug Craft

March 27, 2018 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Want to find some easy coffee filter crafts for kids This simple coffee filter ladybug craft is super easy for little ones!

Even though I’m not the biggest fan of bugs, I adore little ladybugs. They’re so dainty and delicate that I almost don’t even consider them bugs. They’re more like debutantes that just happen to have wings and more than two legs.

Since we’ve been busy making coffee filter crafts for kids over the past few weeks (and because I’m still no closer to using up my 350 coffee filters), I thought we’d make a fun and simple coffee filter ladybug craft! This is a fabulous crafting project for young kids or big groups of children, especially if you need something that doesn’t require a lot of supplies.

Simple Coffee Filter Ladybug Craft for Kids

This would be a fun addition to a bug unit or a spring unit study. And if you want more fun bug learning ideas, check out this list of kids’ activities about insects! And be sure to try our Ladybug Fraction activity while you’re at it!

Make this simple and cute coffee filter ladybug craft with the kids this spring!

Coffee Filter Craft for Kids: Coffee Filter Ladybug Craft

To make this coffee filter ladybug craft, you’ll need the following craft supplies: (Affiliate links are provided here for your convenience. For more, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • One white basket-style coffee filter
  • Crayons
  • Construction paper
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Glue stick

Making a Coffee Filter Ladybug Craft

Before you get started, remember to flatten out the coffee filter. A simple way to do it is to lay it on a table and rest a book on top for an hour or so.

Easy Coffee Filter Ladybug Craft

Draw a small semi-circle at the edge of one side of the filter. Then use a black crayon to draw a line down the center of the rest of the coffee filter.

Simple Coffee Filter Ladybug Craft

Color both halves of the filter red.

Making a Coffee Filter Ladybug Craft with Kids

Now color the semi-circle black. Use a glue stick to glue the coffee filter onto a piece of construction paper.

Coffee Filter Ladybug Craft for Kids

Cut four rough circles out of a piece of black construction paper.

Easy Coffee Filter Ladybug Craft for Kids

Use the glue stick to glue two black circles on either side of the ladybug.

Making an Easy Coffee Filter Ladybug Craft

Add six legs to your ladybug and a few blades of grass and you’re done!

Cute Coffee Filter Ladybug Craft for Kids

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Flower Craft

March 5, 2018 by Selena Robinson 7 Comments

Looking for a simple spring craft? Try this easy coffee filter flower craft kids can make!

Springtime is one of the bestest times of the year. The air is warming, the flowers are blooming, and the kids and I get back to crafting!

Spring is a great time to get into crafting with your kids. There are so many fun and easy craft ideas for spring that you can make with almost no extra supplies at all!

We’ve been making lots of coffee filter crafts for kids lately and, with spring coming, I thought it was a good time to share this super simple coffee filter flower craft!

Like our coffee filter basketball craft, this is one that you only need a handful of supplies to make. And I can almost guarantee that you have them in your pantry already. 😉

Making a Coffee Filter Flower Craft with Kids

Read on to get the full supply list and instructions.

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This super easy coffee filter flower craft is a perfect spring project for little ones!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Flower Craft

To make this, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For more, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Two white basket coffee filters
  • Crayons or markers
  • Construction paper
  • Glue stick

Coffee Filter Flower Craft Supplies

Start by flattening out two white coffee filters. Use a bright color to color the center of each filter completely.

Use a glue stick to glue the filter centers onto separate pieces of construction paper.

Making a Simple Coffee Filter Flower Craft

Then use a green crayon to draw a flower stem and leaves.

How to Make an Easy Coffee Filter Flower Craft

You can make these flowers using almost any colors you like!

How to Make a Simple Coffee Filter Flower Craft

Make a pair to give to a friend this spring!

Easy Coffee Filter Flower Craft

You could also overlap the two “flowers” and glue them to one piece of construction paper. Just be sure to draw the stems closer – as if they’re being held together.

You can even add some “grass” to the picture and you’re done!

Simple Coffee Filter Flower Craft for Kids

If you want to add a bit more color, let the kids color the outside circle with a bright flowery color, leaving the center untouched.

You can either use a different color on the center or just leave it white.

Easy Coffee Filter Flower Crafts

Wasn’t that simple? This coffee filter flower craft really and truly takes five minutes. I’ve timed it. 🙂

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Baseball Craft

May 11, 2017 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

Sometimes I get an idea for a post that is so, so simple I fear it may not be worth sharing.

That’s how I kind of feel about this craft.

I try to keep all of my craft projects really simple for moms that are not so crafty (like me), but this one takes “really simple” to a whole ‘nother level.

This coffee filter baseball craft is so simple it’s ridiculous. It is truly the easiest craft I think I’ve ever done.

Simple Coffee Filter Baseball Craft for Kids

But – it might be helpful if you’re rushed for time, looking for an evening time filler, or if you have a group of kids you’re trying to entertain.

So I’m sharing it. I hope your kids love it!

And if they do, be sure to try this bouncing basketball coffee filter craft or this coffee filter sun craft for more easy peasy coffee filter craft ideas!

This easy coffee filter baseball craft is so fun to share with kids over the summer!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Baseball Craft

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

  • One white basket coffee filter
  • Colored pencils
  • Construction paper
  • Glue stick

Easy Coffee Filter Baseball Craft

Start by flattening out the coffee filter and gluing it to a piece of construction paper.

I decided to use green, because I want my baseball to look like it’s lying on the grass.

Coffee Filter Baseball Craft

I used a pencil to draw a curve lightly at each end of the filter.

I could have just winged the stitch lines, but as I mentioned earlier, I’m not the most crafty mom and I could easily have messed it up.

Making a Coffee Filter Baseball Craft

Then I got a red colored pencil and added the baseball “stitches” along the right side.

I used my pencil curve as a guide and drew the “V” shapes in the center of the line.

Simple Coffee Filter Baseball Craft

Like so. Now for the other side!

Coffee Filter Baseball Craft for Kids

Did you know that the stitches on a baseball run in opposite directions? I didn’t notice until I got ready to make this craft.

But on one side, the stitches run upward and on the other side, they run downward.

Cute Coffee Filter Baseball Craft for Kids

So, make sure you draw your stitches running in opposite directions.

Or you could just ignore that little detail and let the kids draw them however they like. After all, this is an easy craft, right?

Easy Coffee Filter Baseball Craft for Kids

Finito!

Easy Coffee Filter Baseball Craft Project

Well, let’s add a few patches of grass and then we’ll call it finito. 

This baseball coffee filter craft is just the project for your little sluggers!

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Moose Craft

May 4, 2017 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

Have you ever gotten to see a moose up close? Down here in the South, we don’t have them. It’s just too hot. (Shucks, it’s too hot for me sometimes, so I don’t blame them.)

But they are lovely, regal animals, especially when they’re adults and they have a full set of antlers. Although the small ones with the fuzzy antlers are cute too. 🙂

Since we’ve been busy making coffee filter crafts for kids over the past couple of months, I thought a coffee filter moose craft would be a neat addition! Read on to see how we made this sweet sleepy moose!

Simple Preschool Coffee Filter Moose Craft

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Make this sweet sleepy coffee filter moose craft with your preschooler!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Moose Craft

You’ll need the following supplies: (Affiliate links are provided here for convenience. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • One white basket coffee filter
  • Glue stick
  • Construction paper
  • Crayons
  • Colored pencils

Making a Coffee Filter Moose Craft

Start by flattening out the coffee filter with your hands. Sometimes it’s good to rest a book on it overnight to get it to lie a little flatter.

Easy Coffee Filter Moose Craft

Color the entire filter brown with a brown crayon. Then glue it to a piece of construction paper. Try to place the filter in the center but toward the bottom. You need to leave room for the antlers on either side.

Simple Moose Coffee Filter Craft for Kids

Use a black colored pencil to draw two closed eyes toward the top of the filter.

Simple Coffee Filter Moose Craft

Now add a moose’s snout.

Making a Moose Craft with Coffee Filters

And a teeny smiling mouth. I know I’m happy when I take a nap!

Easy Coffee Filter Moose Craft for Preschoolers

On either side of the moose’s head, freehand draw a few antlers. If the kids are adding the antlers themselves, you can let them draw big letter “Y” shapes or use a fork to add antlers with brown paint.

Easy Preschool Moose Craft

Color in the antlers and you’re done!

Sleepy Moose Coffee Filter Craft

Have a good nap, moosie!

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft

April 21, 2017 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

Easy Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft
This simple coffee filter umbrella craft is a perfect springtime craft for kids!

We’ve had some pretty rainy days around here lately. I mean, they say that “April showers bring May flowers”, but we’ve been having some rainstorms that are a few degrees beyond “showers”. With all the rain we’re getting, we should see more flowers than ever before this May!

Since the weather’s been so windy and rainy lately, I thought it would be cool to make another one of our coffee filter crafts for kids: a fun coffee filter umbrella craft!

Share this easy rainy day coffee filter umbrella craft with your kids this spring!

This is a simple craft that only takes a few minutes and a handful of supplies. Plus, it’s easy to do with several kids at once!

If you love making this craft, check out some of our other easy art activities, including a coffee filter basketball craft and a coffee filter sun craft. Or if you want to get a jump on your May flowers, make our coffee filter flowers!

This quick and easy umbrella coffee filter craft is a perfect spring activity for little ones!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft

To make this coffee filter umbrella craft, you’ll need the following supplies: (Affiliate links are provided here for convenience. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • One white basket coffee filter
  • Safety scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Construction paper
  • Pipe cleaner (optional)
  • Crayons

Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft Supplies

Start by cutting the coffee filter in half. You’ll only need one half for the craft.

Making a Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft

Color the filter half. I wanted to use a bright color to contrast with our dreary day background, so I went with yellow. But you can use any color you want.

Making a Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft with Kids

Use a glue stick to glue the filter onto the construction paper at an angle.

Simple Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft

Use a red crayon to draw an umbrella handle. We just made a letter “J” shape.

Easy Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft for Kids

Draw some raindrops in the corner falling onto the umbrella.

Simple Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft for Kids

If you want, you can add some rainclouds at the top too.

Simple and Quick Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft

Ta-da! So easy and simple for little hands to make!

Super Easy Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft

Want to try a fun twist on a basic coffee filter umbrella craft? Make one that’s been blown inside out!

Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft

To do this, color the coffee filter half yellow as above, but glue the filter onto the construction paper with the curved side down.

For ours, we cut a chenille pipe cleaner in half and curled one end into a “J” shape to form the umbrella handle. I used red, but (again) use any color you want.

Simple Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft

After you draw the raindrops, add some storm clouds to show how hard it’s “raining” in your picture.

Easy Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft

And you’re done! Until a little hand decides to add a few more details. 🙂

Make this cute and easy umbrella coffee filter craft with the kids on a rainy day!

Did you get a chance to make this easy coffee filter umbrella craft? I’d love to know how your kids liked it!

Quick and Easy Coffee Filter Umbrella Craft

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Earth Craft

April 6, 2017 by Selena Robinson 3 Comments

I have to admit: I am NOT the craftiest person on the planet. I like to knit, sew, and write, but it’s hard for me to come up with crafts to make with my kids. The biggest issue is that I hate making a mess. So if the project involves glitter, lots of glue, or tiny pieces of paper, I’m probably going to run screaming in the other direction.

That’s not to say I won’t ever make those kinds of projects with the kids, but it’s a struggle. Have you ever tried to get glitter glue off of a four-year-old’s face? It’s not fun.

Simple Coffee Filter Earth Craft

So whenever I do a craft with the kids, I prefer to make one that doesn’t take a lot of time, doesn’t need a lot of supplies, and doesn’t make a big mess. And that’s why I love coffee filter crafts for kids! There are plenty that we can make in no time flat.

This coffee filter earth craft is no exception! It’s an easy craft that only needs a few supplies and makes almost no mess at all. I promise. 🙂 Plus, it’s a great activity for kids who are learning about conservation, the universe, or geography!

If you like this craft, don’t miss our easy bouncing basketball coffee filter craft or our simple coffee filter sun craft!

Make this cute and simple coffee filter earth craft with kids of any age! This is a great activity for learning about conservation, geography, or the planets!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Earth Craft

To make this craft, you’ll need the following: (Affiliate links are provided here for convenience. For more, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • One white basket coffee filter
  • Glue stick
  • Construction paper
  • Colored pencils
  • Optional: Cotton balls

Earth Coffee Filter Craft for Kids

Start off by coloring the coffee filter blue. You can use either crayons or colored pencils for this. I went with a blue color that looks aqua – just to give the appearance of water.

After you color the filter, glue it onto a piece of construction paper.

Earth Craft with Coffee Filters

Use a green colored pencil to do a rough outline of the continents. I didn’t really try to draw the actual coastlines, because I…ahem…am not the best artist on the planet either. But I did enough to resemble the continents.

Making a Coffee Filter Earth Craft

See? You can kind of see Florida hanging down in the top left. Kind of.

Coffee Filter Earth Craft Kids Can Make

Afterward, just color in the “continents” with the green pencil. I colored these shapes in pretty heavily to make sure they showed up over the blue color.

Coffee Filter Earth Craft Project

Really, you could stop here and be finished with the coffee filter earth craft.

Easy Preschool Coffee Filter Earth Craft

Or you can stretch out a cotton ball or two and glue the pieces in random spots to make “clouds”. Either way, you’re basically done. Wasn’t that easy?

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Basketball Craft

March 1, 2017 by Selena Robinson 4 Comments

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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