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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Turkey Craft

October 10, 2017 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

I had my very first encounter with a wild turkey not too long ago. I knew that they lived down here in the South, but I had yet to lay eyes on one.

Turns out – they’re huge! In fact, I initially thought that the one I saw was a vulture until we got right up on it. It was not a vulture. It was an enormous turkey and I was terrified. (Okay, I was in my car, but terrified nonetheless.)

So it’s clear that I have a lot more to learn about turkeys. And that’s why I thought the next one of our coffee filter crafts for kids should be a coffee filter turkey craft!

Coffee Filter Turkey Craft for Kids to Make

This was such a fun project to make. It’ll be perfect for kids to create this fall! And it’d go well with some of our other farm-themed crafts, including our farm paper bag puppets and our coffee filter pig craft!

If you like this craft, check out our list of farm books to share with the kids too!

This easy coffee filter turkey craft is a neat farm project to make with kids!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Turkey Craft

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

  • White basket coffee filter
  • Construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Crayons

Coffee Filter Turkey Craft Supplies

To start, flatten out the coffee filter as best you can.

Making a Coffee Filter Turkey Craft

Fold the bottom fourth edge of the filter under to make a sharp crease.

Coffee Filter Turkey Craft Project

Cut the bottom fold off so that the coffee filter has a flat bottom edge. This will be the turkey’s “feathers”.

Use a brown crayon to color a kind of sunburst design. The goal is to have alternating brown and red feathers. So leave enough space between the brown lines to add red next.

Coffee Filter Turkey Craft for Kids

Like so. When you’re finished, you can color in the rest of the bottom with a solid red. You could also use yellow or orange colors if you wanted.

How to Make a Coffee Filter Turkey Craft

Fold the brown piece of construction paper in half, then fold it in half again to make fourths. Cut out one of the fourths. You’ll cut the turkey “body” from this piece of paper.

Easy Coffee Filter Turkey Craft

Place the colored coffee filter in the center of the large piece of construction paper and glue it down. Cut a rounded cylinder shape (like a silo) out of the small brown piece of construction paper. Glue it on the center of the coffee filter, lining up the flat edges of both the filter and the paper.

Making a Coffee Filter Turkey

Time to give our turkey a face! Cut two small circles out of white paper. Use a black crayon to draw eyes on them. Glue them to the top of the turkey’s “body”.

Cut out a small triangle-shaped piece of paper and color it orange. Glue it onto the turkey’s face to form the beak. Then use a black crayon to add a smile.

Fun Coffee Filter Turkey Craft

Something seemed to be missing, so we added the turkey’s “waddle” by cutting out a teardrop-shaped piece of paper and coloring it red. Then we just glued it next to the beak.

Simple Coffee Filter Turkey Craft

All our turkey needs is some feet and he’s good to go!

Fun Coffee Filter Turkey Craft for Kids

And we’re done! He’s definitely a lot nicer than the wild turkey I met that day.

Do you think your kids would like this coffee filter turkey craft? If so, don’t miss these other crafts for fall!

Make this easy and lovely fall snow globe craft to celebrate autumn with the kids!

This cute coffee filter owl craft is a fun way to add art to a lesson about woodland animals!

These adorable farm animal paper bag puppets are such a fun way to learn about barnyard animals with the kids!

See more easy crafts the kids can make on my Simple Crafts for Kids Pinterest board!

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Elephant Craft

September 12, 2017 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

Whenever I take my kids to the zoo, one of the first animal exhibits they want to see is the elephant pit. At our local zoo, there are three elephants and, over the years, we’ve spent hours standing there watching them as they eat, walk, bathe, and perform…uh…other bodily functions. (It’s nature!)

As we were thinking about some new coffee filter crafts for kids we could make, we hit upon a coffee filter elephant craft! So that’s what we made. And it was such a fun project I wanted to share it!

Easy Coffee Filter Elephant Craft for Kids

This would be a perfect craft to make when you’re learning about zoo animals, the African savannah, or even Asia! Plus, kids can make their own wild animal collection by adding our coffee filter moose craft or our coffee filter owl craft! Read on to see how we made this cute elephant craft.

If you want to teach the kids about zoo animals, be sure to check our our printable zoo animal flashcards too!

Take a trip to the zoo with this cute coffee filter elephant craft for kids!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Elephant Craft

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

  • Two white basket coffee filters
  • Crayons
  • Construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Child-safe scissors

Coffee Filter Elephant Craft Supplies

As you can see, this craft only takes a few supplies, so you won’t need to make a store run. Unless, of course, you’re actually out of coffee. 😉

How to Make a Coffee Filter Elephant Craft

Color one of the filters gray and then glue it to the center of a piece of construction paper. We used yellow, but any light color will work. (You want the details you add with the gray crayon later to show up well.)

Elephant Coffee Filter Craft

Use a black crayon to draw two eyes at the top center of the filter.

Coffee Filter Elephant Craft Project

Now we’re going to pause to make the trunk. Use the gray crayon to color in half of the other coffee filter.

Making a Coffee Filter Elephant Craft

Cut the gray half off of the filter and discard the uncolored part. Now use the scissors to cut the center half-circle out of the gray filter. Keep the outer crimped ring.

Easy Coffee Filter Elephant Craft

Glue one end of the crimped ring to the center of the filter you glued down. Now your elephant has a trunk!

Simple Coffee Filter Elephant Craft

Lift up the trunk to draw a smile on the elephant’s face. Ours is a happy elephant, of course. You can draw the smile on first and then glue on the trunk, but I prefer to glue the trunk on first because it helps me center the smile. Either way. 🙂

Fun Coffee Filter Elephant Craft

Now use the gray crayon to outline a large ear on either side of the elephant’s face.

Simple Coffee Filter Elephant Craft for Kids

Use a pink crayon to color in a smaller half-circle on the ears, then color the rest in with the gray crayon. At this point, I felt we were done. But then I remembered that the elephants we always see at the zoo have very, very long eyelashes.

Making a Paper Elephant Craft for Kids

So we added some of our own!

Cute Coffee Filter Elephant Craft for Kids

And now we’re done with our coffee filter elephant craft!

This was a blast to make! And the kids will love picking up the picture and making the trunk “wiggle”.

Let your children try some of these other coffee filter animal crafts!

This cute coffee filter owl craft is a fun way to add art to a lesson about woodland animals!

Make this sweet coffee filter pig craft with the kids for an easy art project!

This adorable coffee filter cat craft is a perfect activity to share with kids!

Plus, see more fun craft projects on my Simple Crafts for Kids Pinterest board!

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Owl Craft

September 5, 2017 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

A few years ago, we took our kids to a live birds of prey show. During the performance, we got to see several kinds of owls swoop right over our heads! It was my first time being up close to these animals and it was incredible. I had no idea that owls could be that big! Or that beautiful!

Since then, we’ve been learning more about these amazing animals. So I thought that it would be fun to add a new project to our collection of coffee filter crafts for kids: a coffee filter owl craft!

Cute Owl Craft for Kids

This craft is really easy and simple to customize. Kids can use any color they want and add the details they like: feathers, beak, wings – even horned tufts!

If the kids enjoy this project, learn more about these animals with our list of beautiful owl books for kids!

This cute coffee filter owl craft is a fun way to add art to a lesson about woodland animals!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Owl Craft

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

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

Coffee Filter Owl Craft for Kids

Start by outlining two eyes toward the top of the coffee filter. Be sure to leave the whites uncolored.

Making a Coffee Filter Owl Craft

Use a tan crayon to outline two half-circles on either side of the coffee filter. These will be the folded “wings”.

Cute Coffee Filter Owl Craft

Draw a triangle in the center below the yes using the bright yellow crayon. Then color in the rest of the filter with a brown crayon.

Coffee Filter Owl Craft for Kids to Make

When you’re finished coloring, the wings are all you’ll have left to do.

Making an Owl Craft for Kids

Now use the tan crayon to color in the wings.

Simple Coffee Filter Owl Craft

Let’s add a few details: We used a black crayon to draw plumage on the belly. Then I used the same brown crayon that I used to color in the body to add talons and horned tufts.

Owl Coffee Filter Craft for Kids

Add a few other birds flying in the distance and you’re done!

You can practically hear him saying “Hoot!”

Oh, that’s just me? Okay.

Don’t miss these other learning ideas and activities for kids!

Looking for easy fall crafts for kids? There are plenty of fall art projects to choose from here!

These owl books for kids feature gorgeous pictures and illustrations for learning about these nocturnal flyers!

Make this sweet coffee filter pig craft with the kids for an easy art project!

Share more fall fun with the ideas on my Fall Activities for Kids Pinterest board!

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Super Cute Printable Farm Paper Bag Puppets

August 28, 2017 by Selena Robinson 17 Comments

When my kids were small, they all loved the petting zoo.

Between watching the chickens run around, petting the goats and baby lambs, and seeing the pigs root in the mud, there was so much for the kids to see!

Our youngest child still loves the petting zoo and she’s not alone!

Kids just love farm animals, which is why farms are such a popular topic for early childhood education units.

Farm Paper Bag Puppets

This year, our youngest child is working on reading more picture books and we started with the book Big Red Barn.

To help her with learning to recite stories, I made up some printable farm paper bag puppets so she could reenact parts of the story.

And I’m sharing them with all of you today!

Farm Animal Paper Bag Puppets

Read on to see how you can get these cute puppet printables free!

And if you want to share more farm activities with the kids, try our farm animal flashcards or our easy farm shoebox diorama craft!

These adorable farm animal paper bag puppets are such a fun way to learn about barnyard animals with the kids!

How to Assemble the Printable Farm Paper Bag Puppets

To make these farm paper bag puppets, you’ll need the following: (This post contains affiliate links. For details, see our Disclosure Policy.)

  • Printer (with ink)
  • Printer paper
  • Brown paper lunch bags (One per puppet)
  • Crayons
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Liquid glue
  • A copy of our free Farm Paper Bag Puppet printables (Details below)
  • Pick up a copy of Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown to make this a storytime activity!

Printable Farm Puppet Faces

First, you’ll need to print the paper bag puppet faces out.

Farm Puppet Printables

Give the kids some crayons and let them color them in!

We did traditional farm animal colors, but let the kids use whatever colors they want! If they want to make a purple cow, so be it.

Farm Paper Bag Puppet Printables

After you color in the puppet faces, use a pair of child-safe scissors to cut them out as one piece each.

Making a Farm Paper Bag Puppet

Flip a paper bag upside down so that the bottom is at the top. Leave it folded.

Then spread liquid glue over the folded bottom. That’s where you’ll paste the puppet face.

Making a Pig Paper Bag Puppet

Stick the puppet face on the bag bottom and hold it down to glue it securely.

Making a Farm Paper Bag Puppet for Kids

Cut another piece of printer paper in half and color it to match the puppet face.

Then glue it onto the paper bag body directly under the puppet face. Be sure to flip the bottom up so that you can fit the paper onto the bag.

Completed Pig Paper Bag Puppet

When you’re done, the puppet should look like this.

Keep reading to pick up the printable template for these farm animal puppets!

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How to Use the Farm Paper Bag Puppets for Storytelling

DIY Farm Paper Bag Puppets

Repeat the process with the other puppet printables to make a cow puppet, a chicken puppet, and a pig puppet.

Since we were reading Big Red Barn, we wanted to make one of each.

Using a Paper Bag Animal Puppet

But you could also print three pig puppets to go along with The Three Little Pigs or print several cow puppets to go with Click, Clack, Moo.

There are plenty of great children’s books about farms to use these with!

Making a Paper Bag Puppet

To make your puppets “talk”, just have the kids put their hands inside the bags and place their fingers into the folded bag bottom (the same place where the face is).

They can move their fingers up and down to make each puppet speak!

Playing with a Farm Paper Bag Puppet

Using lunch bags is the easiest way to make sure that the bags will fit your little ones’ hands.

But if you want to make adult puppets, you might want to get bags that are a little bit bigger.

Playing with a Pig Paper Bag Puppet

“Oh, Mr. Pig, you’re so funny!”

These were so much fun for storytelling! And they’re great for pretend play too!

Scroll down to get your copy of our Printable Farm Paper Bag Puppets free!

Have even more farm fun with the kids!

Make counting practice fun with this five in a row printable farm game! Great for early math centers!

These fun farm books for kids are perfect for reading about farms, learning about farm animals, or doing a farm unit study!

Super Easy Farm Shoebox Diorama Craft

 

 

To get your copy of these printable Farm Paper Bag Puppets, just click the image or the link below to download them to your computer!

 

Farm Paper Bag Puppets
 

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This post is part of the 31 Days of ABC linkup!

 

All Done Monkey: Early Literacy – Getting Started Teaching the Alphabet
 

Creative World of Varya: A Is for Aromatherapy for Kids
 

Hispanic Mama: B Is For Bilingual Baby Books
 

Witty Hoots: C Is for Cool Fingerprint Castle Keyrings Tutorial
 

Teach Me Mommy: D Is for Dinosaurs DIY Sensory Bin
 

E Is for Environmental Print
 

Look! We’re Learning! F Is for Farm
 

All Done Monkey: G Is for Go
 

All Done Monkey: H Is for Hello/Hola
 

Jeddah Mom: I Is for Ice Cream
 

Pennies of Time: K Is for Kindness
 

Schooling Active Monkeys: L Is for Lion
 

Sugar, Spice & Glitter
 

Kitchen Counter Chronicles: O Is for Owls
 

Creative World of Varya
 

JDaniel4’sMom: R Is for Robot
 

Discovering the World Through My Son’s Eyes: S Is for Spanish
 

Sand In My Toes: T Is for Truck
 

The Educators’ Spin On it: U Is for Unicorn
 

CrArty: V Is for Van Gogh
 

My Story Time Corner: W Is for Wheels on the Bus
 

The Mommies Reviews: X
 

Bambini Travel: Z Is for Zoo Animals
These farm animal paper bag puppets are a perfect craft for spring! Use them as an extension for books about farms!

 

 

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50 Fall Crafts for Kids

August 22, 2017 by Selena Robinson 1 Comment

There’s just something about autumn that makes me feel like crafting. (And I’m not the craftiest mom on Earth. Not by a long shot.)

Still, the cool air and the crisp mornings inspire me to share more art projects with the kids. Since I’m a little on the craft-challenged side, I prefer to try simple craft ideas whenever I can. And that’s why I love this list of easy fall crafts for kids! There are 50 here to choose from and they’re all really, really simple.

You won’t need to buy any special equipment or crafting supplies you’ll never use again. Even better, they only take a few minutes to make!

If you make some of these this autumn, I’d love to hear how the kids liked them! And don’t forget to check out our list of cozy fall stories to share during storytime this autumn!

Looking for easy fall crafts for kids? There are plenty of fall art projects to choose from here!

50 Fall Crafts for Kids

1. Coffee Filter Pumpkin Craft – Look! We’re Learning!

2. Pumpkin Handprint Photo Keepsake – Teach Me Mommy

3. Fall Leaf Mosaics – A Crafty Arab

4. Fall Leaf Crayon Pre-Writing Art – Books and Giggles

5. Autumn Leaf Hats – Mosswood Connections

6. Apple Stamp Art – The Chirping Moms

7. Fall Suncatcher Preschool Craft – Mama Smiles

8. Fall Watercolor Leaf Art – Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

9. Fall Muffin Tin Syllable Counting Game – The Educators’ Spin On It

10. Autumn Construction Paper Trees – The Preschool Toolbox Blog

11. Fall Leaf People Craft – Fantastic Fun and Learning

12. Autumn Puzzle Piece Tree Craft – I Heart Crafty Things

Simple Fall Crafts for Kids

13. Fall Leaf Snow Globe – Look! We’re Learning!

14. Autumn Color Process Art – Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds

15. Paper Harvest Buddies – Fireflies and Mudpies

16. K-Cup Crrow Craft – Kori At Home

17. Fall Leaf Sunflower Craft – Easy Peasy and Fun

18. Autumn Leaf Coffee Filter Suncatchers – Tinkerlab

19. Fall Leaf Creatures – Powerful Mothering

20. Leaf Painting Activity – Look! We’re Learning!

21. Color Mixing Autumn Lanterns – Kids Craft Room

22. Pressed Leaves Fall Craft – The Chaos and the Clutter

23. Apple-Printed Pinwheels – The Preschool Toolbox

24. Black Glue Fall Leaves – Mess for Less

Fun and Simple Fall Crafts for Kids

25. Coffee Filter Apple Craft – Look! We’re Learning!

26. Apple Handprint Photo Keepsake – Teach Me Mommy

27. Chalk Number Game with Leaves – The Educators’ Spin On It

28. Fall Leaf Potato Stamping Art – The Best Ideas for Kids

29. Bubble Blowing Painting Apples – Teach Me Mommy

30. Apple Tree Playdough Counting Activity – Look! We’re Learning!

31. Popcorn Fall Trees – Happy Hooligans

32. Autumn Leaf Suncatchers – Fantastic Fun and Learning

33. Yarn-Wrapped Apple Craft – Red Ted Art

34. Book Pumpkin Craft – Kids Activities Blog

35. Leaf Critters – Tinkerlab

36. Fall Tree Luminaries – Where Imagination Grows

Easy Fall Crafts for Kids

37. Fall Leaf Garland – Look! We’re Learning!

38. Pinecone Painting Activity – The Best Ideas for Kids

39. Paper Plate Apple Craft – Frogs and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

40. Paper Pumpkins – Meaningful Mama

41.Pinecone Apples – Fireflies and Mudpies

42. Dish Brush Fall Tree Craft – Crafty Morning

43. Watercolor Fall Leaf Wreath – Happiness is Homemade

44. Tissue Paper Fall Tree Craft – I Heart Crafty Things

45. Apple Stamping Craft – Natural Beach Living

46. Tissue Paper Fall Wreath – Happy Hooligans

47. Fall Leaf Hedgehog Craft – Easy Peasy and Fun

48. Sensory Autumn Art Project – Mosswood Connections

49. Coffee Filter Pig Craft – Look! We’re Learning!

50. Toilet Roll Fall Tree Craft – Kids Craft Room

Fun and Easy Fall Crafts for Kids

Get ready for autumn with the kids with these fun learning activities!

These printable apple preschool scissor skills worksheets are a fun way to add a fall theme to fine motor practice!

Use these free fall printables for preschoolers to help your little ones learn about autumn!

50 Fall Books for Kids

Share some of these easy fall crafts for kids with your children this autumn!

Plus, see even more ways to make fall fun and educational with the family on my Fall Activities for Kids Pinterest board!

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Pig Craft

August 10, 2017 by Selena Robinson 5 Comments

Do you remember the first time you ever visited a farm? I went to a dairy farm on a class field trip in first grade and I was so disappointed. Cows are cool and all, but I wanted to see the pigs!

Kids are huge fans of pigs. I think it has something to do with the fact that they’re allowed to be as messy as they want to be. They don’t have to wipe their faces after eating. They don’t have to take a bath – at least not with soap and water. And they always look blissfully content. (Actually, I think I might envy them a little as an adult!)

So I wanted to make another one of our coffee filter crafts for kids – a coffee filter pig craft!

Simple Pig Coffee Filter Craft

This is a really fun and simple craft to make, so it’s perfect for younger children.

If the kids like this one, they might also enjoy our Coffee Filter Cat Craft or our Coffee Filter Moose Craft!

Make this sweet coffee filter pig craft with the kids for an easy art project!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Pig Craft

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

  • One white basket coffee filter
  • Construction paper (I used brown)
  • Crayons
  • Glue stick
  • Pink marker (I like Mr. Sketch. Kids love the scents!)

Pig Coffee Filter Craft

One of the reasons this is a good craft for littles is because there’s no cutting involved. They can use the construction paper and coffee filter as is. Simple!

Coffee Filter Pig Craft

Start by drawing the pig’s eyes. Leave the whites uncolored so they’ll show up well later.

Easy Coffee Filter Pig Craft

Then color the entire filter pink and glue it onto the center of the construction paper.

Easy Pig Coffee Filter Craft

Draw an oval nose with two black slits. I used a brown crayon to lightly draw the oval (just to make sure the shape was right) and then traced over it with a black crayon.

Simple Coffee Filter Pig Craft

Give the pig a smile. Pigs are happy!

Making a Coffee Filter Pig Craft

At the top corners, use a black crayon to outline the ears. Use the pink marker to color them in. (The pink crayon doesn’t really show up on brown construction paper.)

Simple Pig Craft for Kids

Add a few polka-dots and you’re done!

Easy Pig Craft for Kids to Make

“That’s all, folks!”

Okay, that was really corny.

Want to try more easy crafts? Take a look at these projects!

Kids will love making these easy coffee filter emoji crafts!

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

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!

Get more ideas for easy craft projects on my Simple Crafts for Kids Pinterest board!

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Hot Air Balloon Craft

August 1, 2017 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

When the boys were younger, one of their favorite episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine was “James and the Red Balloon”. This was one of the episodes in the classic series. The one with the toy trains.

They used to say that they wanted to fly in a hot air balloon. And I’d say, “Yeah, maybe one day.”

Well, until then, I thought they’d like to make another one of our coffee filter crafts for kids – a fun hot air balloon craft! That way, they can get a tiny version of their flying-in-a-hot-air-balloon fix and I won’t have a heart attack worrying about them. Sounds like a fair deal to me.

Easy Coffee Filter Hot Air Balloon Craft

This was a really fun craft to make. Kids may need a little help shaping their balloons, but after that, they’re good to go!

Looking for more simple projects kids can make? Don’t miss our coffee filter sailboat craft or our coffee filter inside out umbrella craft!

Make this simple coffee filter hot air balloon craft with the kids for some easy crafting fun!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Hot Air Balloon Craft

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

  • One white basket coffee filter
  • One piece of blue construction paper
  • Glue stick
  • Crayons
  • Kids’ safety scissors

Making a Coffee Filter Hot Air Balloon Craft

To get started, use your hands to flatten out the coffee filter as best you can. Then decide what colors you’d like to use to color it.

Coloring a Hot Air Balloon Craft

I wanted to make a cheery balloon, so I went with yellow and red-violet for contrast. But the kids can use any colors they like.

Take your contrasting color and draw a design on the coffee filter.

Creating a Coffee Filter Hot Air Balloon Craft

Then color it in.

Decorating a Hot Air Balloon Craft

Color the rest of the filter with your main color crayon.

Easy Hot Air Balloon Craft for Kids

Now it’s time to shape the balloon! Take the safety scissors and, starting from the bottom center, cut a modified funnel shape.

What you’re looking for is a small opening at the bottom that widens to the full dome shape at the top. It might take a few tries to get this right, but it’s okay. We’re just crafting here. 🙂 To make it easier, flip the filter over and trace this shape in pencil for the kids to cut out.

Simple Hot Air Balloon Craft

Now, use a brown crayon to draw the passenger basket hanging from the bottom.

Simple Hot Air Balloon Craft for Kids

Use a white crayon to add a few puffy white clouds in the sky and you’re done!

Take a look at these other easy crafts for kids!

Kids will love making these easy coffee filter emoji crafts!

Make this super sweet coffee filter cupcake craft with your little ones!

This adorable coffee filter cat craft is a perfect activity to share with kids!

Get even more easy crafting ideas on my Simple Crafts for Kids Pinterest board!

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Cupcake Craft

July 11, 2017 by Selena Robinson 2 Comments

What’s more fun than cupcakes?

*thinking*

*still thinking*

Yeah, I got nothing.

Cupcakes are easily the most fun thing ever – especially for kids. Which is one reason why I’ve been using cupcakes as a theme in several of our learning packs lately. Piglet has loved them all!

So for our newest craft, I wanted to try a giant coffee filter cupcake craft that she’d enjoy making.

Easy Peasy Coffee Filter Cupcake Craft

This is a really simple craft to make with toddlers or preschoolers. It only takes a few minutes! And it’s a great fit for a cupcake unit if you add our cupcake letter matching activity and cupcake playdough mats!

Read on to see how to make this with your little ones! And be sure to check out some of our other coffee filter crafts for kids, including an easy coffee filter baseball!

Make this super sweet coffee filter cupcake craft with your little ones!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Cupcake Craft

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

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

Easy Coffee Filter Cupcake Craft

Start by flattening out one white coffee filter.

Easy Cupcake Craft for Preschoolers

Then use a crayon to color the entire filter bright pink.

Making a Coffee Filter Cupcake

Cut about 1/3 of the filter off using child-safe scissors. Make a scalloped edge to resemble the cupcake “frosting”.

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Preschool Coffee Filter Cupcake Craft

Now glue the “cupcake top” in the center of a piece of construction paper. Try to place it towards the top to leave room for the cake bottom.

Coffee Filter Cupcake Craft

Now use a brown crayon to draw an inverted triangle to form the cake. Then color it in. (Afterward, I went over the brown with a dark brown colored pencil – just to make it look more like a browned cake.)

Simple Coffee Filter Cupcake Craft

Then use a purple colored pencil to draw a few sprinkles on top of the cupcake!

Super Easy Coffee Filter Cupcake Craft

Add a few white polka dots with a white colored pencil and you’re all done!

Ready to try some more fun projects with the kids?

Work on shape recognition the fun way with this cool ice cream preschool shape sorting activity!

Early learners will have a ball with this fun cupcake letter matching activity featuring uppercase and lowercase letters!

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

Follow my Simple Crafts for Kids board on Pinterest for more easy art projects!

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Solar Eclipse Craft

June 8, 2017 by Selena Robinson 17 Comments

Solar eclipses are an extremely big deal.

I remember seeing one when I was about 11 and it was the most fascinating phenomenon I have ever had the privilege to witness.

It was the middle of the day, but it suddenly got darker and darker until it was basically night.

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. So I had to look it up in the encyclopedia (remember those?) to find out what actually happened. That’s when I learned about the awesomeness of solar eclipses.

So when I learned that those of us in the Northern Hemisphere were going to get a look at a solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, I got super excited and decided to make another one of our coffee filter crafts for kids.

This time, it’s a simple coffee filter solar eclipse craft!

Simple and Fun Coffee Filter Solar Eclipse Craft for Kids

This easy coffee filter craft is a great activity to share as part of a solar system unit study or as a fun summer craft! Check out the video tutorial for a look at this project in action.

Read on to see how to make this yourself. Plus, pick up a space-themed learning resource – free!

If you enjoy this project, check out this All About the Solar System printable unit for more ways to learn about our galaxy!

This fun coffee solar eclipse craft is a wonderful outer space activity for kids!

What is a Solar Eclipse?

If you’d like to learn what a solar eclipse actually is, here’s a great video that explains the basics to kids.

If you’re wondering when is the next total solar eclipse for North America, it will come around on April 8, 2024. So we have a bit of a wait.

In case your students have never seen one, here’s an image of what a solar eclipse can actually look like.

Solar Eclipse

Since the moon is passing between the sun and the earth, we usually get to see a blackened circle with a white ring of light around the outside.

That white ring is the sun’s rays glowing around the shape of the moon.

Which is what we’re going to recreate with this easy craft!

Easy Coffee Filter Solar Eclipse Craft

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

  • Two white basket coffee filters
  • Construction paper (We used a black sheet of construction paper.)
  • Glue stick
  • Crayons (You’ll be using a black crayon and a white crayon for this. You could also use colored pencils if you prefer.)
Coffee Filter Solar Eclipse Craft

Start by gluing one of the coffee filters onto a piece of black construction paper. Leave this one white to form the “sun” part of the eclipse.

Be sure to turn the paper horizontally and glue the white filter at one short end.

Easy Solar Eclipse Craft

Now use a black crayon to color the other coffee filter black. This will form the “moon” part of the eclipse.

Coffee Filter Solar Eclipse Craft for Kids

Glue the black coffee filter onto the construction paper, overlapping the white filter to show the eclipse in progress.

Solar Eclipse Craft for Kids

Use a white colored pencil to draw the bright “rays” of the sun emanating from behind the eclipse as the moon approaches.

Simple Solar Eclipse Craft for Kids to Make

Finally, draw a few stars on the darkened side.

Simple Solar Eclipse Craft

And we’re done!

Fun Solar Eclipse Craft

For a project that only took five minutes, this solar eclipse craft was a great outer space project for the little ones!

Simple Solar Eclipse Craft for Kids

Scroll down to get the printable project instructions!

Printable Solar System Flashcards

Help kids to learn the names of the planets and stars in our solar system with these printable solar system flashcards!

This set includes cards for all of the planets, as well as the sun and the moon.

Printable Solar System Flashcards

Use them to create a matching game or to play concentration!

After you’ve taught students each planet’s name, use the blank cards to see what they remember.

Printable Solar System Flashcards for Kids

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Easy Coffee Filter Solar Eclipse Craft

Fun Solar Eclipse Craft

Use a few household supplies to make this simple space craft with kids!

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Difficulty Easy

Materials

  • Two white basket coffee filters
  • Construction paper
  • Colored pencils or crayons
  • Glue

Instructions

  1. Glue one of the coffee filters onto the left side of a piece of black construction paper.
  2. Use a black crayon to color the second coffee filter completely.
  3. Glue the second coffee filter onto the right side of the construction paper. Make sure it overlaps the white filter.
  4. Use a white colored pencil to draw stars around the right side of the black filter.
  5. Use the colored pencil to add white rays around the left side of the white filter.
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Category: Crafts

Check out these other outer space activities for kids!

Use these printable solar system coloring pages for a fun astronomy activity for early learners!
Share a trip into space with the kids when you read these amazing books about the solar system together! These would make perfect read alouds for a solar system unit!
Ready to teach the kids about space? This printable solar system science unit study is perfect for exploring the members of our solar system!

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Vinyl Record Craft

May 25, 2017 by Selena Robinson Leave a Comment

We’re on a roll with our coffee filter crafts, so I thought why not add a little “rock” to our roll with a fun coffee filter vinyl record craft!

My parents had a record player for a while and I vividly remember the small collection of records that used to stand against the wall behind the stereo in our living room. Sometimes my brother and I would sneak and look at them. (We weren’t supposed to touch them, because they could be scratched so easily. Also, because my brother was really into hip hop and we would probably have used them for mixing.)

But my kids didn’t have the slightest idea what a record was. When they saw one for the first time, they said “Wow! That’s a big CD!” Obviously, we needed to go back and provide some music education.

Cute Vinyl Record Craft for Kids

This was a really fun project and it would be a nice fit for lots of units. If you’re studying about musical cities, such as Nashville or Detroit, this would be a good craft. Or if you’re learning the history of the blues, rock and roll, or rap, this craft would be fun for kids to make. Or you could just make it because it’s neat!

If you like this project, be sure to try some of our other easy art ideas for kids, including our coffee filter basketball craft or our coffee filter sailboat craft!

Take a trip back in time with this neat vinyl record coffee filter craft for kids!

Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Vinyl Record Craft

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

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

Simple Vinyl Record Coffee Filter Craft

Start by flattening out the coffee filter. Then use a glue stick to glue it onto the center of a piece of construction paper.

Vinyl Record Coffee Filter Craft

Use a black crayon to draw a light circle around the center. Color from the circle outward to shade in the outer circle of the filter. Leave the center white (for now).

Vinyl Record Craft for Kids

Use a light color for the center circle. I used teal, but any color that’s light enough to write on will work. This will be the “record label”.

Coffee Filter Vinyl Record Craft

Stick a binder reinforcement sticker in the center. Use a pencil or another sharp object to drive a hole through the middle of the sticker to make the “hole” for the record player.

Easy Coffee Filter Vinyl Record Craft

Add a title for your record with a colored pencil! Ours is called “#1 Hit” by the world-famous record company Top Records. Hasn’t everyone heard of them? 🙂

Vinyl Record Craft Kids Can Make

Then I added a few musical notes – just for decoration.

Cute Vinyl Record Craft

“Put the needle on the record / put the needle on your brain

Once the needle hits the record / it’ll never be the same”

I’ll see myself out now.

Simple Coffee Filter Vinyl Record Craft

This was such a fun and simple craft! Want to try some other simple art projects?

This cute coffee filter sailboat craft is a neat nautical craft for the kids!

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

This adorable coffee filter cat craft is a perfect activity to share with kids!

See more easy crafts kids can make on my Simple Crafts for Kids Pinterest board!

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