I have to admit: I was an early resister of emojis. I’m an English major and I believe strongly in the value of language to express feelings. I mean, a emoji with hearts for eyes isn’t quite the same as saying “I’m crazy about you!”

But when it comes to texting or reacting to things online, I have to say that emojis are pretty convenient. I guess the only time to really be nervous is if one of my kids holds up a picture of an emoji instead of actually answering one of my questions.

If you and the kids enjoy making these little guys, be sure to check out some of our other crafts, including our cute coffee filter cat craft. Or get a list of projects to keep them happy all summer from our roundup of super easy, super fun summer crafts!

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Coffee Filter Crafts for Kids: Coffee Filter Emoji Crafts

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

• Three white basket coffee filters
• Crayons
• Colored pencils
• Construction paper
• Glue stick

Start by flattening out each coffee filter. Use a bright yellow crayon to color the entire filter. Then glue it onto the center of a piece of colored construction paper.

To make the sunglasses emoji, draw a smile with a black crayon along the bottom edge of the filter’s inner circle line. Be sure to darken it so that the smile line really shows up.

Sketch the top of the sunglasses by making a curved line across the bottom of the filter’s top third. Think of drawing the profile of a bird in flight to help you make the line correctly.

Then, just draw diagonal lines down toward the center from the edges. Draw straight lines across the bottom and diagonal lines up toward the top line to make the outline of the sunglasses. Color them in and you’re done!

To make the love emoji, sketch the two heart eyes with a red colored pencil. You want them to appear at an outward angle from each other. Then sketch an open smile with a black pencil.

Keep the expression centered by using the inner circle line of the filter as your “boundary” for the face.

Now, color in both of your heart eyes. This is also a good opportunity to even them out if they seem a little off or crooked.

And then color in your smile to wrap it up!

The winking emoji is probably the easiest. Draw a thick half moon shape toward the bottom of the inner filter circle and color it in with a black crayon.

Draw the highest eyebrow at the outer left edge of the filter’s inner circle. Then add an oval eye about halfway between the eyebrow and the smile.

Draw the lower eyebrow at a point midway between the height of the highest eyebrow and the open eye. Then add the closed eye as a smaller version of the lower eyebrow. Finito!

These would be so cute to hang on the wall! Or to fold up and send as sweet cards to friends and family.

Scroll down to get the printable instructions for these coffee filter emoji crafts!

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Grab the printable instructions for these coffee filter emoji crafts below!

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DIY Coffee Filter Sunglasses Emoji Craft

Let the kids make this "cool" emoji craft with just a couple of supplies!

Total Time 10 minutes minutes

Ingredients

• 1 sheet of colored construction paper
• 1 white basket coffee filter
• 1 yellow crayon
• 1 glue stick
• 1 black crayon

Instructions

• Color the entire coffee filter yellow with the yellow crayon.
• Glue the colored filter onto the center of the construction paper.
• Use the black crayon to sketch the top curve of the sunglasses in the top third of the yellow filter.
• Draw vertical lines down to form the frame of the glasses.
• Complete the remainder of the sunglasses frame and color in the lenses.
• Add a simple smile.

Notes

Feel free to add any other decoration you'd like to this craft afterward!

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DIY Coffee Filter Love Emoji Craft

Make this easy coffee filter love emoji craft and give to someone you love!

Total Time 10 minutes minutes

Ingredients

• 1 sheet of colored construction paper
• 1 white basket coffee filter
• 1 yellow crayon
• 1 glue stick
• 1 red colored pencil
• 1 red crayon
• 1 black colored pencil
• 1 black crayon

Instructions

• Use the yellow crayon to color the entire coffee filter yellow.
• Glue the colored filter onto the center of the construction paper.
• Use the red colored pencil to sketch the outline of two hearts onto the filter. Be sure to place them at opposite angles.
• Color in the hearts using the red crayon.
• Use the black colored pencil to sketch an crescent-shaped smile.
• Use the black crayon to color the smile in.

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DIY Winking Coffee Filter Emoji Craft

Have a little fun with this simple winking coffee filter emoji craft!

Total Time 10 minutes minutes

Ingredients

• 1 sheet of colored construction paper
• 1 white basket coffee filter
• 1 yellow crayon
• 1 glue stick
• 1 black crayon

Instructions

• Color the entire filter yellow using the yellow crayon.
• Glue the filter onto the center of the construction paper.
• Use the black crayon to draw a thick curved line for the smile.
• In the top fourth of the filter, use the black crayon to draw one curved eyebrow that parallels the outline of the filter.
• Underneath that eyebrow, color in an oval-shaped eye.
• On the other side of the face, add a curved crescent to show the winking eye.
• Add a lower eyebrow over the winking eye.

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