Beat the winter blues with these fun and super cute Coffee Filter Snowflakes! This snowflake craft is made using coffee filters and homemade skittles paint of all things!
With my little helpers' assistance, we made these wonderful snowflakes that now decorate our home!
In fact, we're showing you how to make your own skittles paint from scratch to do this craft! So, go and get some coffee filters and skittles from the kitchen and let's get to work!
If you are searching for more arts and crafts to do with the kids? Check these snowflake crafts out:
If you have any spare coffee filters left after making your coffee filter snowflake craft you might also like to take a look at some of our other coffee filter crafts:
Coffee Filter Snowflakes Craft - Made with Skittles Paint!
Coffee Filter Snowflakes Craft - Supplies:
- Skittles
- Water
- Coffee Filters
- Scissors
- Tape
- String
Coffee Filter Snowflakes Craft - Instructions:
STEP 1: Make your own skittles paint.
To kick off this awesome snowflake craft, the first thing you need to do is make your own skittles paint! (you can of course use normal water colours too, but making your own paint adds to the fun!)
Start by placing about 10 of the same colour skittles into a cup or glass. Repeat for each colour paint your wish to make.
Add some water into the cup or glass and let it sit while you continue the next step.
STEP 2: Crumple the filters.
Take the coffee filters and crumple them with your hands so they will fit inside the cups or glasses prepared in step one.
Once the coffee filters are all crumpled, place one into each coloured water cup.
STEP 3: Wait a while.
Now, you need to wait about an hour or more to give the coffee filters time to soak up the skittles paint. Once that time has passed, remove the coffee filters from the cups or glasses and squeeze out any excess water.
STEP 4: Fold coffee filters
Once you are sure your coffee filters are completely dry it is time to make your paper snowflakes. Begin by folding them in half.
Then, fold them again in half two more times.
STEP 5: Cut out the snowflake shapes.
Take a pair of scissors and cut out small shapes on each side of the triangle shape you created from your coffee filter, trying to make sure these cuts are somewhat even.
Be careful not to cut all the way through the triangle from one side to the other or it will break. Use the images as a guide.
STEP 6: Reveal your snowflake
Gently open your coffee filter triangles and your snowflake design should be ready!
Little ones will be overjoyed by the big reveal. It's almost like magic watching the triangle shape transform into a snowflake.
STEP 7: Hang up your snowflakes.
Now you just need to tape a string to the coffee filter snowflake and hang it in a window or anywhere your little ones want.
This coffee filter snowflakes craft is the perfect chance to bond with the little ones while having fun and it makes a perfect winter craft for kids of all ages. Have fun making your own skittles paint and these beautiful coffee filter snowflakes.
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