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I don’t drink coffee, but I can guarantee that I nearly always have a stash of coffee filters around my house! Why!? Because we love to create fun Coffee Filter Crafts!! Coffee filters are such a cheap surface with so much potential and I just love creating with them! So coffee filters, and markers (preferably fun colored markers, beautiful sharpies and even Mr Sketch smelly markers) are a few of my favorite must-have supplies I always keep around my house! And today I am going to share why and how we use them with these 3 Awesome Coffee Filter Crafts!
Summer is half way over and we are busy as can be around here! From finding fun outings to swimming (when it isn’t raining) to crafting indoors when it is raining, we like to stay occupied! I am trying my best to keep my kids active and learning this summer and I love using craft projects to encourage their creativity and help develop fine motor skills. Plus I am trying to somehow retain my “cool mom” status I have going! (I know this will only last a few more years so I am enjoying it while I can!)
Thanks to the Office Depot I am able to easily stay stocked up on the latest gear to help stay organized, run my business and provide lots of fun activities for my kids over the summer! And *gasp* I can even stock up on school supplies while I am there too! I am always so impressed with how many awesome kids supplies and crafting supplies I find at my local store! You too can gear up for great and find so many inspirational, creative and organizational products at Office Depot just like I did! And remember to show off your #GearLove on social media to join in the fun!
There are many many MANY supplies I can not live without, but to keep kids crafting during the summer, the two things I absolutely can not live without are Coffee Filters and Markers! Seriously! Why!? Because crafting possibilities are endless with these two items!
You can choose any coffee filters you like, but for markers I really love Mr. Sketch (because they smell awesome and my kids love them) and colorful Sharpie Markers (because they are beautiful and permanent)!
The possibilities with these three items are endless! To get your creativity going, we created cute little coffee filter Butterflies, fun scented Flowers and an adorable Watermelon Garland! But there are many more options too! And of course, we created them all using my must-have summer crafting items!
Here is a little more info on how to make these 3 coffee filter crafts.
3 Coffee Filter Crafts
Coffee Filter Scented Flowers
To create these fun coffee filter flowers, we simply used Mr. Sketch markers to color around the edge of our coffee filters. We created three identical colored filters per flower. Then we layered the three coffee filters together and tied them together in the middle with a pipe cleaner.
We displayed our flowers in a really cute vase and enjoyed these flowers for a long time! And the best part is that since we used scented markers, our flowers actually smelled too!
Coffee Filter Butterflies
We used water colors to paint two coffee filters as similarly as possible per butterfly. While they were drying we used Sharpie markers to color clothes pins and to create a cute little butterfly face on them! Then we scrunched up both coffee filters and secured them in the middle with the clothes pin!
If you have a little boy who doesn’t want to make butterflies, make bats instead!! But aren’t these so much fun!?
Then we snagged 5 more coffee filters, our red, light green, dark green and black Mr. Sketch markers and a bit of twine. We folded each coffee filter in half and colored a watermelon slice design on each of them. After they were dry we hung them over the twin and stapled them in place. I think this turned out cute as can be!
And really, the possibilities for crafting with these supplies are endless! My kids regularly ask if they can have coffee filters to craft with and they come up with some of the cutest and most creative ideas ever! So I do my best to stay fully stocked so that I can retain my cool mom status this summer!
If you couldn’t tell, I have a slight obsession with office supplies. Do you? And can you relate to this:
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Kelli says
I’m so glad I found this post. I am always looking for crafts and art projects to do with my two year old boy. He has really been into bugs and butterflies lately. I stuffed some coffee filters in his craft supply drawer not too long ago. This would be great for the next rainy day! I think we’ll be making some butterflies soon!
Stacy Risenmay says
I haven’t done as many crafts this summer with my kids as I normally do. These would be so fun!
Brianna says
I have not been nearly as good about crafting as with the kiddos lately! Thanks for the inspiration and easy projects to get me started again.
Amy Anderson says
I LOVE these crafts! So fun for kids!
Carmia says
Great ideas! I especially like the watermelon garland. Obsessed with watermelons at the moment 🙂
Jenna says
Genius idea to use highlighters to add color!! I think the flowers are my favorite!
Amy Renea says
Those are all super cute ideas, but the watermelon garland is by far my fav — how cute!
Laura / Pet Scribbles says
Those scented flowers are SO very pretty! Love the inspiration, and that video is hilarious too! And so true!
Melanie says
We have been crafting all summer, but we haven’t used the coffee filters yet! Great ideas!
Beverly {Flamingo Toes} says
These are all so cute!! I am so in love with those markers you used, the colors are perfect!
Melissa French, The More With Less Mom says
Those butterflies are adorable. Thanks for posting. Hello from Whimsy Wednesdays.
Britni says
These are awesome ideas! I know my kids would have so much fun making those flowers!
Nikki @ Tikkido says
Those flowers are so cute! My girls would love making all of these crafts.
Jo caines says
Hi sorry to bother you but I want to make these flowers with my seniors at the nursing home that I work in but im doing something wrong, how do you fold the filter and how do you tie them together with pipe cleaners Please help
Ashley Phipps says
No problem, I am happy to help!
You will lay the three coffee filters on top of each other, then stick your finger in the middle of them, and with your other hand, gather the rest of the coffee filter up around your finger/hand. The pipe cleaner will just wrap around the very middle of all three filters where the tip of your finger is.
I hope that is a bit more clear.
Have a lovely day.