Interested in making Coffee Filter Art?
Here are Steps #1-6 that go into exact detail on how you can make them for great projects. We’ve enjoyed making Peacock and Turkey feathers with this technique.
Supplies for Coffee Filter Art:
- coffee filters (click here)
- Crayola Markers: Classic Colors or Extreme Colors
- newspaper
- disposable gloves
Teacher Tips (click here)
Project Ideas (click here)
Coffee Filter Magic: A Colorful Adventure
Step 1: Color Your Filter
Get ready to be an artist. Color one side of your coffee filter with any colors you like. You can make squiggles, dots, or stripes.
Step 2: Protect Your Space
Let’s keep our area clean. Spread out some newspaper to protect your table. Don’t forget to wear your special art smock or apron.
Step 3 Fold your filter in half and half again, until it looks like a piece of pie.
Step 4 Parent / Teacher supervision for this part: Turn on your water faucet. Just the tip of the filter needs to get wet. The water will absorb through the end.
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Step 5 Squeeze your fingers over the filter so that the water spreads to the end. The colors will merge together nicely. If they don’t, try again! Light colors in the middle, spreading out to dark colors look really cool (below). OR use a water spray bottle.
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Step 6 Let the filters air dry while the kids get busy making the extra pieces for the turkey or peacock.
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Projects you can make with Tie Dye Coffee Filters. Click on photo for link.
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Can you tell me how long it takes for the craft to dry? In a 2 hour program, can we get this done?
Hi Correne – Good question! I usually make the coffee filters one day, dry and finish the next day. I always put them on newspaper, but if it was a sunny day they might dry faster outside.
Do you put the whole filter into water? How long?
Hello! There are 2 ways. I just usually put the tip of the folded filter in the water and then draw the water through with my fingers. I’ve also seen people lay it flat on newspaper and spritz with water. The marker will stain, so keep that it mind!
I use coffee filter art lots with my 2 1/2 year old children;spray it with squirt bottle and leave on newspaper about three hours. Works great. Thank you for the art tips.
That’s awesome!
Does it have to be crayola markers? Does it work with sharpies or other markers?
I’m a big believer in Crayola for all.the.things! 🙂 It would imagine it would work with just about any water based marker, except for Sharpie since they are permanent. Good luck!
Sharpie might work if instead of water you used isopropal alcohol. That wouldn’t be as kid friendly though, since it stinks.
Sharpies actually work too if you use rubbing alcohol instead of water! I haven’t tried with regular markers before.
Have you ever used tissue paper? I dont have coffee filters. Just thought I’d ask before I give it a try.
Hi there! I have not. I don’t think it would work with this process, but I think paper towels might work! Good luck and let me know what you decide to do.
You can get coffee filters at most grocery stores for about a dollar.
Another thing is after you paint wipe the access paint on a paper towel then damp it let it dry after write something on it it looks the a poster preferably water colors put the paint close but not where the colors mix
Hi,
Very insightful tips, Thanks for sharing, I use it a lot with my 5 yrs old girl, lot of fun and Coffee smell 😀
Thanks Kristen
Could kids draw (with marker) a peace sign on it once it’s dried – or is cutting strips and gluing in better?