We are making gorgeous coffee filter flowers today. This coffee filter rose craft is super easy to make with supplies you probably have on hand. This coffee filter rose craft is perfect for kids of all ages that you can make these at home or in the classroom. It is one of our favorite kids crafts because it makes the prettiest flowers no matter the child’s skill level.
How To Make Coffee Filter Flowers
This coffee filter rose is super cute and the coolest coffee filter flowers craft. You can paint your roses any colors you want which is a fun color lesson for younger kids. Plus making coffee filter flowers is great fine motor skill practice.
Related: How to make paper roses & How to Make Plastic Bag Flowers
You can even make a bunch of coffee filter flowers for a beautiful bouquet to decorate your house or give them to someone as a gift. Add a little essential oil, and now your coffee filter roses smell amazing!
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Supplies Needed For Coffee Filter Crafts Roses
Directions To Make Coffee Filter Flowers
Watch Our Quick Video: How To Make Coffee Filter Flowers
Step 1
Cover the surface you are working on to protect it from this messy paint experience for kids. Separate and paint one coffee filter at a time.
Step 2
Using watercolor paints (or watered down tempura paints) and a large, soft brush, kids can gently brush the colors over the coffee filters adding different areas of color on each circle.
Tip: A large soft brush has been the easiest to use without ripping the coffee filters in my experience especially with younger artists.
Step 3
Let the painted coffee filters dry.
Step 4
Once the coffee filters have dried, you can start turning them into coffee filter flowers:
- Cut the coffee filter circle into a spiral — see the example above which is easier to picture on a paper plate.
- Starting in the middle of the coffee filter swirl, start rolling the cut strip around the middle.
- Secure the end with glue or tape.
Related: Make a paper plate flower craft
Our Experience with This Coffee Filter Rose Craft
- Since my preschooler loves to paint, we wanted to come up with a way to paint and to make more roses.
- So, we grabbed some coffee filters.
- I love using coffee filters as a canvas for watercolors because the colors spread and mix together as you paint. The blending of the vibrant colors are what make these roses such a special coffee filter craft.
- I adore coffee filter crafts.
- I don’t brew any coffee at home, but I somehow always have an excess of coffee filters. The good news is that having them has inspired lots of coffee filter crafts.
Ways to Use Coffee Filter Flowers
One of the things I love about making coffee filter flowers is that they also make great gifts…even kid-made gifts. The end result of this coffee filter roses craft is surprisingly colorful, delicate and beautiful even when making these with smaller children.
They make lovely home decoration, great gifts and work well to decorate packages and presents:
- Use your coffee filter flowers to make a bouquet for mom for Mothers Day!
- Paint your coffee filters red, white and blue to make patriotic table decorations for 4th of July.
- Grab your best friends together and make coffee filter flowers for a slumber party or as a tea party activity.
- Have the entire classroom make coffee filter flowers and then use them to decorate the class or a special bulletin board in the school hall.
- Finished coffee filter flowers are pretty durable, you could add them to a headband or use them in a nosegay or corsage.
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Prep Time
15 minutes
Active Time
10 minutes
Total Time
25 minutes
Difficulty
easy
Estimated Cost
$1
Materials
- Coffee filters
- Watercolor paints
- (Optional)Wooden stir stick, pipe cleaner or other for stem
Instructions
- Using watercolor paints, paint the plain coffee filters desired colors and combination of colors and let dry.
- Using scissors, cut the coffee filter into a spiral swirl.
- Start at one end and roll the cut swirl into a bud keeping one side tight that is the base of the rose flower.
- Glue the base of the flower or tape it to secure the petals in place. Attach to a stem: pipe cleaner, stir stick or anything else that works!
THE BIG BOOK OF KIDS ACTIVITIES
This coffee filter flower craft is one of the featured kids crafts in our newest book, The Big Book of Kids Activities has 500 projects that are the bestest, funnest ever! Written for kids ages 3-12 it is the compilation of bestselling kids activities books perfect for parents, grandparents and babysitters looking for new ways to entertain kids. This coffee filter flower craft is one of over 30 classic crafts that use materials you have on hand that are featured in this book!
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How did your coffee filter roses turn out? Comment below, we’d love to hear from you.
