Coffee-Filter Art

Materials

Coffee filters
Blue and yellow waterbased markers
Spray water bottle
Newspaper
Construction paper
Green paper for leaves and stems
Fringed green paper for grass

Directions

Cover table surface with newspaper.  Invite your child to color all over the coffee filter using blue and yellow markers.  Spray the colored coffee filter with water using a spray bottle.  What happens to the two colors?  What new color can be seen on the coffee filter?

Once the coffee filters have dried, cut flower shapes from the filters.  Glue to a large piece of construction paper.  Add green stems and fringed green paper for the grass.

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