Coffee Filter Art

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Materials

Watercolor paints

Water

Bowls

Paintbrushes

Coffee filters

Instructions

What to do
1. Place paint, brushes, and small bowls of water on the table.
2. Give each child a coffee filter.
3. Have the children moisten their brushes and dip them into the paint. Encourage them to paint
designs on their filter and watch the colors spread.
More to do
More art: Add water and food coloring to ice cube trays and let the children experiment with
color using eyedroppers.

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