Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Tie Dyed Coffee Filter Easter Eggs

This was a short and sweet little project that we did today. It actually turned out quite beautiful! Sometimes these are the best projects and I'm sure that everyone will have these materials on hand. You'll need coffee filters, newspapers, scissors, water based markers, and a spray bottle with water in it.  Here are our finished products:


First you need a coffee filter and make sure you have lots because no one wants to do just one. Make the egg shape as big as you can. You could make a pattern/tracer for children who can trace and cut themselves.


Cut out the egg shape (I cut them),  but older kids could do this step on their own.  Since coffee filters are so thin, be sure to cut out 3 or more at a time.


Make sure you have a few sheets of newspaper to put under the egg because it will soak through.  Now begin decorating with water based markers (no permanent). Try to leave white spaces between lines and shapes so there will be room for the colors to bleed. Use a lot of colors too! You might have to experiment at first.


Here is one of Cassie's simple designs. We mostly did designs that go across and tried some circular designs where you begin in the middle and branch out.


Then after the marker part is complete, it is time to spray with water. Make sure you have newspaper underneath.  When you spray, use the mist part on your sprayer and spray quickly. Don't get too close or too much of your design will wash away. Cassie loved this part.


Let your creations dry for a couple hours or so and then you'll have these Gorgeous Easter eggs that can be sun catchers too. These are similar to our Heart Snowflakes. What a Lovely way to brighten up a window for Spring/Easter.


When you lift up your eggs you'll notice there is a print on the newspaper because of the colors bleeding through. If you let your eggs dry on white paper you could have two creations in one.


Posted by Melissa @ The Chocolate Muffin Tree at 11:13 PM
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32 comments:

  1. DeborahMarch 23, 2011 at 11:37 PM

    I love this! I always love all the brilliant colors.

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  2. Desiree WongMarch 23, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    beautiful! popped over through teachpreschool link and i'm soo glad i did! love your art ideas!

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  3. jennyMarch 24, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    I'm going to have to try this one Melissa. I know our kids will love the spraying with water part :)

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  4. RedTedArtMarch 24, 2011 at 4:46 AM

    ooooo lovely lovely lovely craft for the wee ones. My two would LOVE it and like how you put them on the window!! So pretty

    Thank you for linking up to Kids Get Crafty :-)

    Maggy

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  5. Mullin Avenue WorkshopMarch 24, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    This is beautiful Melissa!
    Brenda

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  6. RoopaMarch 24, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    Love love the bright colors!! Coffee filters are so much fun to play with:)
    Roopa

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  7. AnonymousMarch 24, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    These look so fantastic with the sunlight shining through, thanks for this idea! :)

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  8. UnknownMarch 25, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    Gorgeous!

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  9. Mom to 2 Posh Lil DivasMarch 25, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    these are gorgeous & so easy! I will definitely be trying these!!! Thanks!

    Bernadette

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  10. phasejumperMarch 25, 2011 at 8:29 AM

    We love coffee filter projects!

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  11. AnonymousMarch 25, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Oh my goodness, this is very cute. I love this project.

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  12. treeMarch 25, 2011 at 1:22 PM

    These are great!!! We will definitely be making these this weekend! Thanks for the inspiration!!

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  13. EmilyMMarch 25, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    These came out great, they are beautiful! I will have to try this with my son. Thanks for sharing, stopping over from Smile Monsters.

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  14. UnknownMarch 26, 2011 at 2:18 AM

    They turned out wonderful!

    Featuring this post on this week's High paw! Thanks for participation and hope to see you there this week too! :)))

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  15. KristinMarch 26, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    So much fun. I did a variation with flowers with my kids yesterday. You can check it out here!

    http://crazysahmof3.blogspot.com/2011/03/rainbows-and-flowers.html

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  16. UnknownMarch 26, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    This looks like so much fun! I'll have to try it.

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  17. AnonymousMarch 27, 2011 at 9:22 PM

    Beautiful!! We will be making these this week! My son loves anything w/ water or markers so this is sure to be a hit! Stopping by from Preschool Corner. :)

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  18. SondraMarch 28, 2011 at 10:48 AM

    The colors are so pretty! Love the idea of changing the shape, so creative!

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  19. Rachel@oneprettything.comMarch 28, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    What a great idea and a fun project. I love the water element! I would also love to link to this if you didn't mind.

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  20. AmyMarch 28, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    These eggs turned out SO pretty! I'm totally doing this with my kiddos!!! Thanks for sharing!

    Amy
    sittingatourkitchentable.blogspot.com

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  21. AnonymousMarch 30, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    Just made these with 5 little ones from 1 to 4 years ole and they all loved it! Tha k you!! Great, easy and fun idea!!!

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  22. UnknownMarch 31, 2011 at 9:59 PM

    Oh my gosh.. how fun! We are definitely trying this one out this weekend. I love it!

    Thanks so much for linking up with For the Kids Fridays at Sun Scholars. I can't wait to see what you have to share this week! I'll be posting the next party later tonight. Hope to have you stop by!

    :)rachel @ SunScholars.blogspot.com

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  23. jfb57April 2, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    This is a great idea to show the children how colours can merge. Lots of science there. Teachers would probably need something other than coffee filters though because the staffroom would be up in arms! ;)

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  24. Cathy @ NurtureStoreApril 3, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    Ooh, that spraying looks fun!

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  25. Charlene JulianiApril 3, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    We did this last week too....it was alot of fun :) Your eggs came out great! Found you through the resource center blog.

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  26. Gise`sApril 4, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    me gusta que, idea tan bonita, gracias

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  27. elhadadepapel.comApril 6, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    Wow i will try this too.
    Thank you for your fantastic blog.

    http://elhadadepapel.blogspot.com/

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  28. Heather @ Life, Gluten FreeApril 7, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    Oh how pretty! and simple! We have to try this :)

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  29. LoriApril 8, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    I included this project in my Easter Must-Haves. Such a beautiful project. See the post here: http://mymontessorimoments.wordpress.com/2011/04/08/easter/

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  30. ErinApril 16, 2011 at 12:49 AM

    This is so cool! My kids would love this!

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  31. Coffee FilterMay 2, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    nicely done, with some creativity even paper coffee filter can be source of the beautiful art..

    two thumb up.

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  32. AprilJuly 12, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    Found your blog tonight and WOW!!! So many wonderful ideas! I can not wait to begin trying some of these!

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