From the Parent Club archives but still a great activity for kids.
This is my easy “how to make a coffee filter angel craft” for kids of all ages. I made these in minutes with the kids using art supplies we already had in the house. Simple, creative and hands-on fun for kids. This continues the Parent Club series Gifts Kids Can Make.
You will need:
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2 coffee filters*
- 2 pipe cleaners
- 1 tissue
- scissors
*You can use any sort of coffee filter.
Crumple the tissue into a ball and place it inside one of the coffee filters.
PARENT CLUB RELATED READING: Gifts From A Jar (great teacher gift ideas!)
Layer the 2nd coffee filter over the first holding the tissue ball in place (it’s the angel’s head!).
Wrap a pipe cleaner around just under the tissue ball securing it in place. Extend the ends of the pipe cleaner (making them the arms of the angel).
Make a halo on one end of the 2nd pipe cleaner and use the other end to loop it through the 1st pipe cleaner.
Use your hands to fluff the open ends of the coffee filter (fluffing up the angel’s robes).
Voila! In minutes your can make multitudes of divine ornaments.
You and your kids might also like to try DIY Recycle Greeting Cards Into Bookmarks and How To Make Salt Dough over the holidays. They make great Boredom Busters.
Soozle says
Cute! You always have such great (and easy!) ideas! Thank you!
loucheryl says
What a sweet little craft! My son would love this.
Victoria Ess says
So creative! Thanks for the great idea!
parentcl says
Enjoy!
stevebethere says
Aww! how brilliant is that great idea 😉
Have a coffeelesstastic week 😉
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
That is super cute. I bet my boys would love to make these!
Parent Club says
They are super easy – you could make a bunch
Parent Club says
Thanks…and now I have a hankering for coffee….
Parent Club says
Thank you!
mrsthaywood says
Grat idea! Thanks for sharing…
Parent Club says
🙂
loriag says
That is cute and would be easy for littles to do as well.
Marvelous Mommy says
That’s cute! My girls would love to do this!
Judy Haughton-James says
Great idea! I love angel decorations. Thanks for hosting.
sassymodernmom says
Such a smart idea!
Deborah / Mom2Michael says
Cute and easy. Two things I love in a kid’s craft 🙂
amanda@selfsagacity.com says
Cute. The last time I taught kids a craft, I thought it was very stressful. LOL.
Jenn Erin says
Neat idea! This can make a great ornament as well!
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
children will love making these, so simple but impressive.
seham merzib says
nice!
hmrcarlson says
So cute and so fun for my little guys!
Julie F says
This is such a cute and easy craft for the little ones to do, I am sure they will have great fun!
j nelson says
I modified this for Halloween. I used the filter – used a round lollipop to put in as the head! and viola there was a cute ghost for the class party,
Krista M says
My child has special needs & it’s hard to find really simple craft ideas which don’t require a lot of fine motor planning. This one is easy & is something he’d be able to do with minimal help. Thanks!
Amy Lovell says
Super cute! Thanks for this tutorial!
Nate says
great activity