How to Make Flowers from a Coffee Filters

Kaboose has found a great new use coffee filters and show how to turn them into flowers using watercolor paint and green pipe cleaners.  She recommends using two colors per flower.

There are several different ways to make the flowers. You can fringe the ends in thin strips (leaving the center whole) to make the flower that resembles a pom pom. Or you can cut thicker strips to make a petaled flower or don’t cut the filter at all to make a rose.

To add the stem insert the pipe cleaner into the center and turn the flower upside down.  Grasp the center of the filter and gather it around the small end of the pipe cleaner. Twist the pipe cleaner around the gathered filter to secure the flower in place. Remember to fluff out your flower. 

No two flowers will look the same. Thin watercolors to make lighter shades and use thicker amounts for bolder shades. Also, you can speed dry the coffee filters by blow them dry with a hair dryer.  

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://crafts.kaboose.com/coffee-filter-flowers.html

Urban comfort shares a great way to make coffee filter flower baskets using dixie cups as the base and floral stems for the handle.

Get the instructions here:
http://urbancomfort.typepad.com/urban_nest/2012/04/coffee-filter-flowers-and-carrots.html

Martha Stewart has a wonderful tutorial on how to turn a coffee filter into a beautiful flower. All you need are the filters and food coloring and a cup.

Get the instructions here:

http://www.marthastewart.com/893166/flower-bowl?czone=holiday%2Feaster-center%2Feaster-crafts-and-decor

Family corner cuts out several petals and colors the center brown and the petals yellow for a pretty sunflower.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.familycorner.com/crafts-kids-family-2/coffee-filter-sunflowers.html 

Martha Stewart makes water lilies too.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/971878/coffee-filter-water-lily-how

Refrigerator Rock Magnets

Modern mom shows you how to take outdoor pebbles and turn them into great alphabet magnets for the fridge.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.modernmom.com/article/let-s-craft-rockin-fridge-magnets

Swedish Paper Dolls

Lotta bruhn celebrated the royal wedding of Victoria and David by creating their very own paper dolls.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the temple here:
http://lottabruhn.typepad.com/lotta_bruhn_illustration/2010/06/paper_dolls.html

How to Make a Harmonica

Mess for less has a super simple homemade harmonica using a popsicle stick, rubber bands and construction paper.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.messforless.net/2012/02/making-music-homemade-harmonica.html

Housing a forest has a similar tutorial but uses just the sticks and rubber bands.  She uses colored sticks but markers would be fun too.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.housingaforest.com/popsicle-stick-harmonica/

How to Make Water Color Paint

Martha Stewart shares how you can make your own rainbow of watercolors. She even has a fantastic storage suggestion to use egg cartons.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.marthastewart.com/265249/how-to-make-watercolor-paint

Growing a jeweled rose uses baking soda, food coloring, water and an ice cube tray.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2014/05/easy-homemade-watercolors.html

Learn play imagine makes very vibrant colors.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.learnplayimagine.com/2014/08/erupting-baking-soda-paint-recipe.html

DIY Colorful Slime

Teach preschool has a very simple recipe for making what she calls rainbow slime using only Elmer's glue, liquid starch and food coloring.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.teachpreschool.org/2012/03/rainbow-slime-in-preschool/

Learn play imagine has a similar tutorial with the same ingredients.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.learnplayimagine.com/2014/02/rainbow-slime-recipe.html 

Fun at home with kids makes a polka dot version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.funathomewithkids.com/2014/06/polka-dot-slime.html 

Growing a jeweled rose uses kool-aid.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2014/02/edible-slime-recipe-kool-aid-slime.html

Left brain craft brain uses thermochromic pigments to make it change color with temperature.

Get the instructions here:
http://leftbraincraftbrain.com/2015/04/23/heat-sensitive-color-changing-slime/

Candy Acid Experiment

Candyexperiments.com shows how to test the acidity of any fruit flavored or sour candy using just warm water and baking soda. They even have videos for lemon heads, nerds, piie sticks and war heads.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.candyexperiments.com/2009/09/acid-test.html