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DIY – Colourful mushrooms made from coffee filters

Writer: Orsucci Marion
Orsucci Marion
4 hours ago
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This creative autumn activity for children is particularly suitable for the little ones. All you need is a few felt-tip pens, a coffee filter, a pipette (or, if you don’t have one, a wet paintbrush) and a piece of cardboard to create a colourful and unique mushroom.


The colours spread thanks to the drops of water on the filter, coming together and blending to create a fantastic and unique caps.

Champignons colorés en filtre à café – activité créative d’automne pour enfants
Colourful mushrooms made from coffee filters. An easy autumn craft to do with the children.

A very simple activity that allows children to explore colour mixing while developing their fine motor skills by using the pipette to drop water.


Materials:

  • coffee filter

  • felt-tip pens in various colours

  • pipette

  • glass of water

  • cardboard

  • scissors

  • stick of glue

  • black felt-tip pen

  • Optional: a white marker or white correction fluid to add a small highlight to the eyes


Step-by-step:

  1. Draw shapes, lines and splashes of different colours on the coffee filter. Carry on until most of the paper is covered in colour.


  2. Fill the pipette with a little water, then gently place a few drops onto the filter.


  1. As the filter dries, draw a mushroom stipe on a piece of card.


  1. Draw two eyes, a little smile and some lovely pink cheeks.

    You can add a tiny white dot in each eye with a white marker to make her expression even cuter.


  1. Cut off the stipe with a pair of scissors.


  1. Once the coffee filter is completely dry, slide the top of the cardboard base inside the filter and glue it.



Why do we love this activity?

First, we love ir because every mushroom will be unique and different, depending on the colours chosen and the amount of water added.

Then, because the children can watch the colours blend

Finally, becaue it is a lovely and easy autumn activity.



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