Comments on: Coloring Coffee Filter Snowflakes

By: 20+ Winter Activities to do with your Kids

20+ Winter Activities to do with your Kids — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:22:03 +0000

[...] Coloring Coffee Filter Snowflakes – Marie of Make and Takes put together this awesome winter craft for her viewers. This is a wonderful craft to make an inside Winter Wonderland…. even if you have no snow where you live. Do a little imagining and add these snowflakes to your room for a taste of snow. Image courtesy of Make and Takes [...]

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:57:50 +0000

Thanks for the great idea-it was perfect for our snow day last week. I didn’t have watercolors so we used washable markers and then sprayed the snowflakes with a spray bottle filled with water. I showed our snowflakes here http://7alltogether.blogspot.com/2009/02/peeking-out.html

Love your website-thanks for all the great crafts.

By: Susie

Susie — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:26:15 +0000

I just had an idea—

Instead of the paints, put water in disposable or reusable cups and put in drops of food color, offering the various shades of color, from light, to medium, to dark.
And for a little more stability in keeping the cups upright, place up to twelve in a cupcake pan or carrier. I’ve used this method for other crafts I’ve done.
I’ve just discovered Make and Takes about 15 minutes ago, and I’m already excited about it—I love this site!!

By: Susie

Susie — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 10:10:28 +0000

I just happened to click on the link for Watercolor Snowflakes, it looked very cute and I’m trying to get a good selection of craft ideasthat my 3 1/2 year-old grandson can do together that is different from the “usual” ho-hum things, and this idea was a super one. I’m very glad I clicked on the link.
I also read some of the comments left by some of the other readers, and got some got ideas for adjustments on the “brushing” the colors on the filters! And what a perfect time to do this very project!
Thanks, I’ll be checking for more projects from this site! :_)

By: Allie

Allie — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:43:57 +0000

My little man will love this and I am horrible and making snowflakes so the coffee filter will help make up for that!

By: ThisGlobe.com Blogs » HOW TO - Watercolor Snowflakes

ThisGlobe.com Blogs » HOW TO - Watercolor Snowflakes — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:36:55 +0000

[...] Make and Takes puts a colorful spin on paper snowflakes with these watercolor coffee filter flakes. [...]

By: Karen Blados

Karen Blados — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:10:20 +0000

I just had to leave a comment to tell you how much I love your site. I have two young children (6-year-old boy, 4-year-old girl) and I’ve tried a lot of your crafts and recipes. This one will definitely get used today … I have both kids home for a “cold” day as it is -11 degrees outside.

Thanks for all the information AND inspiration!

By: Angee

Angee — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:15:28 +0000

FUN! Great idea. We were actually going to make snowflakes today, but with the sun shining… Anyway, I’m totally going to use the coffee filters instead of paper. I love that they’re round. Thanx for the idea!

Also, you can color the filters with markers and then spray with water. Fun, and the colors blend together beautifully.

By: Julie

Julie — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:17:18 +0000

What a fun way to use up all my leftover coffee filters, since I now use the reusable filter…love the previous comment to try dipping the “snowflakes” in watered down paints as well as painting them!

By: Vicki

Vicki — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 03:04:47 +0000

Oh my gosh, I used to make these as a kid, and completely forgot about it! Thanks for bringing back the memories.