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Colorful Kid Made Christmas Cards with Coffee Filters

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These kid made Christmas cards with coffee filters are colorful and glittery and super simple for kids to make. They can also be turned into gorgeous Christmas suncatchers to enjoy all season long. Free printable templates included. #diychristmascards #handmadechristmas #christmascraftsforkids #projectswithkids

I love how colorful and sparkly these watercolor kid made Christmas cards turned out. They were super simple to make and my 8-year-old daughter loved making them with me. They would be a great card idea for kids to make for family and friends!

Coffee filters are a fun craft supply to use because they are so versatile and using them with watercolors is a fun way for kids to explore mixing colors. 

There are so many fun watercolor techniques for kids to try! Take a look at my collection of watercolor painting for kids for more fun and creative ideas.

These kid made Christmas cards with coffee filters are colorful and glittery and super simple for kids to make. Free printable templates included.

These cards would also make beautiful Christmas suncatchers. You could cut your paper in half instead of folding it and tape it up to a window for a gorgeous Christmas display.

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These kid made Christmas cards with coffee filters are colorful and glittery and super simple for kids to make. Free printable templates included.

Supplies

  • Printable template
  • Cardstock in red, green and dark blue
  • Coffee filters
  • Watercolors (this is one of my favorite sets, we use it all the time)
  • Paintbrush
  • Glitter glue or glitter paint in gold and silver
  • Silver and gold permanent markers
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors

Instructions

These kid made Christmas cards with coffee filters are colorful and glittery and super simple for kids to make. Free printable templates included.

1. Start by painting your coffee filters. They will take a while to dry, so while they are drying you can cut out your templates and write on your cards. We used watercolors to paint our coffee filters.

I used the colors straight from the pan set rather than mixing them with water because I wanted the colors to be really vibrant.

Let kids choose the colors they want to use and watch how they blend and mix together. The brighter the colors the better! I love how the bright pink color looks on our cards.

These kid made Christmas cards with coffee filters are colorful and glittery and super simple for kids to make. Free printable templates included.

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2. While the coffee filters are drying you can start to make the rest of the cards. Fold your paper in half and trace your template onto the front.

Cut the shape out, this step is best done by an adult or an older child. My daughter wanted my help to cut out her tree shape. 

3.  Use a silver or gold permanent marker to write on your card.

These kid made Christmas cards with coffee filters are colorful and glittery and super simple for kids to make. Free printable templates included.

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4. Once your coffee filter is dry, using a glue stick, glue around the edge of your shape on the inside of the card. Stick down your coffee filter and press it onto the card. Trim off the excess.

You can always use a hairdryer to help speed up the drying process of the coffee filters, which is what we did.

These kid made Christmas cards with coffee filters are colorful and glittery and super simple for kids to make. Free printable templates included.

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5. Using glitter glue or glitter paint, trace around the edge of your shape to give it a little extra sparkle. Make sure to keep your card flat until it is completely dry.

These kid made Christmas cards with coffee filters are colorful and glittery and super simple for kids to make. Free printable templates included.

These kid made Christmas cards were so easy to make and my daughter and I had fun making them together. I love that kids can give these to family and friends as cards and that they can then be turned into gorgeous Christmas suncatchers to enjoy all season long!

Kids will also love making these easy watercolor Christmas cards with three designs to choose from and free printable templates available. Check out our collection of creative Christmas arts and crafts for more great ideas.

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We love creating and exploring with different art supplies and techniques. If you are looking for more art projects to try, take a look at our ultimate collection of amazing art projects for kids!

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These kid made Christmas cards with coffee filters are colorful and glittery and super simple for kids to make. They can also be turned into gorgeous Christmas suncatchers to enjoy all season long. Free printable templates included. #diychristmascards #christmascrafts #christmascraftsforkids #projectswithkids
Yield: 3 Christmas cards

Colorful Watercolor Kid Made Christmas Cards with Coffee Filters

These kid made Christmas cards with coffee filters are colorful and glittery and super simple for kids to make. Free printable templates included.

These kid made watercolor Christmas cards with coffee filters are colorful and glittery and super simple for kids to make. They can also be turned into gorgeous Christmas suncatchers to enjoy all season long.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 45 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Difficulty Easy

Materials

  • Printable template
  • Coffee filters
  • Cardstock in red, green and blue
  • Watercolor paints
  • Paintbrushes
  • Metallic sharpies
  • Glitter glue or paint
  • Glue stick

Tools

  • Scissors

Instructions

  1. Start by painting your coffee filters with watercolors. This is a fun process for kids as they see the colors blend and mix together!
    Set these aside to dry.
  2. Take your cardstock and fold it in half. Trace the templates onto the front of the cards.
  3. Cut the shapes out carefully.
  4. Use a metallic sharpie to write on the front of your cards.
  5. Once your coffee filters are dry, glue them to the inside of the cards and trim off the excess.
  6. To finish off the cards, trace around the shapes with glitter glue or glitter paint to give them some extra sparkle.
Project Type: Christmas cards / Category: Christmas/Winter
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Filed Under: Art projects, Christmas/Winter, Holidays/Seasonal, Watercolors

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Comments

  1. Melissa

    November 12, 2018 at 11:23 am

    These are all fantastic. Love all of these. Really the best collection for the kids and will be the best card for Christmas. Thanks!

    • ProjectswithKids

      November 15, 2018 at 6:01 am

      Thank you so much for your kind words Melissa!!

  2. Patricia

    November 14, 2018 at 8:17 am

    Wow! Amazing post. These are all fantastic. Really the best collection of cards made by kids. I think it can increase their creativity and definitely will be the best card for Christmas. Thanks guy for sharing this post!

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