Subject: Coffee Filter Sunflowers
Content: Coffee Filter Sunflowers What you need 5 (per flower) - basket type coffee filters 2 - crayons (yellow and brown) 1 - pair of scissors (or safety scissors for small children) 1 -Glue stick Getting Ready Cover table with newspaper, a plastic tablecloth or even an old shower curtain. Gather your supplies and have them all within arm's reach. Cover kids clothes with a smock or old t-shirt. Now you are ready to begin making your coffee filter sunflowers... What You Do Step 1 Lay 4 coffee filters on a flat surface and color the sides of each one yellow (leaving centers white). Step 2 Layer your yellow filters one on top of the other, fold in half and in half again. Use a crayon to draw the shape for the petals, as shown. Cut along this line - save your scraps! Color the circle in the center of the remaining coffee filter brown and cut out. Set the brown circle aside, and discard the excess that you've cut off. Open your filters and layer one on top of the other, turning each flower slightly. This creates a layered petal look. You don't want each petal to line up perfectly with the one underneath. Step 3 Using your glue stick, apply glue to the center of each layer and glue one on top of the other. Turn the brown circle over, and apply glue to the back. Scrunch up some of the scraps you have and stick them to center of the circle. These scraps will be the 'stuffing' for the center of your flower, and will make it appear 3D. Leave a small margin so that the glue will stick to the flower. Apply glue to the center of your flower. Turn the brown circle over and glue into the center of your flower, pressing the edges down. If there is any white showing from the center, just touch up with your yellow crayon. Options Hang them on your walls (with a product like Fun Tac or Blue Stik) windows (they're pretty with the sun shining through) or glue a magnet to the back and stick it on your fridge. Stick them to gift wrap to make a present look extra special!
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