Crafts: Easter Coffee Filter Sun Catchers

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One of our favorite materials to use in our crafts are coffee filters. There are so many interesting ways to create sun catchers to hang in the windows.

Materials 

• coffee filters
• markers
• spray bottle or water dropper 
• black construction paper 
• laminating pouches & laminator (optional) 

Steps - Cross for Easter 

1. Gather all your materials.

2. Draw the shape of a cross onto your coffee filter.

3. Color in the cross and color around it with different colors.

4. Spray the coffee filter with water.

5. After the coffee filter dries, laminate to preserve it for years of decorating or hang in window.

Steps - Bunny for Easter 

1. Gather all your materials.

2. Draw the silhouette of a bunny on black construction paper.

3. Color the coffee filter a myriad of different colors.

4. Spray the coffee filter with water.

5. After the coffee filter dries, tape on the bunny and hang in the window.

6. Optional: Laminate the coffee filter to preserve it for years of decorating.

Other Coffee Filter Sun Catcher Posts

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Crafts: St. Patrick's Day's Snakes

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

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One of the traditions surrounding Saint Patrick is that of his banishment of snakes from the island of Ireland during the 5^th century. If you are a myth buster, then you probably already know that no evidence of snakes ever living on Ireland in nature has been found. It is one of the few places in the world where snakes are not a native species.

This presents the perfect opportunity to teach my children the difference between legends and facts (as well as create a cute snake craft). There are still some wonderful stories surrounding Saint Patrick that are true and amazing. He was captured by pirates and taken to Ireland a slave. As he was tending to sheep, he turned to God, instead of the gods of the Druids, and prayed as many as a hundred times for protection. After escaping and returning to England, he studied for the priesthood and was eventually ordained a bishop. He would return to Ireland to preach the Gospel, often using shamrocks to explain the Holy Trinity to Irish.

Snake Craft

Materials

• Paper plate
• Scissors
• Markers or crayons
• Pencil
• String or yarn (if you choose to hang your completed project)

Steps

1. Gather all your materials.

2. Draw a snake on the paper plate.

3. Decorate the snake.

4. Cut out the snake.

All ready to be cut out!

5. Hang your snake or play with it.

Resources

National Geographic: Did Saint Patrick Really Drive Snakes Out of Ireland? 

Reptile Magazine: Did St. Patrick Really Banish Snakes from Ireland? 

Saint Patrick 

Original Image of Shamrock: © Wertaw | Dreamstime Stock Photos & Stock Free Images

Crafts: St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Sun Catcher

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One of our favorite types of crafts to create are sun catchers using markers, coffee filters, and water. For St. Patrick's Day this year, we created a new one to display in our windows using the Magic Stix Washable Markers we were reviewing.

Materials 

• coffee filters
• markers 
• spray bottle or water dropper 
• tray 
• laminator and laminating sheets 

Steps 

1. Gather all your materials. I pre-cut the coffee filters into the shape of shamrocks.

2. Color your shamrocks.

3. Spray your shamrocks with water. Or drip water onto them with a water dropper.

4. After they are dry, you can laminate them and then hang them in your window.

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Craft: St. Patrick's Day Print

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To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, my son made a print of Shamrocks to hang in our kitchen.

Materials

• green paint
• corks 
• rubber-band
• paper 
• brush 

Steps 

1. Gather all your materials.

2. Put some green paint on a tray.

3. Rubber-band the three corks together to create your 'stamp.'

4. Allow your child to dip the corks into the paint and stamp onto the paper to create shamrocks.

5. Paint the stems of the shamrocks with a brush.

Resources 

Crafty Morning's Wine Cork Shamrock Craft for St. Patrick's Day 
Crafty Morning's Apple Shamrock Stamp Craft for St. Patrick's Day 
The Pinterested Parent's St. Patricks Day Crafts 

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We made snakes and shamrocks to hang in our window!