Need unique Christmas crafts for kids to make at home or school? This Coffee Filter Poinsettia is the perfect holiday decoration for kids and adults to make. It’s an easy project and looks beautiful when it’s done.
Coffee filters and washable markers transform into gorgeous poinsettia flowers to decorate your home for the holiday season. It’s also a great way to decorate Christmas presents!
Coffee Filter Poinsettia Christmas Craft
I love quick and easy crafts that don’t require a ton of expensive materials or complicated tools.
What I love about this poinsettia flower craft, is it’s simple enough for the kids to work on, but also satisfying for an adult to make too.
This is a fun art project for preschool and kindergarten children to make, especially since they will need to color several coffee filter papers. Kids love helping with the tie dyeing process and watching as the colors spread and blend together.
Even toddlers can help with coloring the filters!
Want more coffee filter crafts for kids like this? Check out our Coffee Filter Reindeer, Coffee Filter Wreath and Coffee Filter Holly too.
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When making these with younger children, you may need to assist with cutting out the poinsettia pieces and gluing it together.
I recommend hot gluing this project because hot glue tends to hold better and dries quick, but you could also use try using a tacky craft glue (that’s my favorite one).
Older kids may be able to complete this Christmas craft project on their own with adult supervision.
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More Coffee Filter Crafts:
- Coffee Filter Hearts
- Coffee Filter Angel Ornament
- Coffee Filter Santa
- Coffee Filter Turkeys
- Coffee Filter Bats
Coffee Filter Poinsettia Craft Supplies:
If you don’t have these materials on hand, you can find them on Amazon, at the Dollar Tree Store (yes even online!), or wherever you prefer to shop for crafting supplies.
- Round White Coffee Filters
- Washable Markers
- Gold Tinsel Pom Poms
- Green Chenille Stems (aka pipe cleaners)
- Printable Poinsettia Craft Template
- Water Spray Bottle
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Cookie Sheet, wax paper, or freezer paper
You will need 5 coffee filters (1 green, 4 red), several gold pom poms, and half of a green chenille stem per flower.
Crayola 588106 Washable Super Tips Markers, Assorted, 20/SetMelitta 600 Coffee Filters, Basket, Pack of 600, 8-12 Cups, WhiteCrayola Ultraclean Broadline Classic Washable Markers (10 Count), (Pack of 2)Mr. Pen- Washable WatercolorsAmazon Basics Basket Coffee Filters for 8-12 Cup Coffee Makers, White, 200 CountTru-Ray Construction Paper, 10 Vibrant Colors, 9
How to Make Coffee Filter Poinsettia Flowers
Flatten the round coffee filters. Color one with several shades of green and yellow washable markers in a variety of patterns. Making organic and random patterns work best for this technique.
Next, color four coffee filters with red and pink washable markers. You will need one green colored filter and four red colored filters for each poinsettia flower.
Place the coffee filters on a cookie sheet or spread out wax or freezer paper with old towels underneath.
Spritz the coffee filters with water and watch as the water and markers create a neat tie dye effect.
Print the Poinsettia Patterns and cut them out OR draw poinsettia flowers on a plain piece of paper.
Once the coffee filters are dry, trace the large pattern on two red filters and the small pattern on two red filters. Then cut them out with scissors.
Next, fold the green colored filters in half, and cut out an oval leaf shape. Apply a line of glue to attach the two leaf layers together.
Using a green marker, you can outline the leaf and add some detail. You may also do this with a red marker on the poinsettia petals.
Now it’s time to assembly the poinsettias. Start by attaching the two large flowers together. Glue one on top of the other so the top and bottom petals are alternating.
Next glue the small flowers on top of the large ones. As the glue dries, scrunch together the small flowers to create dimension.
Attach the leaf to the back of the flower, then glue the gold tinsel pom poms to the center of the flower.
Lastly, twist a green chenille stem around a pencil, cut it in half with scissors, and glue it to the leaf so it sticks out from under the petals.
How Long Does It Take to Make Coffee Filter Poinsettia Flowers?
You can create this Coffee Filter Poinsettia Craft in about 30 minutes plus drying time. It can take the wet coffee filters about 1-2 hours to air dry.
So if you are planning to do this with your kids at home or at school, you may want to start with coloring and dyeing the filters in the morning and finish the project in the afternoon. Otherwise, you may need to split it up between two days.
You can also use a hair dryer to help speed up the time it takes them to dry, just use caution.
More Christmas Crafts:
- Christmas Tree Ice Cream Cones
- Christmas Tree Lights Craft
- Marshmallow Polar Bear Edible Craft
- Cotton Ball Snowman
- DIY Christmas Ornaments
- Easy DIY Gifts
- 21 Christmas Tree Crafts
Coffee Filter Poinsettias
This Coffee Filter Poinsettia is the perfect Christmas craft for kids and adults to make. It’s an easy project and looks beautiful when it’s done.
Materials
- Round White Coffee Filters
- Washable Markers
- Gold Tinsel Pom Poms
- Green Chenille Stems (aka pipe cleaners)
- Printable Poinsettia Patterns
Tools
- Water Spray Bottle
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Cookie Sheet, wax paper, or freezer paper
Instructions
You will need 5 coffee filters (1 green, 4 red), several gold pom poms, and half of a green chenille stem per flower.
- Flatten the round coffee filters. Color one with several shades of green and yellow washable markers in a variety of patterns. Making organic and random patterns work best for this technique.
- Next, color four coffee filters with red and pink washable markers. You will need one green colored filter and four red colored filters for each poinsettia flower.
- Place the coffee filters on a cookie sheet or spread out wax or freezer paper with old towels underneath.
- Spritz the coffee filters with water and watch as the water and markers create a neat tie dye effect.
- Print the Poinsettia Patterns and cut them out OR draw poinsettia flowers on a plain piece of paper.
- Once the coffee filters are dry, trace the large pattern on two red filters and the small pattern on two red filters. Then cut them out with scissors.
- Next, fold the green colored filters in half, and cut out an oval leaf shape. Apply a line of glue to attach the two leaf layers together.
- Use a green marker to outline the leaf and add some detail, if you wish. You may also do this with a red marker on the poinsettia petals.
- Now it’s time to assembly the poinsettias. Start by attaching the two large flowers together. Glue one on top of the other so the top and bottom petals are alternating.
- Next glue the small flowers on top of the large ones. As the glue dries, scrunch together the small flowers to create dimension.
- Attach the leaf to the back of the flower, then glue the gold tinsel pom poms to the center of the flower.
- Lastly, twist a green chenille stem around a pencil, cut it in half with scissors, and glue it to the leaf so it sticks out from under the petals.
Darcy is the founder of “Life With Darcy and Brian,” where she combines her love for education, board games, and crafting to create engaging learning experiences for kids. Her creative projects and writing have been featured in outlets like The Toy Insider, CafeMom, Mom.com, Parents.com, Country Living, and The Pioneer Woman.
Carol
Monday 25th of September 2023
Will be making these but can you give suggestions on how to use them
Darcy Zalewski
Monday 25th of September 2023
I hope you have fun making them, Carol! They can be attached to gifts or gift bags, connected with twine to create a banner, placed on a shelf, mantel, or used as part of a table centerpiece. I'm sure there are more ideas too! I hope that inspires you :)
Suzy
Thursday 10th of December 2020
FYI: It’s real name is CUETLAXÓCHITL! It’s Nahuatl, for flower that withers! Also, known as Flor de Nochebuena, Spanish for Christmas Eve flower!
Darcy Zalewski
Tuesday 15th of December 2020
Yes! Thank you, Suzy, for sharing that information!
Cheryl
Saturday 14th of November 2020
Darcy, I LOVE your coffee filter crafts!!! Esp the poinsettia and turkey one! You have made me excited for holiday decorating again! Thank You! Cheryl
Darcy Zalewski
Monday 16th of November 2020
Thank you so much, Cheryl! I hope you have fun making these and I'd love to see a picture when you are done! :)