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Coffee filter Easter eggs

Marker scribbles on coffee filters that bleed into soft rainbow eggs when sprayed with water.

Coffee filter Easter eggs
LevelBeginner
AgesAges 2 to 3
Time20 minutes plus drying
Cost$1 to $3
EasterSpringDollar storeRainy day

What you'll need

Materials

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Tools

How to make it

  1. Step 1: Flatten the filters
    1

    Flatten the filters

    Press them flat on the baking sheet.

  2. Step 2: Scribble
    2

    Scribble

    Let your toddler scribble color all over each one.

  3. Step 3: Spray
    3

    Spray

    Mist with water. Watch the colors run together.

  4. Step 4: Dry them
    4

    Dry them

    Leave them for 1 hour.

  5. Step 5: Cut the eggs
    5

    Cut the eggs

    Grown-up step: Cut each into an egg shape. Tape them to a window.

Edie's tip

Only washable markers bleed. Permanent markers won't move.

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