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March 20, 2019 by Jenae - 22 Comments
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Earth Day Coffee Filter Craft

This post was first published April 2012.

coffee filter art for earth day

 Earth Day Coffee Filter Art

With Earth Day just around the corner, I thought the boys would enjoy making a “stained glass” earth out of coffee filters (just as we have done with Bob & Larry, butterflies, and pumpkins!

As we were making these, I thought it would be a great opportunity to reaffirm to the boys how God created the Earth and everything in it.

It also made me think of the old Sunday school song, “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands.” My original plan was to just create the “stained glass” Earth, but then I thought some hand prints holding the earth would also be cute!

How To Make A “Stained Glass” Earth

Here’s what you’ll need:  

  • white coffee filters
  • green & blue markers
  • contact paper
  • laminator
  • a spray bottle with water
  • black construction paper
  • scissors
  • clear tape to secure it to your window

How To Make A Coffee Filter Earth

earth day craft

1. Lay one coffee filter onto a wipeable surface and let your child begin using their markers to color it. Encourage your child to fill in as much as he/she can with the marker as the colors will be darker and more vibrant with the more color you put on there.

color in the coffee filter

Big Brother working hard!

earth day craft

Little Brother was finished after about 2 minutes, so I finished his for him.

Here is Big Brother with his ‘Earth’!

2. Use a water bottle to spray each coffee filter very lightly until each part is just slightly wet.

3. Let dry. It will probably take 1-2 hours to dry completely.

He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands

4. In the meantime, trace your child’s hand (and part of his/her arm) on a piece of black construction paper.

5. When the coffee filter is dry, laminate both the coffee filter earth and the handprints. If you don’t have a laminator, sandwich each between 2 pieces of clear contact paper.

7. Use clear masking tape (doubled over) to secure either just the Earth or the Earth and the hands to your window!

He really does have the whole world in his hands!

Related Book

He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands by Kadir Nelson

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  1. Kelly H says

    April 16, 2012 at 9:27 am

    I love this!!

    Reply
  2. Cindy says

    April 16, 2012 at 9:35 am

    Oh Jenae, definitely making this with my kiddos! It’s beautiful!! And I love how you tied it in with He’s Got the Whole World!!

    Reply
  3. Shannon says

    April 16, 2012 at 12:31 pm

    Oh I just adore this!!! If I end up trying it I will post about it, and link back to you! Great share- thanks!!

    Reply
  4. alanc230 says

    April 16, 2012 at 4:36 pm

    Great project. I used to make coffee filter fish with my kids, but that was a long time ago. Wish I had a little person around here to make this Earth with.

    Reply
  5. Allison says

    April 16, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    This is amazing. I love how you incorporated Earth Day while keeping the focus on our Creator.

    Reply
  6. Sonya says

    April 16, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    This looks like a fun project. We also have the book you linked and my 2yr-old LOVES it.

    Reply
  7. Jan Messali says

    April 17, 2012 at 8:57 am

    What a great project. I love how you used his hands to hold up the world. I’ll look up this book. Thanks!

    Reply
  8. eryn says

    April 18, 2012 at 8:02 am

    I love this! What a fantastic Earth Day project! I pinned it: http://pinterest.com/pin/91690542383712304/

    Reply
  9. kelly says

    April 21, 2012 at 10:03 pm

    We love this! We posted it with 2 links to your blog. Please let us know if this is not acceptable to you and we will take it down. http://www.teachertime123.com/2012/04/coffee-filter-stained-glass-earth-art-project-for-earth-day/
    Thanks,
    Kelly

    Reply
  10. becky says

    April 21, 2012 at 11:56 pm

    I love this happy earth day everyone

    Reply
  11. Tamara says

    April 22, 2012 at 8:07 am

    We tried it – not very successfully, thought. The coffee filter we bought was “unbleached”, hence brown. So we used kitchen towels. Laminating went well, but not cutting – our Earth fell apart, OMG :-( It was still a fun project. Thanks for the idea!

    Reply
    • Jenae says

      April 22, 2012 at 8:08 am

      Sorry it didn’t work for you. I should have prefaced you need to use a white coffee filter.

      Reply
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    July 1, 2012 at 4:27 am

    Have you ever thought about adding a little bit more than just your articles?
    I mean, what you say is valuable and everything. Nevertheless
    think of if you added some great images or videos to give your posts more, “pop”! Your content is excellent but with pics and clips, this website could undeniably be one of the greatest in its field. Wonderful blog!

    Reply
  13. Kaidi says

    April 19, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    We tried it today and it came out beautifully. My toddler loves markers, so it was doubly fun for her :) And even though she didn’t color from end to end, spraying the water made it all look as if she had meant it to be that way :). I laminated the earth and two hands together in one pouch and cut a hole on top and hung on the window.

    Reply
  14. Farida Naim says

    July 14, 2013 at 10:59 pm

    Hi,
    It’s a very easy craft art for children. about to Earth Day.

    Reply
  15. R Hardy says

    April 1, 2014 at 9:42 am

    My children are too old for this but I have just pinned this to my Pinterest for possible use in church toddler groups. Some lovely ideas here!

    Reply
  16. Melissa says

    April 22, 2014 at 7:32 am

    I will be making this with my kiddos today, for Earth Day! I think this would be perfect for a Sunday School Lesson! Love it! I am also featuring it on my blog, today!

    Reply
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  18. Anna says

    April 21, 2015 at 9:55 pm

    We used this craft as part of a fun day learning about Earth day today. My children and their friends loved it—and the craft turned out wonderfully. I just wanted to thank you for the great idea. We even sang the song before we finished!

    Reply
  19. Lindsay says

    April 2, 2016 at 10:37 pm

    Hi I love your craft but think I will not laminate so it’s more environmentally friendly?

    Reply

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