Happy Earth Week! In this video, we will be demonstrating how to create a simple Earth Day craft with a coffee filter, markers and scratch paper.
Materials Needed:
• Coffee filter
• Blue and green markers
• Spray bottle filled with water
• Scratch paper
• Paper towels
For the earth in space craft, you’ll also need:
• Black construction or cardstock paper
• White paint
• Small or thin paint brush
• Glue stick
For the hanging earth craft, you’ll need:
• Yarn or any other type of string
• Hole-punch
• Scissors
Instructions:
1. Using your hands, flatten out the coffee filter.
2. Put coffee filter on top of scratch paper.
3. With the green marker, draw the islands, continents, etc. onto the coffee filter and color them in.
4. With the blue marker, draw the ocean by coloring in the rest of the coffee filter.
5. Place coffee filter on top of paper towels.
6. Spray water onto the coffee filter 2-4 times, or just enough to get the coffee filter a little wet.
a. Don’t spray too much water or the colors will completely wash away.
7. Wait for the coffee filter to dry.
Instructions for the earth in space craft:
1. Once the coffee filter is dry, glue the coffee filter onto black construction or card stock paper.
2. Using the white paint and thin paint brush, lightly paint dots around the earth. These dots can be painted in different sizes. These dots will represent the stars.
3. Ready to display once paint is dry!
Instructions for the hanging earth craft:
1. Once the coffee filter is dry, put a hole on the top of the coffee filter with the hole-punch tool
2. With scissors, cut a piece of yarn or string to any length.
3. Put yarn or string through the hole on the coffee filter and tie a knot at the ends of the string.
4. Cut any excess yarn or string.
5. Ready to hang anywhere!
