This coffee filter Easter egg is the perfect Easter craft for kids of all ages. It’s ideal for preschool and kindergarten children, but older kids enjoy making these as well.

They are easy to make at home or school, use affordable craft supplies, and only take about 20 minutes (plus drying time).

I love how many different ways you can decorate with them when finished too!

Looking for more crafts and activities like this? Don’t miss these no sew felt Easter eggs, free Easter printables for kids, and our book of cute coffee filter crafts.

Three coffee filter egg shapes colored with markers lined up next to each other above some markers. White and black text over light purple rectangle in the middle says Coffee Filter Easter Eggs Craft for Kids. Bottom shows three finished coffee filter Easter eggs glued to blue construction paper with green fringe cut construction paper along the bottom. Plastic eggs laying around the craft project.

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Spring Coffee Filter Egg Craft

These easy eggs are the perfect inexpensive Easter craft project to make as a family at home or at school for a simple spring art center activity.

They require only a few simple supplies, are quick to make and can be used to make a variety of fun Easter-themed decorations.

Coffee filter Easter eggs are also a less messy alternative to dyeing Easter eggs.

Preschoolers and kindergartners will practice fine motor skills as they color the coffee filters with water based markers.

Elementary school age children can practice tracing a pattern and cutting with scissors.

Close overhead view of coffee filter cut into egg shape with pretty Easter egg design colored with markers.

The main thing is to have fun with coloring your egg! You can add a variety of designs and patterns to decorate them.

Children will love spraying these coffee filters with water and watching the colors blend too.

You can also do a little science activity with them: experiment if putting specific colors next to each other creates new colors during the blending stage.

These may require additional drying time depending on how much water is sprayed on the coffee filter during the blending stage.

It’s important to protect your work surface by placing the coffee filters on top of a craft mat, parchment paper, zippered plastic bag, or even a paper plate before spraying.

Overhead view of three finished coffee filter Easter eggs glued to blue construction paper with green fringe cut construction paper along the bottom. Four plastic eggs laying around the craft project.

Once dry, you can create a cute art project by gluing these coffee filter Easter eggs to construction paper. Use blue construction paper for the sky and green construction paper for the “grass”.

Another option is to create a fun Easter egg garland to hang on the wall, mantel, or across the window by stringing several along a length of twine or string.

Or they can also be placed in a window for a beautiful egg suncatcher!

Overhead view of craft supplies to make coffee filter Easter eggs: Scissors, pencil, washable markers, coffee filters, spray bottle, and egg craft template printable.

Coffee Filter Easter Egg Craft Supplies:

Easter Egg Craft (Medium) Template PDF File #132 (our free printables are available in the free printable resource library – get the password by filling out the form at the bottom of this post)
Round White Coffee Filters
Washable Markers
Pencil (for tracing)
Scissors
Water Spray Bottle (for color blending)
Paper Plate, parchment paper, ziploc bag or craft mat

How to Make Coffee Filter Easter Eggs:

First you will need to download and print out our printable Easter Egg (medium size) craft template. (It is file 132 in our free printable resource library.)

Flatten out round coffee filters, then use a pencil to trace the egg shape onto the coffee filter. Cut out the coffee filter egg.

Cut out egg craft template next to a pencil and a coffee filter with traced egg shape drawn on it.

Draw on them with washable markers in a variety of patterns or simply lightly color the entire area.

Place the colored coffee filter on a paper plate, sheet of parchment paper, craft mat or large zipper baggie and spray with water.

Three colored coffee filter eggs in a vertical row being sprayed with water.

Have fun watching the magic of the colors move and blend! Set aside to dry.

These may require additional drying time depending on how much water is sprayed on the coffee filter during the blending stage.

Overhead view of ten completed coffee filter Easter eggs in a variety of colors and designs.

That’s it!

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Coffee Filter Easter Egg

Yield: Several

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Active Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Make these fun and easy coffee filter Easter eggs. They are the perfect spring craft for kids!

Materials

Easter Egg Craft (Medium) Template PDF File #132
Round White Coffee Filters
Washable Markers

Tools

Pencil (for tracing)
Scissors
Water Spray Bottle (for color blending)
Paper Plate, parchment paper, ziploc bag or craft mat

Instructions

First you will need to download and print out our printable Easter Egg (medium size) craft template. (It is file 132 in our free printable resource library.)
Flatten out round coffee filters.
Use a pencil to trace the egg shape onto the coffee filter.
Cut out the coffee filter egg.
Draw on them with washable markers in a variety of patterns or simply lightly color the entire area.
Place the colored coffee filter on a paper plate, sheet of parchment paper, craft mat or large zipper baggie and spray with water.
Have fun watching the magic of the colors move and blend! Set aside to dry.
These may require additional drying time depending on how much water is sprayed on the coffee filter during the blending stage.
Hang as is on the wall or window, make a banner with them, or glue onto construction paper.