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    Home » Fall Recipes and Activities

    Coffee Filter Pumpkins

    Published: Oct 1, 2012 · Modified: Sep 22, 2022 by Vicky · This post contains affiliate links.

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    I stumbled upon the idea for these Coffee Filter pumpkins on The Happier Homemaker where there were made by an adult using sponge ink. I loved the simplicity of the pumpkins, and decided to modify them so my younger children could make this Halloween craft.

    These coffee filter pumpkins are fun for kids to make and are a great  Fall decoration!  Such a fun kids activity!

    Coffee Filter Pumpkins

    You will need:

    • Large coffee filter
    • Washable orange marker (we used Crayola Washable Markers)
    • Spray bottle with water
    • Green paper
    • Scissors
    • Ribbon, wire or Easter grass
    • Tray or plate
    • Branch
    • Tissues
    coffee filter on plate

    You will want to start by using a waterproof plastic plate or tray under your coffee filter. This will help contain the mess later on.

    Give your child a coffee filter and an orange marker and have them color the coffee filter. They don't need to cover every inch of the coffee filter as the color will run as it gets sprayed.

    child drawing on coffee filter

    After they are done coloring the coffee filter, give them a spray bottle filled with water and have them watch what happens when they squirt the coffee filter. This was my kids' favorite part. They loved watching the color spread as the coffee filter got wet.

    coffee filter pumpkins

    I put the filters on paper towels to dry and it took about an hour. While we were waiting for the filters to dry, we went outside and searched for some branches to use for the stem of our pumpkins.

    Now it's time to assemble the pumpkins. Unless you have older kids, you will be doing most of this yourself. You will need your coffee filter, tissue, ribbon (we used leftover Easter grass), green paper, and branch.

    supplies  for  coffee filter pumpkins

    Wad up 3 tissues and place them in the center of the coffee filter.

    orange coffee filter

    Squeeze the coffee filter together to make your pumpkin. At this point you will need to secure it with something so it doesn't open up. You can use ribbon, wire, tape or a rubber band. Before you secure it, add a small piece of branch to the middle. We happened to have Easter grass on hand so I tied it up with that. I don't have a photo of this step since it requires both hands.

    orange coffee filter

    Cut some small leaves out of the green paper and poke a hole in each one and attach them to your pumpkin. I just slipped them through the Easter grass that was hanging off the pumpkin after I tied it up.

    paper leaves

    When you're done, you can assemble a group of the coffee filter pumpkins into a little pumpkin patch. Kids can use it as a pretend pumpkin patch for their toys or you can display them in a basket or on a mantle.

    coffee filter pumpkins

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    1. Anna

      October 18, 2013 at 7:00 pm

      I love all your fun fall crafts. Thanks for linking up at After School!

    2. Crafty Mischief

      October 03, 2012 at 2:40 am

      What cute pumpkins! It looks like they had fun making them!

    3. The Nem's!!

      October 03, 2012 at 2:10 am

      Love it! I also love the suggestion to use a paper plate under the coffee filter. I did a blue & green coffee filter with my toddler for Earth Day last April--wish I had thought to use that paper plate!!

    4. Allison

      October 02, 2012 at 5:49 am

      These are adorable! What a great idea. We'll have to try it. 🙂

    5. Stacy@{ShareandRemember}

      October 01, 2012 at 6:07 pm

      How cute! I think we'll do these soon.

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