Coffee Filter Rainbows

Who doesn’t love rainbows? They are so beautiful and cheery. Now, kiddos can make their own using coffee filters and paint.

  1. Ages: 0 - 4

  2. <30 minutes

  3. Messy

  4. Grownup needed

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Materials you'll need

Step-by-step tutorial

  • Step 1

    Fold the coffee filters in half and set up some liquid watercolors (in rainbow colors, of course) to use.

    Photo reference of how to complete step 1

  • Step 2

    Use a dropper to “paint” rainbows on the coffee filter. Watch how some of the colors blend together!

    Photo reference of how to complete step 2

  • Final result!

    Let the coffee filters dry and then open them up. Do you see the rainbow? What other color combinations can you experiment with?

    Photo reference of how to complete step 3

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