Creating streamers for the 4th of July was the last thing on Henry’s mind. I tried for many days and many approaches to create these. Sometimes I just don’t win.
Okay, a lot of times.
Then, I saw a post that linked up at It’s Playtime! from Adventures of the Smith Family. Spin Art Patriotic Garland!
With a salad spinner on hand and yet to try spin art. This is my opportunity to entice Henry.
During another afternoon of digging outside with his backhoe, I brought the salad spinner outside. [Does anyone else's salad spinner have holes in the outside tub? I found this odd...]
Along with some watered down red and blue paint, spoons and coffee filters, I enticed Henry to come check it out.
Drip a little paint of each color onto the coffee filter.
Spin. Spin. Spin!
[Or, you can drip one color, spin, and then drip the other color and spin.]
Check out those creations!
Henry was in complete awe of them.
I could have left them alone… very beautiful art!
Instead… we made streamers!
After letting the coffee filters dry for a little bit, I cut them in swirls.
I asked Henry to grab me four sticks that were still floating around in his sandbox after we created the Tin Can Forest. He grabbed me four. No questions asked. [Very proud mom.]
I tied the cut coffee filters onto each stick. [Though looking back, I should have used yarn to tie them on.]
Hand over to your preschooler, and you have super safe sparklers for the 4th of July!
Otherwise known as streamers.
More 4th of July crafts made with coffee filters:
- Super simple coffee filter fireworks found at No Time For Flash Cards.
- A red, white & blue coffee filter bunting for your porch, the tutorial is at Katydid and Kid.
- Crafts by Amanda makes patriotic coffee filter flowers.
- Little Wonders Days’ made a pop rocket with a coffee filter and toilet paper tube!
Henry is 3 years old.
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I love how these turned out! I need to get a salad spinner they make some super cute crafts!
Those are cute! We just made coffee filter fireworks with the magic marker trick but the spin art looks great, too.
This is great! Mind if I link to you for my 4th of July activity on Magical Mouse Schoolhouse next Monday? It's perfect!
Thanks!
Jodi
http://www.magicalmouseschoolhouse.com, where Disney IS school
So glad Henry enjoyed the spin art! Thanks for linking back to me!
Great idea Jamie!
What a great idea. I think I may have to borrow my mom's salad spinner. : )
gorgeous! (and it IS odd about the holes in the outside of your spinner, haha!)
These are great! I think even my 8yo would enjoy this craft. I can already see her running through the yard with one. ☺
Visiting from RSDOI and the 'Happiness Is' hop. Thanks for sharing. I'm a new follower who is looking forward to reading your posts. Happy Thursday! ☺
These are awesome! I am definitely going to try to find time in the next two days to make these
Thanks for the great idea and for linking it up at Rub Some Dirt On It!
That is so fun. I sometimes have a hard time getting my kids to do an art project I want as well. They prefer to make their own fun. This was a great way to get him excited. you should play music and let him dance with his streamer! Thanks for sharing at art4littlehands.com
Cute! Wish I had seen these a few days ago! (Got to check my email more often!) But now I have a use for all those coffee filters we no longer need…..