Updated on September 15, 2023
Kid’s Craft: Easy Paper Snowflakes. Coffee filters make cutting paper snowflakes easy for little fingers.
** Updated January 2022
Making paper snowflakes is an activity we do every year for our Christmas advent calendar. It is a fun craft to do any time in winter with the kids.
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How to Make Coffee Filter Paper Snowflakes
Supplies:
Traditionally when you make paper snowflakes you use white copy paper. However, folding it and having your kids cut out shapes with the kid safety scissors can be a challenge!
Instead, we use coffee filters. The great thing is they are already circle shaped and since they are thinner than regular paper, they are much easier to cut.
We have also had good success with notebook paper, which is thinner and easier to cut than regular copy paper if you don’t mind the lines.
Below is an overview of how to fold the coffee filter to be able to cut out the paper snowflakes. This set of folds works with any kind of circle paper you may choose to use.
Step One: Flatten out the coffee filter and fold it in half.
Step Two: Fold the coffee filter in half again.
Step Three: Fold the coffee filter into thirds.
Step Four: Fold the coffee filter in thirds again.
Cut Out Snowflake Design
Now, the fun part! Cutting out the snowflake designs. Just like real snowflakes, no two are alike!
Helpful tip: You can Google “snowflake patterns” to find some really cool designs to try.
Open the snowflake and smooth it out. Hang it to display.
Note: The more of the coffee filter you cut off, the more it will look like a traditional snowflake. If you leave a lot of the coffee filter, you will end up with a more solid snowflake.
You can tape them up to a window or wall using clear tape or washi tape. You can also attach a clear fishing line to the snowflake and hang them from the ceiling.
The ones you see here were made by me and my seven-year-old.
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Judy Ober says
Love this idea. We’ve done this for years and always love the way they turn out. Something else to try, go to a local coffee supply store or even coffee house and purchase some of their super large coffee filters. We bought 1000 of them for around $25 and they last for years. You can make huge snowflakes with them as well and they look fabulous.
Laura Silva says
Fabulous idea Judy! Thank you for sharing. Have a happy new year!
Amanda says
Great idea, and economical!! I am pretty sure my local dollar store has coffee filters.
Lauras Crafty Life says
Thanks so much! You can find them at most dollar stores and the grocery store. They are not too expensive. I have had the same big pack for crafting for about 3 or 4 years now and still have a ton left. :)