Turn ordinary coffee filters into awesome pretend play watermelon slices with today’s simple kid craft tutorial!

Not only is our Coffee Filter Watermelon Kid Craft idea PERFECT for every day craft time BUT it also goes along PERFECTLY with the book The Watermelon Seed by Greg Pizzoli {affiliate link}

With perfect comic pacing, Greg Pizzoli introduces us to one funny crocodile who has one big fear: swallowing a watermelon seed. What will he do when his greatest fear is realized? Will vines sprout out his ears? Will his skin turn pink? This crocodile has a wild imagination that kids will love.

With bold color and beautiful sense of design, Greg Pizzoli’s picture book debut takes this familiar childhood worry and gives us a true gem in the vein of I Want My Hat Backand Not a Box.

I sure hope you take the time to recreate our craft with your child, as well as grabbing the mentioned book above to read along in celebration. Who knows – you might even find yourself munching on some yummy watermelon afterwards. Happy crafting my friends!

Supplies:

* White Coffee Filters
* Pink/Black/Green Craft Paint
* Large Paper Plate
* Paint Brushes
* Scissors

Directions:

* First you need to flatten your coffee filter on your paper plate.
* Next have children grab their craft paint and paint the outer rim green and the inside of the coffee filter completely pink.
* now have children dip their index finger in some black paint and then press it down on the coffee filter a few times to create “seeds” on their watermelon.
* Set aside to let it dry completely.
* To finish off the Coffee Filter Watermelon – have children cut their coffee filter into “slices” then either use as decorations and/or pretend pieces!

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Coffee filters are one of my favorite craft supplies when it comes to kid crafts {next to paper plates & tissue paper!} Here are few more craft ideas using coffee filters –

Coffee Filter Peacock {Kid Craft}
Coffee Filter Snowflakes {Kid Craft}
Coffee Filter Umbrellas {Kid Craft}
Coffee Filter Pumpkin {Kid Craft}
Coffee Filter Monsters – Kid Craft