Coffee Filter Color Wheel

Children love discovering how colors mix together to create new colors. This color mixing art project for kids takes minutes to create and only requires 2 materials, coffee filters and paint.

But don’t let the paint scare you away this a minimal mess color mixing activity.

Materials

3 Coffee Filters

Red, Yellow and Blue Paint Daubers (or Watercolor paint)

Tutorial

Step 1: Paint each coffee filter one color and let dry. *

EASY CLEAN UP TIP: Place a plastic mat or garbage bag under the coffee filter as the paint will bleed through the coffee filter.

Step 2: Hang up the coffee filters in a window or glass door (or use a light table) and overlap each color slightly to see if you can create a new color.

Red + Yellow = Orange

Yellow + Blue = Green

Blue + Red = Violet (purple)

To extend the activity follow up with reading a color mixing books like  Mouse Paint or Mix It Up.

If you like this color activity you may also enjoy our non-mess color mixing play dough activity.