Here's some easy winter fun...coffee filter snowflakes.  I have a zillion coffee filters that have been waiting for some artful fun.  Maybe you do too?  As long as your child is skilled enough with scissors to cut small shapes and lines, this is sure to captivate them.  And you can use them for window decorations or cards too.

You need:  basket coffee filters (round when you flatten them), scissors.

Fold the filter in half to make a semi-circle, then fold it again, and again and again, until you have a thin triangle.  Cut triangles into the folded edges, cut into the open edges too. Unfold, and see what kind of pattern you have.

Encourage your child to experiment with different kinds of cuts, then open them up to see what happens when it unfolds.  Ask them to think about different patterns, different shapes and sizes.

Options:  If your child is too little to manages triangles and circles, you can have them cut small lines.  They'll still get some satisfaction from seeing what happens when they unfold the filter (and it still looks pretty much like a snowflake).  Or try scrapbooking scissors with jagged or zig-zag edges.

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