Learn how to make these beautifulchromatography flowersusing coffee filters and markers.

I just love all the beautiful colors and varieties of flowers!

From roses to peony, tulips and daffodils to petunias there are so many different looking flowers!

Learn how to make these beautiful chromatography flowers using coffee filters and markers. This flower chromatography is both a fun flower craftsAND a simple science experiments for kids that explores colors while making pretty craft flowers for spring and summer.  This STEAM project is the perfect spring activity for toddler, preschool, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders plus a great way to explore chromatography for kids.

Isn’t it amazing how you can make these beautiful flowers with science?

Botanists estimate there are more than 10,000 species or types of flowers in the world today!

Thats a whole lot of variety that come in different colors, patterns, and scents too!

Thischromatography flower experimenteven makes a clever, pretty hand-madeMothers Day craft.

learn what is chromatography with this fun, hands on science project for kids from toddlers, preschoolers, pre k, kindergartners, first grader, and 2nd graders too

As this project is bothspring scienceandspring craft ideas, it is called aSTEAM project for kids!

So, as the water travels it separates the colors..

Different molecules move across paper at different rates.

the spring flower craft supplies you will need are washable markers or high pigment felt pens, green craft sticks, water, and coffee filters

As a result, components of the first color separate allowing us to see the colors that created it.

Note: You will need to use secondary or tertiary colors for this to work.

This can be a great way to teach how we have these different categories of colors and why.

draw a circle half way down on the coffee filter with your water based marker to make this easy chromatography experiment

Flower chromatography

Looking to try this beautifulflower crafts for kids,spring science experiment?

Here are the supplies you will need:

Chromatography flower experiment

Flatten out some coffee filters.

Then create a circle or simple line design in the middle using any secondary or tertiary color you wish.

Fun Science Experiments for Kids that explores chromatography with a flower craft

I suggest trying both dark green and light green and noting what colors make these shades different.

Add about 0.5 mL of water to the center of your coffee filter.

Watch to see what happens!

twist the brightly colored filter to make a coffee filter flowers

Chromatography flower

Your colors should start spreading and separating as the water travels along the filter.

Let the filters dry completely so you are ready to make this spring activity.

Now is a great time to explore what colors came out of the ones you started with.

beautiful chromatography flower made from coffee filter, green chenille stick, water soluble ink markers, and STEAM

Keep them for yourself or gift them as a wonderful spring present, perhaps for Mothers Day!

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This beautiful butterfly craft for kids helpds kids explore science by making stunning chromatography butterflies! This easy butterfly craft is fun for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th graders. Besides creating a fun butterfly craft idea, you will learn about chromatography for kids. This is a fun coffee fitler craft, spring science experiment or summer activity for kids!

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Make practicing Dolch sight words fun with this frog themed Printable Sight Word Games. This sight word board games uses grade 2 sight words to make a fun 2nd grade sight words game. This sight word games works great independently or with a group of kids to make learning sight words fun for grade 1 children! Simply print pdf file with free printable sight word games and you are ready to play and learn with this free sight word games perfect for your next frog theme or spring theme!

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Teach electricity for kids with this fun lemon clock project. In this lemon electricity experiment children will discover how acidic lemon juic conducts electricity. WOW your children with this lemon experiment is fun for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th graders. Keep reading to find out how to make a lemon clock at home!

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Here is a fun way to turn a trip to the zoo into a fun, educational sceince field trip! These zoo field trip worksheet will help your kids to explore the zoo more in-depth.  We&rsquo;ve included zoo animals worksheet for first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. Plus preschool zoo activities including zoo coloring pages perfect for toddler, preschool, and pre-k students. Finally create an animal report where kindergarten and elementary age students can draw animals they see and write down interesting information too. Simply print pdf file with zoo animal printables and you are ready to play and learn!

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