12 Easy and Fun Spring Crafts for Kids
Searching for fun spring crafts that your little ones will love? This guide has you covered.
Long days and warm temperatures mean it’s time to get crafty — with spring and summer crafts, that is! Ringing in the new season crafting with the little ones is a great way to explore creativity, both yours and theirs. From free printables to paint by numbers, crafting is a great way to forge bonds with preschoolers and keep older kids occupied on a rainy day. With this in mind, here are 12 easy and DIY fun spring crafts for kids.
Spring Flower Suncatchers
With spring comes lots of sunny days — and what better way to enjoy them than by making a flower suncatcher? This easy spring flower craft project will keep your kids busy while adding some cheer to even the cloudiest of days.
Age Range: Kids 5 and up
Degree of Difficulty: Beginner
Supplies Needed: Contact paper, scissors, and flower petals
Time Required: 15 minutes
Instructions:
- Start with clear contact paper and cut it into circles.
- Have the kids gather petals from flowers in your garden or local park: daisies, pansies, tulips, whatever is blooming near you is fair game.
- Using a glue stick, have your little ones arrange the petals on one side of the contact paper to create a beautiful flower design.
- Take another piece of clear contact paper and press it over top to secure both sides together. (Because contact paper is adhesive, all you need to do is press it down — no glue required!)
- Hang it up in a sunny window and enjoy the rainbow of colors created by the light shining through!
Tin Can Planters
This crafty spring activity is perfect for older kids who want to get in touch with nature. They’ll love caring for these mini planters all season long. It’s functional, too, taking the place of standard flower pots.
Age Range: Age 10 and up
Degree of Difficulty: Intermediate
Supplies Needed: Soil, scissors, construction paper, small plants like succulents or herbs, and two to three tin cans (make sure to clean them thoroughly and remove any sharp edges before beginning)
Time Required: 30 minutes
Instructions:
- Decorate each can with construction paper.
- Use scissors to make small holes at the bottom of each tin can for drainage.
- Add soil and small plants in each can, then set them on a windowsill or outside in a sunny spot.
Paper Bag Puppets
Bring stories to life with paper bag puppets! This is a fun activity that encourages storytelling skills and helps to develop fine motor coordination.
Age Range: Age 3 and up
Degree of Difficulty: Beginner
Supplies Needed: Construction paper, markers, googly eyes, pipe cleaners, and lunch-sized paper bags
Time Required: Five minutes or more
Instructions:
- Draw faces on the bag, then glue on the eyes, nose, and mouth.
- If kids want to get extra creative, encourage them to add accessories like feathers or felt shapes. There’s no limit to how imaginative they can be!
- To finish, help little ones twist two pipe cleaners together for antennae.
Air Dry Clay Hand Prints
Capture a special moment in time with this fun spring art project: air-dry clay hand prints! Write your little ones’ name and date on the back with a Sharpie — so you can cherish the moment forever.
Age Range: Age 2 and up (with assistance)
Degree of Difficulty: Beginner
Supplies Needed: A package of air dry clay and some water
Time Required: Five minutes (plus drying time)
Instructions:
- Roll clay into a ball, then flatten it onto a piece of wax paper. (Make sure it’s big enough for your kiddo to press their hand into!)
- Help them make an impression in the center using their thumb and four fingers
- Guide them as they decorate around the edges of the impression with small shapes and patterns.
- Allow to sit out overnight or until completely dry.
Pom-Pom Ladybugs
This adorably simple craft is perfect for sweet springtime fun! It makes a sweet mother’s day gift that little ones can gift to moms and grandmas, and is sure to deliver smiles all around.
Age Range: Age 3 and up
Degree of Difficulty: Beginner
Supplies Needed: Red and black pom-poms or cotton balls, one bag of twisty pipe cleaners
Time Required: 15 minutes
Instructions:
- Use black pom-poms as the base for ladybug buddies. To do this, join two pom poms with a piece of pipe cleaner, then twirl pipe cleaner to secure pom poms in place.
- Glue googly eyes onto the heads. They’ll make these little critters come alive!
- To finish, attach four pieces of pipe cleaner to create legs and antennae.
Egg Carton and Construction Paper Butterfly
Bring a touch of springtime beauty into the house with an egg carton butterfly mobile. This craft is sure to brighten any room while also encouraging creative thinking skills.
Age Range: Age 10 and up
Degree of Difficulty: Intermediate
Supplies Needed: An old egg carton, multi-colored construction paper, scissors, and string
Time Required: 15 minutes
Instructions:
- Cut egg carton into individual cups — two for each butterfly you plan to make.
- Trace around one of the cups onto construction paper and cut it out.
- Glue egg cups together (one in front and one in back) for a 3D effect, then decorate butterflies with markers and glitter.
- Create a hanging loop with string.
- Hang all butterflies from something sturdy like a coat hanger or branch — whatever you have handy.
Popsicle Stick Bird Feeder
Welcome feathered friends to your backyard this spring with a homemade bird feeder. This craft is sure to bring lots of joy — not just for your kiddos but also for any birds that happen by. Enjoy watching nature’s beauty unfold right before your eyes.
Age Range: Age 10 and up
Degree of Difficulty: Intermediate
Supplies Needed: Popsicle sticks, glue, a plastic cup, string, and bird seed
Time Required: 30 minutes to an hour
Instructions:
- Glue the popsicle sticks together to form a square or rectangle.
- Thread colorful string through two sides of your shape to create a handle.
- Fill plastic cup with bird seed, then attach it to the frame using more glue.
- Hang bird feeder outdoors and watch feathered friends start flocking in!
Paper Plate Flower
This fun and easy craft is a great paper plate craft for toddlers and preschoolers that helps to develop fine motor skills. When their colorful craft is completed, show it off by hanging it in a window or door frame!
Age Range: Age 5 and up
Degree of Difficulty: Beginner
Supplies Needed: A paper plate, watercolor paint, markers or crayons, glue, and some tissue paper or construction paper
Time Required: 15 minutes
Instructions:
- Draw little daffodils or cherry blossoms on the plate with markers or crayons.
- Cut out several circles from the tissue paper or construction paper.
- Glue cutout circles onto plate to make the center of their flower.
- Use paint to decorate around it.
Clothespin Butterflies
Turn ordinary clothespins into beautiful butterflies with this easy spring craft. When the kiddos have finished creating their wings, hang them up around your house — you’ll be amazed at how vibrant and cheerful these cute little butterflies look.
Age Range: Age 5 and up
Degree of Difficulty: Beginner
Supplies Needed: Clothespins, colorful paper, scissors, one glue stick, one pencil, decorative items like sequins, feathers, and glitter glue
Time Required: 30 minutes
Instructions:
- Using a pencil, trace the outline of a butterfly onto paper — it can be any size or shape you want.
- Cut out butterfly wings and glue them onto either side of the clothespin.
- Decorate butterfly wings with sequins, feathers, glitter glue, and other embellishments.
Paper Plate Spring Animals
Make paper plate animals that look like they’ve stepped right out of the garden! This craft provides a wonderful opportunity for stoking children’s imaginations by playing pretend.
Age Range: Age 5 and up
Degree of Difficulty: Intermediate
Supplies Needed: Paper plates, construction paper, markers, crayons, glue, decorative embellishments like feathers and pom-poms
Time Required: 30 minutes
Instructions:
- Start with a simple paper plate shape. Draw and cut out ears, eyes, nose, and mouth for your animal.
- Decorate animals with colorful craft supplies like feathers or pom-poms. Add a pipe cleaner tail or yarn for hair, if you like.
- Once decorated, use remaining construction paper to create flowers or plants for the animals to sit around.
Coffee Filter Flowers
Bring the beauty of spring indoors with this colorful craft for kids of all ages! This fun and simple craft is a great way to keep kids entertained while also brightening any room.
Age Range: Age 3 and up
Degree of Difficulty: Beginner
Supplies Needed: Coffee filters, markers, pipe cleaners, and a spray bottle
Time Required: 30 minutes
Instructions:
- Color coffee filters with bright, vibrant colors. Draw pictures or write words on them, if you like.
- Spray coffee filters lightly with water. (This will make the colors blend together for a stunning effect).
- Twist two pipe cleaners together and secure the coffee filter with a dab of glue.
- Bend pipe cleaners into petal shapes to create uniquely shaped flowers.
Tissue Paper Flowers
Tissue paper flowers are an easy-peasy way to highlight the beauty of nature. This simple craft looks stunning when hung in sunny windows or placed on mantles throughout the house. It’s also an excellent way to teach little ones about the joy of doing art projects.
Age Range: Age 5 and up
Degree of Difficulty: Intermediate
Supplies Needed: Several sheets of tissue paper in various colors, scissors, green pipe cleaners, and a glue stick
Time Required: 30 minutes
Instructions:
- Cut tissue paper into four-inch squares then pinch them together in the middle.
- Make a stem by twisting a green pipe cleaner around the middle of the pinched squares.
- Use the glue stick to affix each layer of petals onto their flower design.
The Best Spring Craft Ideas for Your Kids
Springtime is such a wonderful time for crafting with kids — there are so many possibilities! Whether you’re looking for something simple like flower suncatchers or something more involved like paper bag puppets or pom-pom ladybugs, the options are endless. Let these awesome ideas inspire you to hop on the craft train this spring season.
