The kids' spring craft ideas are endless! Perfect for a rainy day or springtime afternoon, these spring craft ideas for kids will infuse your home with cheerful spring color. We've rounded up our favorite kids' spring craft ideas for you to try with your little ones. There's a spring craft for every type of kid, whether they love caterpillars, flowers, bugs, or playing with felt. Need more inspiration? Browse products for spring crafts for kids!
Create a cute garden, no soil or sun required! This project by Haeley from Design Improvised involves coloring your own flowers using crayons, wood markers, buttons and pom-poms. Then, create a centerpiece windowbox using a DIY Wood Flower Box Centerpiece decorated with acrylic craft paint and pom-pom trim. Add floral foam, insert the flowers and some green Easter grass, then display as a beautiful DIY centerpiece!
Project by: Haeley Giambalvo of Design Improvised
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Take craft time outside by sending kids on a hunt for the perfect rocks to paint! Once they return, give them a white base-coat with spray paint. Then, follow the directions by Shauna from Ella and Annie to create ladybugs, bees, and frogs.
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If you ask us, there's something about warmer weather that makes it feel like it's time to tie dye! Haeley from Design Improvised pulled together five unique tie-dyeing crafts, including hats, totes, aprons and pennant banners. Best of all, a Tulip® One-Step 5-Color Rainbow Tie-Dye Kit makes the process easy and mess-free.
Project by: Haeley Giambalvo of Design Improvised
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Transform an ordinary birdhouse into a sweet, smiling pineapple! Start by painting the bottom of a DIY Wood Birdhouse Craft Kit with neon paint and a foam brush. Then, paint the roof and sides with yellow acrylic paint. Once the paint dries, build the DIY Wood Birdhouse Craft Kit per the instructions, and use a hot glue gun to reinforce the panels. Next, add some bling by affixing adhesive rhinestones. Create the leaves out of lime green craft foam. Decorate the plastic glasses with mini faux flowers and draw or add wiggle eyes. Hang your pineapple creation outside or use as a fun centerpiece.
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While you’re anxiously waiting for the first flowers to bloom outside, create your own inside! This kid-friendly spring craft creates pretty flowers out of craft sticks, and nestles them into a mason jar with a “lawn” full of green sand. View the full tutorial and product list by Tonya Coleman from Soiree Event Design.
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This kids spring craft is as easy as it is cute. Simply draw a leaf with a dark green marker onto green construction paper, then cut out with scissors. Draw a squiggly line with school glue, then glue the caterpillar’s body (pom-poms and googly eyes) directly on. Watch a step-by-step how-to.
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We’ve seen flower crowns make a resurgence in popularity at weddings (check out this flower crown station for a bridal shower) — why not bring this fun, springy accessory to your kids with an easy felt flower crown DIY? Best for older children (your princess-obsessed elementary-age daughter, perhaps?), this craft by Meri Cherry comes together with colored felt cut into various flower shapes and held together with a glue gun. The secret to creating the crown? A chenille stem twisted to form a ring! From there, glue the flowers to it and add some ribbon accent.
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Crab-apple trees bursting with pink blooms and sweet fragrance are among the most welcome signs of spring. Help your children recreate the beauty indoors with this springtime blooming tree craft from Becky of The Crafting Chicks. Begin with a free printable tree trunk, pour varying shades of paint on a disposable plate, and use pencils to create the dots. (PS: Repeat this craft with oranges, reds, and yellows in the fall!)
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Ring in spring with this craft for children who love to make and wear their own jewelry. Simply set out flower and colorful pony beads along with spring-y pastel pony bead bracelets, and let your little one create! The large beads and sturdy bracelet material makes this an ideal project for children who are still working on their fine motor skills.
Project by: Nikkala Stephens of The Crafting Chicks
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This creation cleverly uses colorful straws as stems for a kids’ spring craft you can leave on the table all season long! Best for bigger kids, this craft uses a hot glue gun. Mix up the felt colors and shapes so that every flower is different. Get the complete tutorial by Shauna from Ella and Annie.
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Welcome spring with a colorful, buttoned caterpillar, snail, sun, flower, tree, or rainbow. Self-adhesive buttons are the star of the show for each of these projects. They not only cut down on mess by eliminating the need for glue, they're also easier for little hands to craft with.
Project by: Rachel Nipper of I Heart Crafty Things
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Butterflies, flowers AND crafts? We're here for it! This pretty project by Laura from Make Life Lovely is quintessentially spring. Help your child create fingerprint butterflies on a flower pot using paint and a marker. Use green paint to add a little bit of grass around the bottom of the pot, then add your favorite springtime flowers (pansies and violas make great choices!) and enjoy.
Project by: Laura Russell of Make Life Lovely
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If The Very Hungry Caterpillar Pots pictured above are a bit too advanced, these fingerprint flower pots by Shauna from Ella and Annie are the perfect project! Simply place ceramic mini flowerpots in front of kiddos along with fingerpaint, and let them have fun! This craft also includes beaded plant markers to help littles identify their plants.
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While terrariums are traditionally filled with live plants and ceramic figurines, the plastic container, craft sand, and butterfly and dinosaur figurines in this DIY version are totally kid-proof. See how Shauna of Ella and Annie put together two equally adorable versions and get the complete supply list.
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Adorn your fridge with cute, not-at-all-creepy crawlies! This kids’ spring craft is equal parts adorable and functional — they’re perfect for displaying other art projects. See how Shauna from Ella and Annie brought basic clothespins to life using items like pom-poms and googly eyes, along with a complete list of supplies.
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Those April showers are inevitable — but your kiddos can get through them in style! This ultimate spring kids’ craft uses an umbrella as a blank canvas for them to express their creativity. Offer fabric paint, fabric spray paint, and washi tape, and let their imaginations run wild. See how blogger Meri Cherry set up this activity.
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The sound of birds chirping is one of the first signs of spring — and if you’re lucky, they’re nesting in your backyard! Help kids give them a cozy home with this fun afternoon project from Meri Cherry that lets kids decorate their very own birdhouse with oil pastels, liquid watercolor paint, and glitter.
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Help your kids create the perfect container to plant their first seeds this spring! Shauna from Ella and Annie used Dip and Dot Paint Dotters to create the caterpillar’s body, then used paint pens to add fun designs.
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Get kids excited about gardening with a mini paper garden full of carrots! Start with basic white round paper dinner plates, paint them blue and brown, and once dried, staple them together. Add sizzle or Easter grass. Cut vegetables from construction paper, glue the tops on, then “plant” in the garden. Mix it up by creating your kiddos’ favorite fruits and veggies.
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Perfect for a rainy afternoon, this mobile reminds littles that rainbows come after the storm! Shauna from Ella and Annie took a simple paper plate and punched holes in it, then added tissue paper clouds with glue. Next, she strung pony beads onto white curling ribbon, tied them off and attached to the holes punched in the plate, and displayed it in a sunny window.
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Create colorful, whimsical spring butterflies with this project by Haeley from Design Improvised. Boho floral paper plates serve as the wings, while the body is made out of a rainbow colored craft stick. Chenille stems make for perfect antennas, and sparkly pom-poms and flower jewels add some extra color and shine. Hang them on the wall, window, or anywhere that needs a boost of spring color!
Project by: Haeley Giambalvo of Design Improvised
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Perfect for babies and toddlers, you'll want to keep these adorable handprint crafts by Jamie from The Crafting Chicks for years to come. Free Spring Handprint Craft Templates make it easy to create a bunny, chick, butterfly, flower pot -- or better yet, all four! All you need is acrylic paint and some basic supplies for each.
Project by: Jamie Bare of The Crafting Chicks
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Bring out the pastel hues of spring with these cheery flowers by Rachel from I Heart Crafty Things. Make sure to download the free vase template, then create colorful flowers using watercolor paper and liquid watercolors. Complete with lime green paper straw stems and a photo of your kiddo.
Project by: Rachel Nipper of I Heart Crafty Things
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Capture the spirit of spring's breezy days with this cute kite craft by Rachel from I Heart Crafty Things. This project is better for older kiddos with solid scissor skills. However, it comes with a Free 3D Kite Shape Printable Template to help keep you on track. All you need is colorful paper, baker's twine, an extra strength glue stick, scissors and a pencil to bring this project to life.
Project by: Rachel Nipper of I Heart Crafty Things
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