25 FUN Spring Crafts (2023)
Looking for Spring crafts?
I have 25+ spring craft ideas that you will LOVE! Spring is the perfect time to get outside and do some fun activities.
Let’s get started!
Craft #1: Beaded Butterflies
These beaded butterflies are so much fun to make. It’s the perfect spring craft!
I love how you can make this a color matching activity or work on patterns.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- beads
- clothespins
- pipe cleaners
B. Set-up
Using one pipe cleaner, add the beads you want on it, twist the pipe cleaner closed at the top. Then, you are going to bend the pipe cleaner in half to make the two halves of the butterflies wings.
You are going to do this step twice for both sides of the butterfly.
C. Activity
Add a clothespin in the middle of the two pipe cleaners to make the entire butterfly! Cut two smaller pieces of pipe cleaner to make the antenna and stick them in the top of the clothespin.
Check out the video below to see it in action (it’ll make more sense by watching the video).
Craft #2: Fork Stamped Flower Craft
Using forks to make tulips is the perfect spring craft.
It turns out really cool! Also, it was SUPER easy to do. I always appreciate low prep activities!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- white cardstock
- art tray
- washable paint
- forks
- paintbrush
B. Set-up
On a white piece of paper, paint on some stems using green paint!
C. Activity
The kids will dip the forks into the paint and place them at the top of each stem, so it looks like a flower! Make sure that the entire fork gets rolled onto the top of the stem!
You can extend this activity by creating flower patterns.
Craft #3: Color Scavenger HuntÂ
Scavenger hunts are the best outdoor activities! Kids just love being the first to find something!
This rainbow craft and scavenger hunt is a perfect spring craft.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- cardboard
- paint/markers
- clothespins
- paintbrush
B. Set-up
Create a rainbow shape from cardboard and paint it the colors of the rainbow or the colors of the objects that you’ll see outside. We don’t have anything blue in our yard, so I added pink and brown instead.
C. Activity
Go outside and start searching for some different colors! Have the kids clip the items that they find in the matching color strip on the rainbow!
If you don’t have colorful items in your yard, you can always have the kids look around at the park!
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Craft#4: Alphabet Flower Garden
This spring craft works on the alphabet and fine motor skills!
Plus, it’s a recycle and play activity, which is one of my favorites to put together.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- egg carton
- green acrylic paint
- knife
- green popsicle sticks
- FREE flower printable
Click HERE to grab your FREE Flower Letters.
B. Set-up
Cut off the middle of pieces of the egg carton. Flip it over and make slices at the bottom of each egg holder. Then, paint the entire container green.
Hot glue the letter printables to a green popsicle stick!
C. Activity
The kids will place the alphabet flower sticks into the egg carton in alphabetical order! Practice letter recognition skills and fine motor skills with this activity.
Letters A-Z are available in the FREE download!
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Craft #5: Earth Day Plate Craft
This spring craft for toddlers is a great way to teach them about Earth Day! Earth Day is always in April so it’s a perfect spring activity.
I also love that it has their little handprints on it.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper plate
- paint
- paper
- pencil
- scissors
- glue stick
B. Set-up
Trace your little one’s hands-on paper and cut them out!
C. Activity
Paint the paper plate blue and green for the Earth! Discuss why the colors of the Earth are green and blue for land and water.
Paint a red heart in the center of the Earth. Lastly, glue their hands on the sides of the Earth.
This is an easy and fun Earth Day craft.
Craft #6: Caterpillar Color Sort
I am a big fan of snack activities! If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I love to use cereal for sensory play and learning activities.
Because kids love snacks, right? One of the hardest things about doing learning activities with your kids is trying to get them hooked in, right? Well, this is a way that WILL work.
This caterpillar craft is a perfect spring activity for kids!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- construction paper
- Fruit loops
- bowls
- googly eyes
- glue
- black marker
B. Set-up
Create circles on construction paper for the head and the body! Use a bowl to trace to make the circles. Make antenna and feet using black construction paper! Add on a face by using googly eyes and a marker for the mouth.
Glue the head and the body together! Your kids can help you with all these steps! They can also be sorting the cereal in bowls by color while you are getting things all set!
C. Activity
The kids will be placing the Fruit Loops on the correct colored circle of the caterpillar. Once they are all done, they can also count how many are on each circle to see which color has the most and the least.
They can also have a few Fruit Loops to snack on 🙂
Craft #7: Pasta Rainbow Craft
I love using sensory fillers for crafts. This spring craft is fun and colorful!
Painting the pasta noodles is a really fun process too that they will enjoy.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- cardboard
- ziplock bags
- parchment paper
- art tray
- pasta noodles (choo-choo wheels and penne)
- acrylic paint
- glue
B. Set-up
To color the pasta noodles, add some noodles to a ziplock bag. Since you are working with rainbow colors, you’ll need about 15-20 for each color.
Dump some acrylic paint inside the bag and shake it up until it covers all of the noodles. The kids LOVE this part!
Lastly, cover a baking sheet/art tray with parchment paper and dump them out to dry. It takes about a half-hour for them to completely dry. Repeat this process for each color.
C. Activity
Once all of the noodles are dry, the kids can glue them down in a rainbow shape on the cardboard.
For the clouds, you can use the choo-choo wheel pasta. Those can be hand-painted or you can use the same process as stated above.
You can use regular school glue to paste the noodles down! Let your kiddo feel how awesome the rainbow is!
Craft #8: Handprint Flower Craft
I’m such a sucker for hand and footprint activities. They are just so darn cute. I love keeping them around to look back on as well!
This is a perfect spring craft that can also could be turned into a Mother’s Day activity!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
B. Set-up
Cut out a trapezoid shape from brown cardstock to be the pot. Then, on an art tray, dump out some green paint.
C. Activity
Have your little one place their hand in the green paint, then place it on the paper near the pot. Have them spread their fingers out to spread the flowers out.
Then, they will use different colored paints to finger paint the petals on. Lastly, glue a yellow pom in the center.
If you are using this as a Mother’s Day craft, they can write Happy Mother’s Day, and the year it was made!
Craft #9: DIY Recycled Bird Feeder
We have a major love for birds in our family. There is a giant bird feeder set up in our backyard, and my husband actually has his own website dedicated to bird watching!
Teaching the kids about the different kinds of birds that we see where we live is so fun. They really enjoy learning about what food birds like. So, we decided to create a DIY birdfeeder!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- creamer carton
- acrylic paint
- birdseed
- paintbrush
- box cutter
- twine
- scissors
- art tray
B. Set-up
Cut large rectangle holes on each side of the carton with a box cutter and scissors. You can draw it out on there first before cutting or just go for it. Paint it using acrylic paint.
We chose to just do different colors around it, but you can paint different designs! You will have two do at least 2 coats of paint.
C. Activity
Once the paint dries, poke a hole using a box cutter, then make it bigger using a screwdriver. Thread a piece of twine through the opening of the carton and the hole you created. Make a tie at the top!
Fill it with your favorite birdseed and hang outside for the birds to enjoy!
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Craft#10: Flower Q-Tip Activity
These Q-tips flowers are so cute and so much fun to make. It’s such a fun spring craft.
I love using this dough because it is SO soft; it stays soft, nontoxic, and smells amazing! Wild Dough has many different colors and smells!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- blue cardstock
- Q-tips
- pipe cleaners
- wild dough play dough
Interested in grabbing some Wild Dough for 15% off? Use the code ABCDEE15 at checkout!
B. Set-up
Cut a bunch of Q-tips in half. Then, create a small ball of yellow dough and have the kids pat it down on the paper to make a flat circle.
C. Activity
Have the kids place the Q-tips under the dough to create the flowers. They should place them around the entire circle! You may have to fix the dough after they are done, place the Q-tips in.
Craft #11: TP Roll Flowers
I love using TP rolls for activities because we ALWAYS have them on hand, and it’s a FREE way to create art!
How cute are these flowers? They are the perfect spring craft.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
B. Set-up
Use scissors to cut each toilet paper roll! Create different amounts of cuts to make the flowers different.
C. Activity
*Dip the toilet paper roll into the paint. You can also use a paintbrush to paint the toilet paper rolls. Then, stamp it on white cardstock.
*Press down the sides to make sure all the paint gets on the paper! Once all your prints are on, use a paintbrush to make a center of each flower. Paint on some stems and the grass!
Craft #12: Sunshine Alphabet Match Activity
We ALL need a little sunshine! This project is such a bright and happy one! It’s also an excellent way to review upper and lower-case letters.
It’s also a wonderful fine motor activity! Practicing fine motor skills is crucial for everyday life skills like buttoning a shirt, zipping their jackets, or tying their shoes.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper plate
- yellow and pink acrylic paint
- yellow clothespins
- paintbrush
- Sharpie
- art tray
B. Set-up
Paint a paper plate yellow! On yellow clothespins, write lower case letters on them with Sharpie.
Once the plate dries, draw eyes and mouth. Use pink acrylic paint and make circles for cheeks.
With Sharpie, write the upper case letters on the outside of the paper plate.
C. Activity
Have the kids clip on the correct lower case letter to the upper case. They should identify what the letters are before placing them on the plate.
Give them three options to choose from to place them on the plate. This will narrow down the options for them and make it not so overwhelming to them!
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Craft #13: Rainbow Blower Craft
Looking for a fun spring craft for the outdoors? This wind blower craft is so fun to watch move at the window!
Kids will love seeing their creations hang outside!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- toilet paper rolls
- acrylic paint
- pom-pom
- paintbrush
- streamer
- scissors
- twine
- hot glue
- window hanger
- art tray
B. Set-up
Paint a toilet paper roll blue! Once it dries, use a pom-pom to paint on white clouds to look like the sky.
C. Activity
Hot glue some rainbow-colored streamer onto the bottom of the roll. Also, glue some twine at the top of the roll so it can hang outside!
Place a window hanger outside and hang it up! Watch it blow in the wind!
Craft #14: Fruit Loop Rainbow Threading
Threading activities are great for fine motor development! I love springtime because that’s when you see SO many rainbows!
Adding a snack into activities has always worked wonders for me. The kids get so excited to participate!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- Fruit Loops
- pipe cleaner
- marshmallows
B. Set-up
Bend a pipe cleaner just slightly! Then, place one end of the pipe cleaner into a marshmallow.
C. Activity
Have the kids thread the Fruit Loops on the pipe cleaner. They should follow the colors of the rainbow in order. When they finish threading, place the other end of the pipe cleaner in the other marshmallow to look like a rainbow!
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Craft #15: Pom Rainbow Craft
I just love seeing the colors of the rainbow. This craft is SO fun and colorful.
Painting with poms is such a fun way to make a rainbow craft for kids! It’s the perfect spring craft.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- poms
- clothespins
- paper
- washable paint
- paint tray
- markers
- glue
- cotton balls
B. Set-up
Draw a rainbow using markers on a piece of white paper. Then, add the same color paints to a paint tray. Lastly, put some clothespins on pom-poms and place them into the paint.
C. Activity
The kids will use color matching skills to dab the poms on the rainbow! This is a fun way for the kids to paint.
It’s an excellent fine motor activity as well! After they are all done creating the colors on the rainbow, add some glue at the bottom of each side.
The kids will place white cotton balls at the ends to make the clouds for the rainbow!
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Craft #16: Sponge Painted Earth Craft
Finding a good Earth Day activity is perfect for a spring craft for kids! Earth Day is always in April.
I love celebrating Earth Day with the kids because it gives us a chance to talk about the importance of keeping our planet clean!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- cardboard
- washable paint
- clothespins
- poms
B. Set-up
Cut a few circles out from a cardboard box! Get the paint and the supplies ready.
C. Activity
Have the kids create their own planet Earth craft by using the poms and the paint. They will use clothespins to hold the poms and paint. This is such a fun and different way to paint! They should dab the poms all around the circle and use both blue and green paint to have land and water.
Craft #17: Snack Bag Butterflies
These butterflies couldn’t be easier to do, and the kids loved putting them together! I’ve never used snack bags for an activity, but let me tell you, there couldn’t be an easier setup.
I love the different supplies that we were putting the bags too. It’s cool to see how each of them looks different with their textures.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- plastic sandwich bags
- clothespins
- paintbrush
- googly eyes
- marker
- snacks (goldfish, Cheerios, grapes, jellybeans, etc.)
B. Set-up
Stuff a plastic snack bag with items like Fruit Loops, poms, jellybeans, and shredded paper.
C. Activity
On a clothespin, hot glue googly eyes and 2 pipe cleaners on for the antenna. Draw in a mouth! Have the kids clip on the clothespin in the middle of the snack bag. You may have to move the objects around in the bag a little for it to stay!
You can also glue some colored gems on the clothespin for some extra color!
Craft #18: Planter Painting
One of our favorite things about the summertime is creating our garden!
A fun spring craft is to paint some small planters with the kids! They will be so excited to create a fun design and learn how to plant.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- planters
- acrylic paint
- art tray
- paintbrush
- planting soil
- seeds (flowers or vegetable)
B. Set-up
Grab your planters and figure out what designs you want to make! We created rainbow colors, the sky, and a bee!
C. Activity
Paint your designs on the planter. Wait for it to dry! Add your soil and seeds and let them sit inside to start growing! You can always transplant it once it really starts growing outside.
I wouldn’t keep the posts outside because if rain gets on the paint, it may mess up your design.
Want to learn more about gardening with kids? Check out my friend Paul’s website, The Gardening Dad.
Craft #19: Baby Bird Nest Craft
Got some plastic Easter eggs lying around? I always have a bunch of leftover eggs from Easter! This is a perfect way to use them.
How cute are these little bluebirds? This is a fun way to talk to your kids about what birds make their nests out of!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper plate
- plastic Easter eggs
- paintbrush
- googly eyes
- craft feathers
- orange cardstock
- hot glue
- scissors
- brown shredded paper
- brown acrylic paint
B. Set-up
Cut a paper plate in half. Paint it brown using acrylic paint!
C. Activity
Glue brown shredded paper to the plate. Glue some googly eyes on the egg! Create a beak by folding a piece of orange cardstock paper, cut a small triangle, and glue it on the egg’s center.
Hot glue the eggs to the nest! Instead of using shredded paper, you can also grab some sticks outside and create the nest using the sticks!
Craft #20: Coffee Filter Butterflies
Have you ever tried coffee filter art activities? It’s one of my favorite things to do because you literally can’t mess it up!
It looks beautiful no matter how it turns out! It’s a must-try activity!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- coffee filters
- markers
- squirt bottles/ droppers
- water
- art trays
- clothespins
- Sharpie
- pipe cleaners
B. Set-up
Flatten out a coffee filter on an art tray. Create a design using a marker on the filter. You can even scribble on it! Once done, spray it with water and let dry.
On a clothespin, draw on a face with Sharpie or even put googly eyes on them!
C. Activity
Fold front and back like an accordion. Then, place the clothespin in the middle and stretch out the sides to look like a butterfly!
Each one is unique!
Craft #21: Rain Cloud Name Craft
Name crafts are a perfect way for kids to practice name-building skills, and they always love making a project special by adding their name to it.
This rain cloud is a perfect spring craft for kids. It could even be hung up at home!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- white card stock
- blue card stock paper
- cotton balls
- blue yarn
- glue
- hole puncher
- glitter glue
- scissors
- FREE cloud and raindrop printable
Click HERE for your FREE Raindrop Craft
B. Set-up
Print off my free printable! Cut out the cloud and glue some cotton balls on it. Leave some room at the bottom for the kids to punch holes.
C. Activity
Have the kids use the hole puncher to punch the number of holes they need to create their name. Have them string some blue yarn through the holes.
Then, punch holes at the top of each raindrop. String the other end of the yarn through the raindrop! Have the kids write the letters using glitter glue or markers!
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Craft #22: Ice Chalk
Ice chalk?! This sounds like the perfect spring activity for kids to me!
Try this DIY ice chalk activity with your kids! Since it’s spring, it’s the perfect time to get outside and try an activity like this!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- sidewalk chalk
- cheese grater
- corn starch
- ice tray
- measuring cup.
B. Set-up
*Use a cheese grater to make the sidewalk into powder form. Use about half a piece of sidewalk chalk of all the colors you want to do. Dump that into a measuring cup.
*Add in 2 tablespoons of corn starch and 4 tablespoons of water. Mix with a spoon! Dump the liquid into the ice tray. If you use half of a chalk piece, this will fill about 2 sections of the ice tray.
*Do this process for each color you want to use! I placed half of a popsicle stick in each ice tray container, so it’s easier for the kids to hold onto, and it’s not as messy on their hands!
C. Activity
Pop the tray in the freezer and use it when it’s all ready!
*TIP*: Use a hose and spray down the area you are using the ice paint on first, so it glides easier for the kids. Also, spray down the area when you are done for easier clean-up! I have heard that it could potentially stain newer concrete areas, so don’t use it on those areas of your home!
Craft #23: Lifecycle of a Frog Craft
I love teaching my kids about the lifecycles of animals. It’s such an interesting topic to teach them about!
My kids are really interested in frogs. We hear them outside our house every night starting in March, so this activity is PERFECT for a spring craft.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- My FREE lifecycle of a Frog printable
- glue stick
- paper bag
- scissors
- green and pink acrylic paint
- paintbrush
- art tray
- red + green cardstock paper
- Sharpie
Click HERE for your FREE Frog Lifecycle Printable
B. Set-up
Cut the bottom of the paper bag off. Paint a paper bag green! Once that’s dry, paint the inside of the top of the bag pink for the mouth.
*Create arms, legs, and eyes (as you see above) using cardstock paper.
*Print off The Lifecycle of a Frog printable.
*Create a tongue by cutting a piece of red paper and roll it around a pencil. Glue it on the inside of the mouth.
C. Activity
Use a glue stick to glue on the arms, legs, and eyes! Then, review The Lifecycle of a Frog printable with your little ones. Cut out the images and have the kids paste them in order on the bag!
Add on some arrows at the end to show the kids what happens next.
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Craft #24: Bubble Wrap Flower Craft
Crafting with bubble wrap is a great way to reuse materials to create art!
This flower craft was made from bubble wrap and it’s a great spring craft.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- bubble wrap
- scissors
- paint
- paper
- paintbrush
B. Set-up
Cut the bubble wrap to be in the shape of a circle using scissors or a box cutter. We did a few circles so we could paint different colors flowers!
C. Activity
Paint the bubble wrap using a paint brush! Then make prints on paper for the top of the flower.
Then, paint on a stem. Lastly, you can add on grass and make a sunshine using the bubblewrap!
This is such a fun and different spring craft that kids will LOVE!
Craft #25: Bunny Plate Craft
Easter is the big event in spring, so I wanted to add at least one of my Easter crafts to this article.
If you are looking for more Easter crafts, click on the link below to see all the ideas!
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- paper plate
- pink and brown acrylic paint
- cotton balls
- white cardstock
- hot glue/hot glue gun
B. Set-up
Paint the paper plate brown!
C. Activity
Have your little one put dip their feet into the pink paint. Then, have them make footprints on the white cardstock! Then, hot glue them to the paper plate.
Lastly, hot glue several cotton balls in the middle of the plate for the bunny’s tail!
Craft #26: Pasta Painted Flowers
Have you ever tried painting pasta? It’s quickly turning into one of my favorite art activities!
It’s super easy to do, and when it includes it in art, it always ends up turning out SUPER cute.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- spiral and bow tie noodles
- art tray
- acrylic paint
- paintbrush
- paper
- hot glue
B. Set-up
Paint the noodles the colors that you want the flowers to be! Leave them on the art tray to dry.
Paint a few bow-tie pasta noodles green for the leaves for the flowers.
C. Activity
Have the kids create the middle of each flower by dipping their fingers in orange paint and create several small circles!
They should place the pasta noodles where they want them around the flower, go around, and hot glue them (parent should do this step).
Paint a green stem on each of the flowers! The kids will place bow tie pasta noodles on each one for the leaves (hot glue these too).
Craft #27: Four Seasons
This isn’t a specific spring craft for kids but it’s for ALL the seasons! Which makes it perfect for anytime during the year.
The hand and fingerprint activity is a perfect keepsake for parents, and it’s just so cute to see their little fingers and hands in the picture 🙂
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- cardstock paper
- brown construction paper
- washable paint
- scissors
- glue stick
B. Set-up
Trace your little one’s hand on the brown construction paper to be the tree trunk of the trees. Cut it out and paste it on 4 sheets of white cardstock paper.
C. Activity
Have your little one dip their fingers into some washable paint! They will paint each the colors of the trees according to the four seasons (fall, winter, spring, and summer).
The kids will wash off their finger when they are done with each color. They can also do several colors on each tree to make it a little more colorful!
Review the changes of the seasons with your little one and talk about the colors that each season brings!
Craft #28: Pasta Butterfly Craft
I love using bow tie pasta for crafts. It’s great for sensory and it always turns out so cute.
This spring craft for kids is PERFECT and it’s super easy to do.
How to do this activity
A. Materials you need
- cardstock paper
- acrylic paint
- bow tie pasta
- markers
- paintbrush
- glue
B. Set-up
Paint the bow tie pasta noodles with acrylic paint! We used spring colors.
Wait for the pasta to dry (20 minutes).
C. Activity
Use school glue to glue the pasta noodles to paper. Make sure to leave a little bit of space between each butterfly.
Then, the kids can add on antenna and little dashes so it looks like the butterflies are flying!
This is such a cute and simple spring craft for kids.
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Final Thoughts and Conclusions
It’s finally springtime! The season we all look forward to after a long winter. We have so much fun planning fun and festive activities to do with the kids!
I hope you could find some spring crafts that you’ll try! I’d love to hear about some activities you have done at home with your kids to celebrate.
Let me know in the comments below some of your ideas! I’d also love to know what your favorite activity was that you saw in the article.
Happy Learning!
Deena