Spring Paper Plate Craft
There is lots of painting and cutting and sticking on this spring paper plate craft - always a sign of a good craft! The children will enjoy moving the butterflies and bees around when the craft is complete.
Spring Crafts
Celebrate the arrival of spring - or settle down on a rainy spring afternoon! - with a spring craft from this collection of quick and easy spring crafts for children. All our crafts are designed to use things you already have around the house, and can be enjoyed by one child at home or many children in a school or club setting. And of course you can adapt the crafts for all ages.
Birds Nest Collage
This delightful birds nest collage can be enjoyed by all ages. Younger children can be given the shapes pre-cut and can take charge of decorating the paper plate nest and and adding wiggle eyes and beaks to the baby birds.
Blossom Tree Collage
These blossom tree collage pictures are so pretty to display for Spring, Chinese New Year or perhaps a Japan theme. And they are quick and easy to make, too!
Blossom Tree Craft
Here is a quick and simple idea for a Chinese New Year or Spring craft which results in a pretty picture which any child will be proud of!
You will need:
Blossom Tree Painting
Blossom trees are symbolic of Chinese New Year, celebrated in Japan, and welcomed in Spring in much of the world.
Bunch of Daffodils
Aren't these daffodils pretty? Welcome spring (or St David's Day) with this pretty bunch of handmade daffodils - an easy craft for kids of all ages.
Daffodil Fuse Bead Pattern 1
We have a special flower peg board which we used for this design, but you could use a set of four square peg boards linked together if necessary. This is a daffodil, but you could make all sorts of pretty flowers by varying the colours. A line of them along a windowsill would look lovely!
Daffodil Fuse Bead Pattern 2
You will need a large six pointed star base for this daffodil. It is simply made with yellow and orange fuse beads, but it can be tricky to count so it is best for older kids. When you have ironed the daffodil and it has cooled, you could attach a pin to the back to make a pretty daffodil badge.
Daffodil Magnet
Here's a quick and easy modelling craft for children. This daffodil magnet is perfect for Spring, St David's Day or Easter.
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Daffodil Peg Fridge Magnet
These daffodil peg fridge magnets are perfect for a spring, St David's Day or Mother's Day craft, and make lovely handmade gifts for
Daisy Bookmark
This pretty daisy bookmark is quickly and easily made with fingerprints by all ages of children - a perfect little gift for Mother's Day or any special occasion.
Daisy Picture
Children can sew this pretty daisy picture to give as a gift (mount it and frame in a simple frame like ours) or use it on the front of a card for someone special, perhaps at Mother's Day.
Fabric Flower Craft
Here's a fabric flower craft for kids which will use up your scraps, provide practice for kids learning to sew, and create a really pretty display!
Filter Paper Bouquet
Kids will enjoy making this filter paper bouquet for Mother's Day or Grandparent's Day - or perhaps to a favorite teacher! The colours are so pretty and perfect for Spring.
Fondant Flowers
Make some of these gorgeous sweet treats with the kids this spring - perfect for cheering up the table or as an Easter treat, too!
Grow A Grass Head Monster
This is a brilliant nature craft for kids, who will love creating their own grass head monster and watching him sprout hair! One of our most popular crafts anytime!
Guest Post - Making a Four Seasons Tree
In this guest post, Shelly and her kids make a four seasons tree - a fun and easy season craft suitable for all ages and abilities...
Guest Post - Making Flower Cards
It's always useful to have a stock of handmade greetings card ready to go, and this idea from Shelly is simple, quick and fun - and perfect for Mother's Day!
Handprint Daffodil
Get messy with our handprint daffodil craft - perfect for St David's Day, Mother's Day or Spring!
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Holi Spring Tree
This is a lovely craft to do with younger children and can be relatively mess free - although fingers are almost certainly going to end up gluey!
Hyacinth Thumbprint Paintings
Thumbprint paintings are always messy fun, and these hyacinth thumbprint paintings can be enjoyed by your youngest children with a bit of direction!
Make A Daffodil Badge
In Wales it is traditional to wear a daffodil or leek on St Davids day, why not make our simple badge so you can wear yours. This is also a fun craft to celebrate the arrival of Spring!
Mini Blossom Tree Craft
Make some of these beautiful little mini blossom trees with the kids - it's a sweet craft for Chinese New Year, Spring or perhaps a Japan theme. And won't it look pretty on display!
Origami Tulip
These pretty tulips are perfect for Mother's Day cards, Spring decorations, or just to cheer you up! The flower is relatively easy but the stem is stiff to fold and may not be suitable for younger children.
Painted Flower Pots
Painted flower pots are simple to do and not exactly original - but they always go down well on Mother's Day, Grandparent's Day, or just as a rainy day activity - especially if you pot them up with some seeds or a little plant too!
Painted Wellies
Get creative with our painted wellies! This is a lovely way to update old Wellingtons and would be a nice way to personalise hand-me-downs. The result is not permanent. Designs can be removed whenever you want with nail varnish remover or will chip off after about a month.
Photo Tulip Craft
Here's a fun way to give a gift with a hidden surprise! Make them with your little ones for Spring, Easter or Mother's Day... they are a super classroom take-home activity for Mother's Day in particular.
Pipe Cleaner Daffodil Card
These pipe cleaner daffodils are really fun to make. Twirling the pipe cleaners was a good exercise for little fingers, but some adult help was needed with younger children when it came to putting the daffodils together.
Pipe Cleaner Flower Card
The photo doesn't really do this pretty pipe cleaner flower card justice I'm afraid! Playing with pipe cleaners is a lovely activity for little hands but younger children may need some help putting the petals together.
Seasonal Tree Canvases
This lovely craft idea can be undertaken in one go as a project on the seasons - or in four parts over the year as each season arrives. However you choose to do it, the canvases make an eye-catching display.
Spring Bracelets
Use pre-cut craft foam stickers for a quick and easy - and clean - spring bracelet craft for kids to make and wear. Or cut your own shapes and get sticky with the glue!
Tulip Magnet
Kids can make this pretty magnet for a Mother's Day gift or just to cheer up the house during the spring months, when tulips are out in all their glory!
More Crafty Fun for Kids
A collection of original butterfly crafts for kids of all ages.
Butterfly Crafts
