20 Spring Crafts for Kids of All Ages to Celebrate the Season

All you need is colorful paper, a silicone mould, a blender and some seeds to make these playful ‘seed bombs’ with your child. It’s a fun, hands-on activity, courtesy of One Little Project, that will inspire the whole family to cultivate a spring garden.

I love a good toilet paper roll craft—namely because I always have some empty tubes hanging around in the recycling bin. This one from The Best Ideas for Kids is a sweet and simple project that even a preschooler can do with little or no help using glitter, glue stick, paint and cardstock. 

This preschool-friendly paper craft from I Heart Crafty Things requires only a few basic materials—cardstock, googly eyes, acrylic paint, and a glue stick—and the tutorial includes a free printable template so it’s a cinch to put together. Best of all, the end result is a truly adorable handmade Mother’s Day card.

Head to A Beautiful Mess for a sensory rainbow craft idea that’s so much fun to make. All you need is rice, vinegar, food coloring and wax paper to pull it off and the hands-on process will be a huge hit with kids of all ages.

I love crafts that employ fresh techniques with easy to find materials. This very cute painting craft from Meaningful Mama uses a loofah instead of a paintbrush to achieve a very fluffy and seriously cute portrait of a chick.

Nothing melts a parent’s heart like a good, sentimental handprint craft. Tackle this one with your toddler or preschooler for Mother’s or Father’s Day. Little kids will enjoy covering their restless hands in (washable) paint, and the slightly older ones can practice their scissor skills with this easy cut-paint-paste craft from A Little Pinch of Perfect.

Have your child assemble these adorable candy-filled butterflies for Mother’s Day or Teacher Appreciation Day. This craft from Mom Endeavors is a breeze to put together and the reward is oh-so sweet.

You’d be surprised how easy these cheerful paper rainbows from One Little Project are to make, especially given how lovely the finished craft looks. Best of all, it’s a totally mess-free craft that any kid capable of cutting strips of paper can accomplish independently (though you might need to help the really little ones with the stapler step).

This craft from One Little Project requires a glue gun, so it’s best for slightly older kids, but the only other materials needed are plastic easter eggs and pipe cleaners. The craft comes together quickly and the finished product is a decided improvement on snoozy dollar store eggs. Suffice it to say, they will be a big hit at any Easter egg hunt.

I absolutely love the look of these painted paper butterflies from Pink Stripey Socks and they’re so easy to make with pipe cleaner, paper and watercolor paint. Pro tip: Be sure to use thicker, heavy-duty paper—your average printer paper won’t hold up well—and, for best results, use high quality, concentrated watercolor paints.

Salt painting is such a neat, sensory activity and my kids never tire of it. This spring-themed craft from The Best Ideas for Kids is pretty open-ended: you can keep it simple with flowers and rainbows or, for older kids, try to tackle a whole detailed landscape or paint an abstract representation of the season. The materials needed are few—cardstock, salt, glue and watercolor paint—but this is another instance in which high quality, concentrated watercolor paints make a world of difference.

Here, an exceedingly cute 3D paper craft, courtesy of Sugar Spice and Glitter, that grade schoolers can easily accomplish on their own using just craft paper, glue, scissors and googly eyes. 

Like a windsock, but cuter—these twirling ladybugs and bumblebees are a great way to celebrate the coming of spring, and can be hung from a bedroom ceiling or outside to pick up the breeze. Plus, the materials are few—craft paint, construction paper, googly eyes—and the tutorial over at Crafts by Amanda is very straightforward and totally kid-friendly. 

If spring has arrived, but it’s still not quite warm enough to spend time cultivating an outdoor garden, have your grade schooler try their hand at this eye-pleasing craft from The Best Ideas for Kids. The multimedia crafting process requires pipe cleaner, paper shavings, paint, Washi tape and plastic spoons, but once you’ve gathered the materials the rest is a breeze—just keep in mind that a low temperature hot glue gun seals the deal, so you might need to stand by and supervise at that stage of the project.

Embrace April showers with this charming rain cloud mobile DIY from A Little Pinch of Perfect. The materials (blue paper, cotton balls, scissors, glue, string) are easy for even the youngest kids to work with—though really little ones might need some help with the execution—and the finished product is a charming piece of decor for a nursery or playroom (and a nice gift for a younger sibling).

Presenting a craft from The House That Lars Built that’s so impressive you’ll actually want it adorning the walls of your home. This paper flower garland is also great for special occasions (think: spring birthday parties, etc.) but it does require some skill to accomplish, so it’s best-suited for teens with a little more crafting experience.

One of my favorite parts of spring is seeing the Cherry Blossoms in full bloom, and these Asian-inspired lanterns from Lia Griffith are a wonderful way to celebrate the season. That said, they aren’t super easy to make so it’s more of a project to do together with your teen. Also, the tutorial says that a Cricut machine is optional, but I think you’re really going to want one for this.

Tell your teen to hold onto some of those Starbucks frappuccinos she’s been drinking so you can put them to good use with upcycled centerpiece craft, courtesy of Kara Creates. Older kids who can be trusted with a hot glue gun should be able to manage the whole thing without help, and you can pick fresh flowers for the finishing touch or have your kid pretty paper ones with more staying power. (You can find a good paper flower tutorial here.

You’ll need spray glue, colorful cardstock and precision to pull off this colorful, geometric table runner from A Night Owl, but the finished product looks like something you’d buy in a store and it’s easy enough for a tween or teen to make on their own.

I’m wild about this whimsical and colorful button wind chime from Crafts by Amanda. (If you’ve seen the Harriet the Spy movie, you’ll agree that it really gives off Rosie-O’Donnell-garden vibes.) It’s also a great crafting endeavor that leaves plenty of room for creativity and customization, and is very well-suited to the tween and teen crowd.