19 Spring-Themed Crafts for Preschoolers
Spring is such an exciting time, especially for young children! In many places, spring means warmer weather for playing outside, not to mention the natural beauty that reawakens after a sleepy winter. These 19 spring crafts help preschoolers welcome the new season in style!
Handprint Trees
This YouTube video illustrates how to make three different trees using children’s handprints and fingerprints. Each is colorful and meaningful, and as unique as the child who makes it.
Rainbow Flowers
A great complement to learning about the color wheel, these rainbow flowers are an easy play-based craft. Using different colored construction paper, kids will practice their scissor skills while creating something beautiful they can proudly gift to a loved one.
Cupcake-Liner Birds
Celebrate the return of springtime animals with these cupcake-liner crafts. Whether a caterpillar, duckling, or snail, children will enjoy learning about different animals and where they were hiding during the winter.
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Homemade Bird Feeders
As the earth begins to thaw and regrow, talk with preschoolers about being kind to the planet. Homemade bird feeders go great with a lesson on reusing and recycling. Start saving those cardboard paper towel and toilet paper rolls now!
Egg Carton Flowers
Another reminder of the importance of recycling, egg carton flowers are fun and simple for little ones to make. With minimal materials, this craft is a teacher-favorite because it’s affordable and keeps little ones happily and independently occupied.
Plant Pals
As browns and grays once again give way to vibrant springtime greens, preschoolers can test their green thumbs caring for plant pals. This craft doubles as a lesson on planting and comes with an adaptive book to practice expressive language and facial expressions.
Ladybug Stones
These ladybug stones are the perfect addition to flowerpots or gardens, two opportunities for teaching children about planting and growing.
Cotton Swab Lambs
Requiring little more than materials found around the house, like clothespins and cotton swabs, these sweet lambs are absolutely adorable! Teacher Tip: whether for Easter or a spring tea party, this lamb craft makes fantastic table décor.
Doily Butterflies
The real beauty in these doily butterflies is their simplicity. First, preschoolers paint paper doilies with watercolors. Once the doilies are dry, they are then secured down the middle with a bedazzled clothespin and voila! Butterflies!
Hand and Foot Bouquets
Though the name sounds a little silly, rest assured handprint and footprint bouquets are lovely keepsakes. Each bouquet features the preschoolers’ hands and feet, freezing time and their tiny prints, just like family members are always requesting!
Tissue Paper Chicks
These paper chicks in a nest are the epitome of a springtime craft. The soft colors of birds nuzzled in a brown nest hidden among the green leaves of a tree branch could really be the universal symbol of the season.
Bottle Cap Hyacinth
This is another super simple craft that despite being very easy to make, yields gorgeous, detailed artwork. No one will believe preschoolers made it, though everyone will be happy to decorate their space with a bottle cap hyacinth!
Coffee Filter Turtles
Markers or watercolors work best for this craft, and children get to practice using those glue sticks! Wiggle eyes complete these coffee filter turtles.
Handprint Insects
The base of each of these insects is a small child’s hand, which is always a great place to start a craft! From bumblebees to grasshoppers, these springtime bugs are colorful and fun for kids to make.
Paper Plate Suns
Springtime typically ushers in more frequent sunshine, so why not take craft inspiration from nature? Preschoolers can use the paper plate sun template or create this craft from scratch.
Spring Sponge Art
Spring rain helps plants and flowers grow, making umbrellas a necessary accessory for everyone! Umbrellas and other familiar shapes are at the heart of this sponge art. The finished products are colorful symbols of springtime, perfect for decorating the classroom walls.
A time of renewal, springtime is when nature comes back to life. Capitalize on the excitement and celebrate the re-emergence of color and life outside with these fantastic preschool spring crafts.
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About the Author:
Stephanie Jankowski is an educator and author who lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When she's not teaching or writing, she's spending time with her children, Brady, Ella, and Lyla, and marveling at just how short the years really are.