Celebrating spring with munchkins can be so fun and refreshing as an adult. Every craft is an opportunity to revisit childhood and remind us how important it is to play! We wanted to share Spring crafts for kids as a way for your littles to embrace the meaning of spring in their own way. These easy DIYs are great for learning — or simply having fun! It may surprise you how some simple crafting and imagination can go so far. Loosen up! Get silly! Think about what inspires you in the spring or find some inspiration here for spring crafts this year.
DIY Vases Using Recycled Egg Cartons
Looking for an eco-friendly and inexpensive craft at home? Try these fun Recycled DIY Egg Carton Vases just in time for spring! If your plants need a new home before they bloom, updating their look might be easier than you think. You can make this project with just a few simple supplies that may already be lying around the house! This DIY shows kids the magic of making spring crafts with household items that are familiar to them.
Hand embroidered Peter Pan collar & Craftsy giveaway
A darling hand embroidered Peter Pan collar, inspired by learning to embroider as a little girl. Every stitch is laced with spring as shown by the cutest floral pattern. The magic of this piece is rewearing this collar with as many outfits as you’d like and showing off your embroidery skills! The step by step guide will go over everything you need to know to succeed at making this classy spring craft.
DIY flower pounding on fabric
Sound therapeutic but also beautiful? You thought right! This spring DIY flower pounding on fabric is a little bit of a different approach to flower preservation, but equally fun! No two pieces come out the same as you choose your layout and create a colorful design. It doesn’t take too much thought, so kids can really pound away — just make sure to check for safety so little fingers stay safe!
Camp Lars: Fusible Plastic Bags
The most fantastic neon DIY you’ve ever seen! These are so fun and come out looking like amazing stained glass patterns. You’ll be dealing with relatively low heat and ziplock plastic bags, so kids will have a fun time making this craft for spring! Just as creative as they are stylish, sport your Fusible Plastic Bag as a pretty springtime accessory.
DIY Block Print Tulip Napkin
Block print is a classic art medium that never seems to go out of style. Many artists nowadays specialize in this art and create such intricate designs — they are quite mind boggling! Here we will just be using easy shapes to create this DIY Block Print Tulip Napkin, so don’t worry about being a professional! This is a perfect introductory craft as well if you or your kids have never tried block printing before. Make tulips or any spring thing that comes to mind!
DIY Scandinavian paper mobile
A fun assortment of shapes and colors to get the creative juices flowing! I love how floaty and dainty mobiles are, no matter what you find hanging from them. Lars had a template specific to the DIY Scandinavian paper mobile you see here, but each piece can really be as unique as you want. A great craft for small children who might have a more enjoyable time cutting simpler geometric shapes too!
All Our Paper Flower Tutorials
The logic here is quite simple really: It’s spring, so I’m thinking about flowers. Actually I’m always thinking about flowers — but tis’ the season to be a flower enthusiast! I went right ahead and gave you the whole Paper Flower Tutorials package, and then some. You (or your kids) can choose from a plethora of flowers to make depending on the age or skill level. There’s a spring flower craft for everyone here!
Paper Bunny Coloring Page dolls
I loved paper dress up dolls when I was a kid! It was a fun way for me to play pretend and use my imagination all day long. These marker and colored pencil friendly Paper Bunny Coloring Page dolls come together quickly with hardly any assembly required! Kiddos can create fun springtime scenes with their paper bunny characters or simply entertain themselves with coloring. Some more last minute printables here too if you’re in a pinch for time!
Botanical Easter eggs
Painting is the most cathartic pastime for me — a childhood experience that has followed me well into adulthood. Botanicals are the main theme of these painted Easter eggs, but the floor is wide open! I think we create best when we have free range to explore. So whether you’re a kid or an adult. you can really go for anything that feels like spring to you!
Bird gift topper
My absolute favorite sign of spring is when you start to hear the birds singing again in the early morning. I used to go birding with my grandparents and spent time learning to identify birds by their calls and chirps — so I had to include a bird DIY in here somewhere! These are gift topper birds but you can put them anywhere that feels appropriate for spring! They would make a great wall backdrop or even cute cards/card embellishments. Seeing birds come back this time of year is a sure motif of spring!
Tag us at #LarsMakes or #LarsLovesSpring so we can see how your spring crafts turn out with your kiddos!
