Kelly Mahaffy
Content Director at Mom’s Choice Awards
As the world bursts into bloom and the days stretch a little longer, spring offers the perfect backdrop for creativity and connection. With colorful flowers, fluttering butterflies, and warmer weather inspiring us, it’s the ideal time to dive into hands-on projects that celebrate the season.
Whether you’re looking to spend quality time with your children over the weekend or add some artsy flair to a quiet afternoon, these fun and simple spring crafts will brighten your day—and maybe even your home.
1. Painted Rock Garden
Transform ordinary rocks into little works of art! All you need are smooth stones, some paint, and a bit of imagination. Kids can paint flowers, ladybugs, or cheerful spring messages. Once dry, these painted rocks can be used to decorate your garden, walkway, or window box.
Tip: Use a sealant to weatherproof the rocks if you plan to display them outdoors.
2. Paper Plate Flowers
Who says flowers have to grow from the ground? With paper plates, scissors, and paint or markers, kids can create their own vibrant blossoms. Fold and cut the plates into petal shapes, decorate them, and glue a circle in the middle for a colorful flower center.
Idea: Attach your paper plate flowers to craft sticks and create a bouquet that never wilts.
Image courtesy of onelittleproject.com
3. Handprint Butterflies
Capture a moment in time with these adorable keepsakes. Trace and cut out your child’s handprints from colorful paper. Use the prints as butterfly wings, add a body in the center, and let kids decorate with glitter, stickers, or markers.
Bonus: These also make sweet homemade cards for spring birthdays or holidays.
Image courtesy of youtube.com/@diywithanna1415
4. Egg Carton Critters
Recycling meets creativity in this fun upcycling project. Cut up old egg cartons to make caterpillars, bees, frogs, or other springtime animals. Add googly eyes, pipe cleaners, or painted features to bring your critters to life.
Challenge: Create a whole mini zoo or bug garden and set up a spring-themed puppet show!
Image courtesy of sarahtitus.com
5. Tissue Paper Sun Catchers
Celebrate the sunshine with bright window decorations. Cut shapes like flowers, butterflies, or eggs out of wax paper or contact paper. Fill the center with layers of colorful tissue paper pieces, then hang them in a sunny window to let the light shine through.
Creative Twist: Try making a rainbow or a sunburst design to brighten a rainy spring day.
Image courtesy of simpleasthatblog.com
6. Nature Collage Walks
Take a stroll and collect fallen leaves, petals, small twigs, and grass. Once home, use glue and cardstock to create a nature collage. This activity combines exploration with artistry and helps kids see beauty in the natural world around them.
Reflection: Talk about where each item was found and what it might become in the collage—like a storytelling adventure!
Spring is more than a season—it’s a celebration of growth, color, and creativity.
These crafts aren’t just fun; they’re opportunities for children to express themselves, explore new textures and materials, and make lasting memories with their families.
So grab your glue, gather some inspiration from the world outside, and let the creativity bloom!
About Kelly Mahaffy
Kelly Mahaffy is a seasoned professional passionate about empowering families through quality content. As the Content Director at Mom’s Choice Awards, Kelly oversees the strategic development and curation of educational and entertaining content aimed at parents and caregivers. With a background in marketing and a deep understanding of the needs of modern families, Kelly is dedicated to providing valuable resources and insights to support families in their journey of raising happy, healthy children.
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14 Comments on “Spring into Creativity: Fun Spring Crafts for Kids and Families”
thanks for sharing
So many excellent ideas to keep the kiddos entertained!
All of these crafts are so colorful and look like so much fun to create I’m going to do the rocks with my daughter for our butterfly flower garden.
Aww the butterflies are so cute
Thank you for the wonderful and fun craft ideas. I especially love the Egg Carton Critters. The young ones will love doing this cool crafts as a family.
All the crafts are very cute! Love the egg carton critters.
I love the paper plate flowers! They can actually be made to decorate walls!
Cute ideas, love the paper plate flowers!
Love all the Spring craft ideas and I think they will be a great Mother’s Day gift.
I really like the painted rock garden idea. It will be fun to create and the kids get to see their art everyday
I love all of these ideas!! The girls and I are definitely going to do a Painted Rock Garden! The Egg Carton Critters look so fun too!
The paper plate flyers are creative and cute. They would be easy to make with my kids.
These beautiful crafts would be wonderful for children to make for their mothers for Mother’s Day!
Love all these wonderful spring crafts! I’d like to try the Tissue Paper Sun Catchers, very colorful!