Make · Ages 5 to 10
Spring crafts for kids
19 things to make for Spring, most searched first. Every one shows the level, the time and the cost before you start.
Natural dye Easter eggs
Dye hard-boiled eggs blue, yellow and orange with red cabbage, turmeric and onion skins from the kitchen.
Paper bunny ear headband
A paper headband with tall floppy bunny ears to wear to the egg hunt.
Tissue paper egg suncatcher
Stick tissue squares on clear contact paper inside an egg-shaped frame for a window that glows like stained glass.
Egg carton chicks
Cut cups from a cardboard egg carton and turn them into fluffy yellow chicks peeking out of their shells.
Coffee filter butterflies
Color a coffee filter, mist it with water, pinch it with a clothespin, and it turns into a bright butterfly.
Painted flower pot with seeds
A clay pot painted by your kid, planted with a few seeds, and handed over as a gift that keeps growing.
Shaving cream marbled paper eggs
Swirl paint into shaving cream, press in a paper egg, scrape it off, and every egg comes out marbled and one of a kind.
Pressed flower bookmarks
Press real flowers in a heavy book for a week, then seal them into a bookmark that keeps spring all year.
Walking water rainbow
Colored water climbs up paper towels and walks into empty cups, mixing into new colors over a few hours.
Wooden birdhouse from a kit
Hammer together a real wooden birdhouse from a kit, paint it, and hang it where birds can move in.
Bean in a jar
Sprout a bean against the side of a glass jar so you can watch roots and a shoot grow day by day.
Origami jumping frog
Fold an index card into a little frog that hops across the table when you press its back.
Clothespin dragonflies
Painted clothespin bodies with sparkly wings that clip onto plants, backpacks and curtains.
Tissue paper flower bouquet
Big fluffy tissue paper flowers on pipe cleaner stems, a bouquet that never wilts.
Pine cone bird feeders
Roll a pine cone in nut butter and birdseed, hang it outside, and watch who comes to lunch.
Paper plate frogs
A green paper plate frog with a long curly red tongue that pops out of its mouth.
Painted ladybug rocks
Round garden stones painted into ladybugs to tuck into flower beds or give away.
Homemade sidewalk chalk paint
Mix cornstarch, water and food coloring into a paint that dries chalky on the driveway and washes off with the hose.
Trash bag sled kite
A real flying kite made from a trash bag, 2 straws and tape that catches the wind on any breezy day.
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