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Spring crafts for seniors
21 things to make for Spring, most searched first. Every one shows the level, the time and the cost before you start.
Plantable seed paper hearts
Handmade paper hearts full of wildflower seeds that someone can plant and watch bloom.
Onion skin dyed Easter eggs
Old-fashioned eggs dyed deep amber with leaf prints on them, using onion skins you'd otherwise throw away.
Coffee filter butterflies
Tie-dyed paper butterflies made with markers and a spray of water, bright enough to fill a whole window.
Mason jar spring centerpiece
A trio of painted and twine-wrapped jars holding fresh or faux flowers for the middle of the table.
Sponge painted flowers
Bright flower prints stamped with cut sponges, a failure-free painting activity that looks cheerful every time.
Group flower arranging
Fresh grocery-store flowers trimmed and arranged in small jars, a calm, sensory group activity with a beautiful result.
Napkin decoupage Easter eggs
Wooden eggs covered in pretty printed paper napkins that look hand painted and last for years.
Egg carton flower wreath
A spring door wreath of painted cardboard flowers cut from egg cartons, so pretty nobody guesses what it's made from.
Pressed flower bookmarks
Flat garden flowers sealed onto cardstock bookmarks that keep a little bit of spring in every book you read.
Sun print nature art
Leaves and flowers laid on special paper in the sun, leaving white shadow prints on deep blue in minutes.
Kitchen scrap regrow garden
Green onions, celery and lettuce growing back from the ends you'd normally toss, right on a sunny table.
Succulent teacup planter
A small succulent planted in a vintage teacup and saucer, a sweet, low-care gift for anyone's windowsill.
Painted birdhouse kit
A ready-made wooden birdhouse painted in your own colors, a satisfying project from a kit that ends up in the garden.
Tissue paper flower bouquet
A big, bright bunch of fluffy paper flowers that never wilts and fills a table with color in an afternoon.
Tabletop fairy garden
A tiny garden in a shallow bowl with moss, little plants, a path and a miniature house, built together at the table.
Backyard nature journal
A homemade sketchbook for pressing leaves, drawing birds and writing down what you and the grandkids spot outside.
Tissue paper stained glass
Colored tissue squares pressed onto clear contact paper to make glowing window suncatchers with no glue at all.
Garden stepping stones
Concrete stepping stones pressed with handprints, pebbles and initials to mark the garden spot you share with the grandkids.
Painted terracotta herb pots
Small clay pots painted in your own colors and planted with basil, mint or parsley for a kitchen windowsill.
No-sew sock bunny
A soft, plump bunny made from one fuzzy sock and a cup of rice, with no needle and thread anywhere.
Paper diamond kite
A simple diamond kite made from paper, 2 sticks and string that really flies on a breezy spring day.
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