There is so much to love about the spring season — crisp mornings, warmer afternoons, colorful flowers blooming, buzzing butterflies and ladybugs, ect. But there are days when it's pouring rain outside, and now you and the little one's are stuck indoors. That doesn't always have to be a bad thing, though. It just means that it's now time to get crafty! It's the perfect time to explore and teach the kid's everything there is to know about spring, all while doing some exciting spring crafts and activities. We've rounded up a fun and creative collection of arts and crafts, for all ages, that includes bunny and eggs crafts, painting crafts, and garden activities. Keep on reading to see all the cute activities that we found! But before you do, be sure to sign up for our email updates (located in the sidebar) to get our latest posts straight to your inbox!
NOTE: This is not a sponsored post. All opinions about each craft are our own.
BUNNY & EGG CRAFTS
1. Finger Looping Bunny Craft Kit — This creative and interactive activity is the perfect way to introduce your kids to knitting and crocheting — the easy way, thankfully! This Finger Looping Bunny Craft Kit introduces your kids to a simple version of knitting that helps them develop their fine motor and craft building skills. A win in our books! We really love that this craft is something that your kids completely build on their own, and in the end they have an adorable bunny to display.
2. Egg Painting Party Craft Kit — How cute is this egg painting craft kit from one of our favorite kid's craft brands, Kid Made Modern?! This craft kit is perfect for a fun day of egg decorating, and is sure to keep your little one's entertained for hours. We love that the kit comes with lots of different decorating supplies (glitter, pom poms, assorted sequins, googly eyes, ect.) so you don't have to buy anything separately. The kit also comes with an egg carton so you can display those beautiful eggs for everyone to see.
3. Plush Craft Bunny Pillow — This charming bunny pillow kit is the perfect spring activity for your older kids, and what's better than a no glue or sewing pillow kit? The kit comes with a bunny shaped pillow, different colored fabric pieces, and other accessories to create the pillow. The kit works by pushing the fabric (using a punch tool) into pre-cut holes on the pillow. This activity is super fun and just the right amount of challenging for your kids.
4. Easter Egg Scratch Art — This easter egg scratch art activity is a fun project for kids of many ages, and you just might join in on the fun as well! This craft is perfect for helping your little one's with their pencil grip and control, and they will be amazed when they start scratching and the color reveals itself. This is also a fun craft for your older kids too, as they can get creative with their designs and make artistic patterns. In either case, you will have these colorful and adorable eggs to decorate your house with during the springtime!
5. Paint Your Own Stone Bunny — Isn't this stone bunny not the cutest thing you've ever seen?! Your kids will have a blast painting this adorable bunny, and they'll be so proud when they display their creation out on the porch or in the backyard for everyone to see. There is also a template design on the website (or you can find it here) that your child can use to experiment a color pattern with before painting.
6. Easter Stencils — These Easter stencils are an easy and great way for your kids to create beautiful spring artwork. This pack comes with 6 stencils that includes an egg, a basket of eggs, a bunny, a chick, a lamb, and a daffodil. Not only are these perfect for helping your little one's learn to trace, but you can also get creative and use them to create designs on t-shirts or tote bags!
7. Paper Mache Bunny Kit — Another great spring craft from Kid Made Modern is this Paper Mache Bunny Kit. Just like the egg craft kit, everything your kids need to decorate and create this sweet bunny is included in the craft kit.
8. Foam Easter Egg Craft Kit — If you're on the hunt for a no-mess spring craft for your little one, this craft is calling your name! This Foam Easter Egg Craft needs no glue to assemble and create. The foam is self-adhesive and perfect for beginner crafters. Each foam egg also comes with a magnet so you can display your little one's bright and colorful creation on the fridge door!
9. Mason Jar Lantern Craft Kit — This adorable bunny mason jar craft kit is the perfect activity for your little lantern lovers. The craft kit comes with everything needed to make this glittery craft, even lights! Once complete, these are perfect decorations to add to your little one's bedroom.
PAINTING & CRAFT ACTIVITIES
1. Rock Painting Kit — This rock painting kit is a great art activity to help get your kids' creative juices flowing! The kit comes with vibrant spring colored paint that's perfect for creating adorable spring themed rocks. Thanks to the magic that is waterproof paint, your kids can proudly display their rocks out in the backyard or even hide them around your neighborhood for others to find!
2. Wind Chime Sun Catchers — How cute are these bug wind chime sun catchers?! This is the perfect way to help your kids research and learn about bugs; all while doing a fun and creative craft. The one downside is that the craft doesn't come with stain, but any permanent marker or acrylic paint will work just fine. When they're all done, hang those adorable bugs up and enjoy the calming sound of wind chimes!
3. Wooden Magnets Craft Kit — Another fun and artistic craft for kids is this Melissa & Doug Wooden Magnets Craft Kit. It comes with 3 different magnet kits to decorate, which includes butterflies, hearts, and flowers. What we love about this kit is that it also includes glitter glue and gem stickers for additional decorating embellishments.
4. Stained Glass Butterfly Kit — Not only will your kids have fun putting together this gorgeous butterfly stained glass craft, but you'll also have a new and beautiful piece of decor to add to your home. Despite the name, the craft does not actually involve staining glass. You actually peel and press jelly-like stickers into the butterfly frame. This is a great activity to help your kids improve their concentration and hand-eye coordination.
5. Rock Painting Kit — Yes, we've found yet another rock painting kit for your mini's. But what we love and find unique about this kit is that the rocks are designed to be decorated into insects. This kit comes with everything needed for your kid's to create cute little bugs like wings, googly eyes, mini pipe cleaners for antennas, ect.
6. Rock Pets Owl Art and Craft Activity — Similar to the stone bunny painting craft is this rock owl craft activity. Your kids will love being creative and coming up with a color pattern perfect for this night owl. They also have an adorable frog and turtle rock kit as well!
7. Stepping Stone Butterfly Kit — A perfect way to add some personal charm into your backyard or garden is with this stepping stone butterfly kit. Your kids will love being able to design something that will be displayed right in their own yard. If you want to create an entire pathway with different designs, they also have a bumblebee, a flower, a snail, a sun, a turtle, and many others as well!
8. Decorate Your Own Wooden Trinket — The best crafts are not only those at are fun and creative for your kids, but one's that are also functional and able to be used afterwards; and that's exactly how we feel about these decorate your own butterfly and flower boxes. These craft kits come with the sweetest pastel paints, gem stickers, and glitter glue. These are perfect for your little one's to store little knick-knacks and their most prized possessions.
9. Butterfly Bungalow Kit — This adorable Butterfly Bungalow Kit will really allow your kid's creativity to come out and play. From the door, to the window, and to the roof, your kid's will be able to fully design and personalize a home for some cute butterfly friends.
GARDEN ACTIVITIES
1. Bright-Light Terrarium Kit — If you have a child who not only loves everything dirt and science, but also arts and crafts, than this is the perfect spring activity to buy. Your little one will have a blast building their own mini garden and watching their plants grow. We love that the kit comes with a little spray bottle that's perfect for little hands.
2. Butterfly Terrarium — A perfect way to teach your little butterfly lovers all about plants and gardening is with this adorable butterfly terrarium kit. Your little one will be so proud of their gardening skills when they see their little plants start to grow!
3. DIY Pinwheels — Do these not bring back so many memories from your childhood? I don't know about you, but our yard was (excessively) decorated with pinwheels. What we love about these pinwheels specifically is that your little one's can decorate and personalize them to their own liking! The kit unfortunately doesn't come with any decorating supplies, but the possible designs are limitless. Once put together, these are perfect models to help teach your little one's about the weather and wind.
4. Dinosaur Egg Terrarium — Got a little dinosaur lover on your hands? If so, this Dinosaur Egg Terrarium is the perfect spring activity that combines art, science, and their favorite interest! We love that everything in this kit (from the dinosaurs, to the sand, and to the stickers) is full of different colors, which is a great way to help your young one's learn their colors. The chia seeds also sprout quickly (3-5 days), which is the perfect time span to keep your little one engaged.
5. Paint & Plant Sunflower Growing Kit — How fun and beautiful does this sunflower growing kit look? We might just buy this for ourselves! Not only do we love the unique flowers that you can grow in this garden, but your kids can get creative and personalize the planter and plant markers to their liking.
6. Enchanted Fairy Garden Craft Kit — This magical fairy garden kit lets your little one's creative side fully come to life. Your kids can completely customize the potting dish, the flower house, and the gemstones with sweet spring-themed paint.
7. Fairy Garden Kits — This adorable garden kit comes with a variety of plants including marigold, cosmos, and wheatgrass. Compared to other kits, we love that this fairy garden kit can be displayed outside in your backyard or on the porch. This spring activity is great for teaching kids responsibility in taking care of something.
8. Fairy Garden Craft Kit — Yes, we've found yet another cute fairy garden kit! What we love about this garden kit is that it doubles as a nightlight, which is the perfect decor to add to your little one's room.
9. Flower Craft Garden Kit — This one is probably our favorite garden kit! Not only do you plant and grow beautiful Forget Me Not flowers, but you actually make the pots as well! This kit comes with enough mix to make 2 pots, but the mold is reusable so you're free to buy more mix to make additional pots. It also comes with paint and embellishments to decorate your pots.
We hope you loved our spring crafts and activities picks. If you found inspiration and plan on doing any of these crafts with your kids, be sure to tag us on Instagram so we can see all the fun. Thank you so much for reading!
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