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Simple Spring Arts and Crafts

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Spring is the perfect time to get creative and brighten up your space with some fun and simple spring arts and crafts. Whether you’re looking to make something pretty for your home or keep the kids entertained on a rainy day, I’ve got you covered with more than 40  fun and easy tutorials and kits.

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Spring crafts are perfect for celebrating the change of seasons, adding some colorful decor, or simply taking a break from the hustle and bustle to do something creative. Plus, crafting together as a family can create sweet memories and traditions.

Spring crafts are also a wonderful way to refresh your home decor without spending a lot of money. Repurposing materials you already have or using budget-friendly supplies makes crafting accessible and fun. And since spring naturally brings more daylight and cheerful colors, it’s the perfect time to incorporate those elements into your crafts. Use nature as inspiration, gathering items from your garden or local park to add a natural touch to your creations.

These projects can be as simple or as detailed as you like. You might just need a few minutes to make a colorful garland or want to spend an afternoon crafting something more elaborate. Whatever your preference, there’s a project here for you. 

Spring Crafts for Adults

These projects are designed to be engaging for adults but still easy enough for beginning crafters. 

Spring Home Decor

Welcome warmer weather and channel your creativity with these simple tutorials that impress.

Easy Spring Floral Wreath
A lovely wreath to customize for your decor.
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close up of 2 candles with watercolor leaves on white wood table.
Add a Spring Image to a Candle
Design your own personalized home décor and gifts with this budget-friendly simple tutorial on how to add an image to a candle.
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Hand-painted Flower Pot
Decorate plain terracotta pots with vibrant paint colors and spring patterns. Perfect for brightening up your indoor garden or windowsill.
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Pressed Flower Coasters
Capture the beauty of spring blooms with pressed flowers. They make lovely gifts or additions to your coffee table.
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A colorful paper craft of flowers in a pot on a yellow background.
Easy Flower Card Tutorial
An easy tutorial for a lovely flower card that can be made as a pop up card. Includes a free pattern. Perfect for Mother’s Day & any occasion.
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Spring Floral Candle Holders
Inspired by springtime colors and motifs., make cozy accents for your living room or outdoor space during spring evenings.
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No-Sew Fabric Wall Art
Create a custom and vibrant spring wall hanging.
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3 paper plumeria flowers with leaves on green background
Plumeria Flower Paper Craft
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Spring Garden Markers
Lovely designs to use as plant or herb markers in your garden
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Straw Hat Wreath
Create a charming DIY Straw Hat Wreath that brings spring elegance to your front door with a touch of farmhouse flair!
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Repurposed Jar Vase - Organized 31
Make spring vases for almost free and in just minutes.
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Pom Pom Branches
A quick and fun craft to channel your creativity and freshen your home decor.
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DIY Tulip Wreath
Create cheerful home decor with the iconic spring flower.
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A handmade bookmark with a felt flower design labelled as "book hugger bookmark," displayed on an open book.
Easy-to-make spring flower bookmarks.
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Cupcake Papers Wreath
If you can use glue, you can create this festive colorful wreath.
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Pressed Flower Lantern
Make these gorgeous, budget-friendly lanterns for yourself or to give as gifts.
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Spring Art Activities

These craft tutorials lean more to the art skills, but are still accessible to beginning artists.

Classy Paper Butterfly Rainbow
A vibrant and fun DIY project creating a colorful rainbow using paper butterflies, perfect for adding a whimsical touch to any space while fostering creativity.
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Pressed Flower Sun Catcher
A beautiful way to celebrate spring and keep it with you all year long. The creative possibilities are endless.
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floral money lei with red and white ribbon
Flower Money Lei
A graduation lei made with real money. This easy flower money lei tutorial makes a great gift for any graduate.
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How to Make a Fairy House
Whimsy meets creativity is this adorable project. Great to give as gifts and make with children.
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Spring Tree Painting with Cotton Swabs
Create a beautiful sunrise and a blossoming spring tree using cotton swabs.
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Spring Swing Painting
Capture the earliest blossoms that pop up on spring trees in this captivating painting.
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Painted Birdhouse
Use a simple wooden birdhouse and decorate it with spring patterns. Hang it outdoors to welcome your feathered friends!
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Spring Crafts for Kids

Crafts for children can encourage imagination, creativity and serve as a learning activity as well. They can be a standalone activity or use them in conjunction with a book or spring learning activity.

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orange laundry scoop crafted with small Easter Eggs
Laundry Scoop Craft
Don't throw away laundry scoops, instead use them to make a fun spring craft using a recycled laundry scoop.
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Egg Carton Butterfly Garland
Use items you probably only have to make a colorful garland with endless creative opportunities.
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Make your own DIY Paper Star Decorations using inexpensive paper lunch bags. Paper stars are perfect for weddings, graduation, birthday parties and more.
Paper Star or Flower
Use paint or markers to decorate these easy-to-make paper bag decorations for a spring theme.
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Paper Plate Flowers
Create one or an entire garden full of spring flowers and practice critical school skills, like using scissors, while having fun.
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Spring Blossom Tree Painting
Kids love painting and bubble wrap, so what could be more fun than using bubble wrap to create a one-of-a-kind spring blossoming tree.
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Butterfly Suncatcher
Kids can't make just one of these colorful and cheerful butterflies.
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Easy Spring Crafts for Preschool

These spring craft projects are perfect for preschoolers. Whether you’re a mom looking for a fun project, a homeschooling mom or a preschool teacher, you’re sure to find several that your children will be excited about.

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3 tree branches with DIY pink and white tissue paper flowers.
Tissue Paper Cherry Blossoms
This tissue paper cherry blossom craft is amazingly easy to make and just as lovely.
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Spring Tree Crafts
Directions for 3 colorful spring crafts your kids will love. These 3 simple and sensory-rich spring tree art projects are sure to be a hit.
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Rainbow Sunshine Craft
Using just a few supplies, create a cheery rainbow craft your child will have fun making and be proud to share.
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Easy Magazine Flowers - Organized 31
Easy Magazine Flowers
Use supplies you already have for these fun-to-make lovely flowers.
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Handprint Daffodil
A festive hands-on spring craft featuring the cheerful spring daffodil.
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Simple Butterfly Papercraft
Kids will enjoy painting and being creative while practicing cutting skills while making this colorful project.
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Easter Crafts 

You can celebrate Easter as a cultural holiday, a religious one or both. You choose what you prefer.

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Easy Easter crafts for kids using a recycled plastic french fried onion can.
Easy Easter Craft
Easy Easter crafts for kids using a recycled plastic can and markers.
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Make easy DIY Easter Gifts that are frugal and fun in minutes using Mod Podge.
DIY Easter Can
Use a recycled can and free printable images to create adorable decor and a can that can be used to give Easter candy gifts.
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Bunny Coasters
A charming dollar store Easter project that also makes a great gift.
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bright green felt basket filled with colorful plastic Easter eggs.
Easy Felt Easter Basket
Make these simple Easter baskets for just pennies and in just minutes.
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Paper Handprint Bunny
An absolutely cute project that you make with supplies you already have.
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Easter bunny paper craft in front of pink Easter basket.
Bunny Crayons
This simple paper craft is a crayon or candy box wrapper. You can use it as an Easter craft or to make cute basket stuffers.
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Moss Bunny Canvas Art
An adorable and upscale home decor wall hanging you'll love year after year.
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Easy DIY Treat to make with your kids - Organized 31
DIY Bunny Wash
Use a free printable image and supplies you already have to make this adorable project.
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More Spring Activities for Kids

In addition to crafts, there are many different types of spring activities that kids enjoy. These are my favorite free spring activities that I’ve created for kids and families.

Easter Word Search – Free 3-page Easter word search printable, with 1 religious sheet, + answer key. A fun activity for children & adults, especially seniors.

top image - basket of Easter eggs, bottom image 3 colorful Easter work sheets.

Nature Scavenger Hunt – Have fun this spring and summer with a free printable Nature Scavenger Hunt (whether you’re in the woods or the suburbs) More than 30 items on 4 different sheets.

4 yellow and brightly colored scavenger hunt sheets

Easter Coloring I-Spy Activity Sheets – 4 great coloring page I-Spy sheets are a great way to celebrate. These free coloring pages for Easter are fun activities, include an answer key.

3 coloring I Spy pages for Easter plus answer sheet on pink background with text overlay

Easter Memory Matching Game – Free printable Easter Memory Matching Game with 36 unique images and a total of 72 cards. You can download and start playing immediately.

top image Easter eggs, bottom image - 3 Easter memory game boards
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Crafting in the spring is a wonderful way to embrace the season’s brightness and creativity. Whether you’re making a floral wreath for your front door or a playful butterfly suncatcher with the kids, these projects are sure to add a little spring magic to your home. Crafting can also be a great stress reliever, giving you a moment to slow down and enjoy the present. Plus, sharing these handmade creations with friends or family can spread a bit of spring joy to others.

Try one of these crafts today and let your creativity blossom!

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