Spring Crafts & Activities for Kids: Garden and Flower Fun!
Spring is the perfect time to get your little ones outside and exploring the beauty of nature. With gardens blooming and sunshine calling, it’s a great season to introduce kids to creative, hands-on activities that combine flowers, gardening, and good old-fashioned fun. Whether you’re looking for weekend projects, homeschooling ideas, or just a way to entertain your children outdoors, this list of spring crafts and activities is sure to inspire.
All of these ideas are simple, low-cost, and encourage children to connect with the outdoors, develop fine motor skills, and spark creativity. Let’s dig into the dirt (literally!) and grow some fun together!
1. Painted Flower Pots
Let your kids customize their own flower pots with colorful paints. Use terra cotta pots and let them go wild with their creativity. Once dry, they can fill their pots with soil and plant their favorite flower or herb seeds. This one makes the top perfect spring crafts for kids since its right when we plant all of our beautiful flowers.
Supplies Needed:
- Small terra cotta pots
- Acrylic paint or outdoor-safe paint
- Paintbrushes
- Soil and seeds
2. Egg Carton Seed Starters
Recycle egg cartons into mini greenhouses! Kids can plant seeds in each cup, label them, and watch them sprout before transferring them into the garden.
Supplies Needed:
- Empty egg cartons
- Potting soil
- Seeds (sunflowers, marigolds, zinnias) these are all really easy flowers to grow!
- Water spray bottle
3. Flower Crowns
Collect wildflowers or use blooms from your garden to make flower crowns. It’s a magical way to get your kids excited about flowers and pretend play.
Supplies Needed:
- Flowers and greenery
- Floral wire or pipe cleaners
- Floral tape (optional)
4. Nature Scavenger Hunt
Create a list of garden-related items (like a purple flower, a smooth rock, a worm, etc.) and send your kids off on a backyard scavenger hunt.
Bonus: Make it educational by including a chart for identifying plants or insects.
5. Pressed Flower Art
Collect fresh flowers and leaves, press them in a heavy book for several days, and then use them to make bookmarks, cards, or framed art.
Supplies Needed:
- Fresh flowers
- Heavy books or a flower press
- Paper, glue, laminator (optional)
6. DIY Garden Markers
Use rocks, popsicle sticks, or old spoons to make garden markers. Kids can paint or draw the name and picture of the plant it will represent.
Supplies Needed:
- Rocks, wood sticks, or metal spoons
- Permanent markers or paints
7. Butterfly Puddler
Teach your kids about pollinators while creating a simple butterfly puddler dish. Fill it with sand, salt, and water to attract butterflies to your garden.
Supplies Needed:
- Shallow dish or pie pan
- Sand
- Water
- A pinch of salt or compost
8. Garden Sensory Bin
Make an indoor or outdoor sensory bin filled with soil, seeds, toy bugs, mini shovels, and flower petals. Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.
Supplies Needed:
- Large container or bin
- Potting soil or sensory-safe material
- Toy bugs, plastic flowers, scoops, and cups
9. Grow a Sunflower House
Plant sunflower seeds in a circle to create a natural playhouse for your children. As they grow tall, they’ll form a magical hideaway.
Best Time to Start: Late spring when the soil is warm. Choose a sunny spot and plant tall sunflower varieties.
10. Mud Kitchen Play
Let kids explore the messy joy of nature with a backyard mud kitchen! Set up a simple play area where children can mix mud, petals, grass, and more into “recipes.”
Supplies Needed:
- Old table, crates, or shelves
- Old kitchen utensils (bowls, spoons, pans)
- Soil, water, flowers, leaves
This imaginative play helps children develop sensory skills and encourages creativity with nature-based ingredients! You can also buy a mud kitchen if you are short on time or aren’t too savvy at building things. I love this one because it has a spot you can add water and it has fun things to do on both sides which my daughter seems to like the best.
11. Starter Garden
Let kids make their very own garden! Set up some pots or a small raised bed and let them choose the seeds (or plant starts) and they can plant, water, and maintain their own plants. Choose easy vegetables such as carrots and peas – check out this article for great ideas on easy vegetables to grow.
Supplies Needed:
- Seeds or plant starts
- Planters or raised garden bed
- Soil and water
Letting kids start their own garden teaches them all about plants and how to grow them. It helps to create responsibility as well as pride when their crops start to take off! Nothing is better than eating veggies straight from the garden and your kids will love eating things they grew all by themselves!
My Final Thoughts
Spring is such a joyful time to be outside, and there’s nothing quite like watching your child connect with nature. These spring crafts for kids are more than just entertainment — they’re opportunities to teach, explore, and make beautiful memories together.
Whether you’re planting your first garden or simply playing in the mud, the magic of spring is waiting just outside your door.
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