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Stunning Spring Art Projects for Kids
Today I’m sharing with you some gorgeous spring art projects for kids. You’ll find a real range here with really easy ideas for kids of all ages that are suitable for toddlers and preschoolers and slightly more complex ideas for older kids.
With so much color outdoors as the new season comes to life these spring art ideas are ones they’ll love to make and you’ll love to display.
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Spring Art Ideas
Spring is a massively inspiring time to all of us and in my opinion after the cold and bleakness of winter it’s a much needed way to perk everyone’s spirits back up.
There are so many different things to be inspired by over spring, from cherry blossom trees and emerging flowers to rainbows, Easter and even bugs.
These ideas are great no matter is you are looking for some spring art activities to try at home or if you need some art lesson ideas to try out in your preschool or classroom.
The art projects that I’m sharing today appear in the same order as they are in the collages below to make it a bit easier for you to find the ones you like the most.
There’s more ideas than you’ll just see in the collages though so do take a look through, over time this is a resource that I’ve added to as although it was only meant to be 15 ideas there are so many gorgeous spring art activities around that I couldn’t help but add to it.
Want to try these out later? Make sure that you bookmark this page or pin an image so that you’ve got them all to hand when you’re ready to try them out – plus keep reading for some fantastic spring books for kids and some great spring craft ideas for kids.
Spring Art Projects for Kids
We shared four easy spring tree crafts for kids that are easy to make and there’s a free tree template you can use too to make this art project quicker to set up. I love the one with tissue paper as it’s a really nice material to craft with.
This butterfly craft is perfect for preschoolers and is a simple painting activity that looks really pretty.
Pre-K Pages has a fantastic raindrop art project that’s great for fine motor skills and looks like a really fun art project.
I Heart Crafty Things shares how to make ladybird and butterfly art using black glue.
Use watercolours to make these beautiful butterflies following this tutorial from I Heart Crafty Things.
Get your kids interested in impressionist art with this Monet water lilies art project from Arty Crafty Kids
Create these pretty weather stained glass suncatchers – perfect for when the sun is shining.
Easy Peasy and Fun shares how to make some fantastic looking butterfly silhouette art.
We shared this simple rain craft with ideas for your kids to paint their own raindrops.
Make some beautiful coffee filter flowers like these ones from Fun-A-Day.
Projects With Kids share a gorgeous tutorial for creating a field of tulips painting using a technique that’s great for fine motor skills too.
I love this spring art project that uses watercolor paints from Buggy and Buddy, the different shades of colors look so pretty.
Easy Peasy and Fun shares some gorgeous drip painted flowers that looks really easy to make.
These mixed media flowers from Buggy and Buddy look really cheerful – perfect for brightening up a rainy spring day!
Spring definitely doesn’t mean sunshine every day, so if you do have a rainy day make the most of it and use our free umbrella template to make this rain art for kids.
This coffee filter flower craft uses watercolors in a really simple way with a process art that’s great for young children too, plus you get a beautiful bunch of flowers at the end!
This spring blossom Chinese lantern craft uses q-tips to paint the flower petals of the cherry blossoms.
Use process art to make these gorgeous looking coffee filter flowers.
Grab the paints and try out some simple rainbow crafts for kids.
Grab our free rain cloud template and try out some of our rain crafts for kids like painting with foil!
Paint your spring trees with bunches of cotton buds like this idea from Projects With Kids.
Flower crafts are obviously perfect for spring and this cheerful art idea from Pink Stripey Socks might be the most cheerful paper plate flower I’ve seen.
This foil painted egg craft is perfect for Easter and it comes with a free template too. It’s super simple to make so it would be ideal for toddlers or kindergarten.
For some paper butterfly art with a difference try this nature inspired butterfly that uses materials found in your backyard to ‘color in’ your butterfly rather than markers or crayons.
Spring is the perfect time to make some Easter Bunny art and this activity from Messy Little Monster looks super easy and super effective.
Paint flowers with bubbles following this gorgeous looking tutorial from My Joy Filled Life.
33+ Colorful and Fun Spring Art Ideas
Take a look at these spring art projects and pick a few art ideas to make over the weekend or on a rainy day. After spending some time creating art together, your home and your hearts will be brighter.
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Spring Art Ideas for Preschoolers
Our spring art activities are great for preschoolers and older children, too. Your imagination will run wild as you create and display these fun pieces, including marbled flower pots and rain clouds.
Spring is a wonderful time to focus on spreading kindness and planting seeds to teach children that by planting seeds of kindness, they will grow.
The lovely marbled pot spring art idea highlights this. Kids will love swirling their pots in the colorful paint to create one-of-a-kind flower pots. They’re perfect for Mother’s Day or your spring garden.
Turn colorful cupcake liners and sparkly green pipe cleaners into crafty flowers to display on your wall. Preschoolers will love this simple and colorful activity. Fold cardstock in half and use mini cupcake liners to create smaller versions that make adorable greeting cards to give to your friends, family, and neighbors.
You’ve heard the phrase, “April showers bring May flowers,” but you won’t mind the rain hanging around a while when it’s this pretty. This spring art activity incorporates lots of fun things like shredding and melting crayons, using scissor skills, practicing knot-making, and more. It’s the perfect “rainy day” craft.
Here’s another popular version of our marbled pots that’s just as pretty and fun. Younger and older children alike enjoy the marbling technique.
When I think of spring, I think of rainbows. Add unicorns to the mix, and you’ve got a cool project that’ll win over any kid. With its rainbow mane, this unicorn will make a wonderful decoration in your child’s bedroom or playroom.
You know spring is in the air when you hear baby birds chirping in the treetops. This fun spring craft for preschoolers captures that wonderful time of year. Sparkly blue pom-poms become bluebirds waiting to eat their worms for the day. Plus, the brown paper shreds look like the materials birds use for their nests. Isn’t it cute?
Incorporate science into your spring art activities with our “parts of a flower” craft that’s easy, educational, and fun! It’s perfect for teaching preschoolers the basic parts: flower, leaf, stem, and roots.
Explore color mixing with shaving cream and food coloring for beautiful shaving cream art.
Fun Spring Art Projects
Are you looking for more spring art ideas? We’ve rounded up a collection of creative spring crafts from other bloggers for you to check out.
Spring Landscapes from barleyandbirch.com: Kick off spring with some landscape art that’s totally wall-worthy. These landscapes are inspired by Celestino Piatti and use a variety of mixed media to pull the project together.
Rainbow Cotton Ball Painting from kidscraftroom.com: Painting with new materials is always a fun challenge for kids. Try this simple rainbow art idea by painting with cotton balls. They’re easy for children’s fingers to grasp and are a fun change of pace from the traditional paintbrushes.
Edible Spring Art from messylittlemonster.com: What’s more fun than making art? How about art that you can eat? Kids will find this project simply delightful… and delicious! Use dyed cool whip and Easter candies to make spring scenes, Easter eggs, or any other creations the kids can dream up.
Spring Nature Art from redtedart.com: Make spring trees using items from nature, such as leaves, flower petals, sticks, and seeds. Gather your materials first by going on a nature walk! What a fun way to spend time together.
Garden Gnome Story Stones from rufflesandrainboots.com: Try your hand at rock painting on a rainy day. They’ll make colorful additions to your garden, or you can hide them in a local park for others to find.
