Cherry Tree Collage Craft

Here's a simple cherry tree craft for spring or anytime. 

Materials:

• Various colored construction paper
• red paint
• scissors
• glue
• large Q-tips

Directions:

1. Beforehand cut several simple leaves from green paper.
2. Tear one large and several smaller strips of brown paper. Glue the pieces to make a tree on a sheet of yellow paper.
3. Glue on the leaves.
4. Bind two or three large Q-tips together to make cherry shapes. Dip in red paint and dab on the cherries.

Rainbow Rabbit Q-tip Dot Painting Craft

Dot painting with with Q-tips is really fun. Here's a rainbow rabbit craft idea using the technique. Great for spring or anytime. 

Materials:

• black construction paper
• various bright color paints
• rabbit template
• Q-tips/cotton swabs

Directions:

1. Trace a rabbit template onto a sheet of black paper.
2. Use Q-tips to paint dots all over the inside of the rabbit in various colors and allow to dry.

Hiding Easter Bunny Craft

Make a cute and shy Easter bunny hiding in the grass.

Materials:

• Pink, blue, and green construction paper
• bunny template
• scissors
• glue
• pen or crayons

Directions:

1. Trace and cut out your bunny from pink paper
2. Glue the bunny in the middle of a sheet of blue paper.
3. Tear thin strips from green paper and glue on for grass. Glue smaller pieces behind and longer pieces in front. 

Happy Easter Hand Print Bunny Card

Make Easter bunnies from handprints for an Easter card like this. Add eggs and a "Happy Easter" message.

Materials:

• blue sheet of construction paper
• various colored paper
• scissors
• glue
• Easter egg coloring templates
• sun template
• pipe cleaners
• pom poms
• green yarn, crepe paper, or plastic grass

Directions:

1. Trace "Spock" hand prints with fingers spread to make ears on colored construction paper and cut out.
2. Color and cut out Easter eggs from a coloring template
3. Trace and cut out a yellow sun.
4. Glue Bunnies onto a blue sheet of construction paper.
5. Add pipe cleaner whiskers and a pom pom nose. Add eyes.
6. Glue on the sun, Easter eggs and green grass.
7. Add a "Happy Easter" message.

Recycled CD Cardinal Craft

This is such a cute and easy idea. Recycle an old CD with felt and feathers into a cute, fat cardinal. This is a great craft idea for Earth Day, spring, or anytime. Visit the site below for the full tutorial.

About Family Crafts

Umbrella and Raindrop Number Match Preschool Activity

Here's a great math activity to do with toddlers or preschoolers. The theme is matching raindrops to a numbered umbrella. This is a great summer or spring math game. Follow the link below for an instructional video on this fun

Pinterest

Mother's Day Tissue Paper Spring Blossoms Craft

Use branches and tissue paper to make these cute Spring Blossoms for Mother's Day. Put them in a vase as a table centerpiece. So colorful and easy to make. Follow the link below for the full tutorial.

My Nearest and Dearest

Mother's Day Handprint Bluebird Card Craft

Make this cute hand print bluebird craft for Mother's Day or Spring. Mom will be delighted with this original card. Visit the site below for the full details.

The Craft Nest

Easter Party Carrot Tableware Craft

Here's a fun and decorative idea for your Eater or Spring theme party. Wrap green plastic tableware in orange napkins and tie with a pipe cleaner to make these cute Easter tableware carrots. Go to the site below for more details.

Spoonful

Paper Loop Easter Animals Craft

Use a colorful paper loops to create a variety of cute animal characters for Easter or Spring. Make Easter bunnies, chicks, or bluebirds. Visit the great site below for the tutorial on this fun crafty idea.

Krokotak

Felt and Buttons Flower Bouquet Craft

Here's a great Spring or Easter craft for older kids. Cut felt shapes and sew buttons in the middle to make these cute flowers. Follow the link for the full tutorial.

Everything Etsy

Easter Bird Nest Cupcakes

Use some chocolate eggs and coconut to transform ordinary cupcakes into these cute bird nests for Easter. These will be a big hit with kids and moms alike. Cute and simple to prepare, go to the great site below, Mamma Rambles for the complete recipe and directions.

Mamma Rambles

Simple Easter Jellybeans Flower Vase

The Easter decoration ideas don't get much simpler than this. Here's a colorful, last minute Easter decorating idea. Got too man Jellybeans? Use them to fill a flower vase with some daffodils to make a beautiful, rainbow colored centerpiece. Great for Easter or Springtime. Follow the link below for more details on this and lots of other great craft ideas.

Tammi Lee Tips

Easter Peeps Flower Decoration Craft

This Easter craft decoration is inspired by an old style decoration called a topiary. Use a flower pot and lots of pom pom chick peeps to create this flower like Easter or Spring centerpiece. This is perfect o put on the table or near the entryway for your Easter party. Follow the link for the full tutorial with pictures.

The Impatient Crafter

Easy Bird's Nest Treat Recipe

These little Easter bird's nest treats are so cute and simple to make. You just need a cookie base, chocolate spread and a chocolate egg. Follow the link below for the details on this and loads of other great craft, recipe, and activity ideas.


The Seven Year Cottage

Easy Easter/Spring Tissue Butterfly Craft for Preschool

Here's a really simple preschool Spring or Easter butterfly craft. Use tissue paper and a clothespin. Easy and fun to make for littlest hands. Follow the link for the full tutorial on this cute craft activity.


My Kids Guide

Mother's Day 3D Flower Picture Craft

I saw this good craft idea on a Japanese site. Use a large gift box lid as a base. Glue on paper loops to make a cute, 3D spring flower scene for Mother's Day. So Cute and unique.

VerdeeBlu

Top 20 Arbor Day Tree Crafts for Kids

Just after Earth Day, there's another, often forgotten, environmental holiday just around the corner, Arbor Day. Arbor Day is for learning about, appreciating, and planting trees. Here's a round up of the top 20 most fun Arbor Day Tree Crafts for Kids. Enjoy and after the craft, get outside and hug a tree!

1. Earth Day Bulletin Board Tree Display

Shllenie McFarlane

2. 3D Paper Bag Tree Sculpture Craft

One Little Word She Knew

3. Recycled Magazine Collage Tree Craft

Momtastic

4. Recycled Forest Craft

Mum Paints Lives

5. Candy Popcorn Tree Recipe

Hungry Happenings

6. Pom Pom Tree Craft

Kaboose

7. Tree Silhouette Craft

Meet the Dubiens

8. Paper Towel Roll Cherry Tree Craft

Creekside Learning

9. Paper Towel Tree Craft

We Heart Art

10. Recycled Newspaper Tree Craft

Preschool Crafts for Kids*

11. Hand Print Bulletin Board Tree Craft

Kids Activities

12. Toilet Roll Tissue Paper Tree Craft

Projects for Preschoolers

13. Hand/Arm Print Paint Tree Craft

Preschool Crafts for Kids*

14. Johnny Appleseed Hand Print Tree Craft

Preschool Crafts for Kids*

15. Apple Tree Craft

Preschool Crafts for Kids*

16. Truffula Trees Craft

Art Projects for Kids

17. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree Craft

Kiboomu

18. Fingerprint Toilet Roll Tree Craft

Kiboomu

19. Bubble Wrap Spring Tree Craft
Red Ted Art

20. "Five Little Squirrels" Tree Craft

Play with me

Search this site for even more Earth Day and tree related crafts.


Earth Day Egg Candles Craft

This craft idea is so elegant and simple. Turn eggshells into little votive candles. This is  perfect craft for Earth Day or Easter. This is originally an equinox craft. Combining the symbols of eggs and light really expresses the meaning of spring and new life. Go to the site below for the tutorial.

Yahoo Voices

Spring and Easter Flower Necklace Craft

Use drinking straws and paper flowers to make this cute Easter necklace. Also a great lacing project for motor skill development of little fingers. Perfect for Easter or springtime. Follow the link for more details.

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