Spring is here! 🌼 The sun is shining, the flowers are blooming, and it’s the perfect time to get crafty with your little one! Crafting is not just fun—it’s also a great way to help your toddler develop important skills while making adorable keepsakes.
So grab some glue, paper, and a little patience (because, let’s be real, crafting with a 2-year-old can be messy! 😉), and let’s dive into some easy and fun spring crafts for 2-year-olds!
- Top 21 Easy Spring Crafts for Toddlers
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- 5. Cute Cotton Ball Sheep + Free Template
- 🌈 6. Rainbow Collage
- 🦞 7. Ladybug On a Stick
- 🌬️ 8. Paper Craft Sun
- 🌱 9. Flower Pot Painting
- 🌱 10. Toilet Paper Flower Science Experiment
- 🌱 11. Cute Rainbow Chain Garland Craft
- 🌱 12. 🐝 Paper Bee Craft with Free Printable
- 13. Easy Blow Pen Dog Craft for Toddlers
- 🌱 14. Easy Handprint Cow Craft for Toddlers
- 🌱 15 . Pipe Cleaner Flower For Toddlers
- 🌱 16 . Cute Handprint Chick Craft
- 🌱 17 . Cute Bubble Painting Bunny Craft
- 🌱 18 . Salt Dough Easter Eggs
- 🌱 19. Rainbow Fingerprint Craft For Toddlers
- 🌱 20. Spring Nature Painting
- 🌱 21. Easy Spring Bird Paper Craft
- 🌱 22. Easy Recycled Magazine Bunny Craft
- 23. Finger Painting Cardboard Easter Egg Craft
- Why Spring Crafts Are Awesome for Toddlers
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Top 21 Easy Spring Crafts for Toddlers
🌷 1. Tissue Paper Flower
What You Need: colorful bleeding tissue paper, a flower cutout, laminator
Why It’s Great: Super easy, low prep and barely any mess. From 2+
🌱2. Salt Dough Hearts
What You Need: Salt, Flour, Water, Cookie Cutters > Full Recipe in the post
How To: Let your toddler create beautiful salt dough ornaments
Why It’s Great: Combines art + sensory play.
🦋 3. Paper Plate Butterfly
What You Need: A paper plate, craft paper, pipe cleaners.
How To: cut the butterfly from craft paper, Add pipe cleaner antennae.
Why It’s Great: Encourages creativity.
🌾 4. Toilet Paper Roll Bee
What You Need: Empty paper roll, finger paint, yellow, pink and black craft paper, cardboard, black pipe cleaners
How To: Cut and add yellow, black and pink craft paper to the toilet paper roll.
Cut out the wings and let your toddler paint them with finger paint. Add the pipe cleaners.
Why It’s Great: Encourages recycling + boosts imagination!
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A collection of creative, hands-on activities for toddlers and preschoolers who love insects and art.
5. Cute Cotton Ball Sheep + Free Template
What You Need: cardboard, cotton pads, popsicle stick, black paper, green felt
The full craft post for this cotton ball sheep and the free template are here.
Why It’s Great: Teaches colors + works on fine motor skills!
🌈 6. Rainbow Collage
What You Need: Colored paper, glue, scissors How To: Tear or cut colored paper and glue pieces in a rainbow shape. Why It’s Great: Teaches colors + works on fine motor skills!
🦞 7. Ladybug On a Stick
What You Need: Colored paper, glue, child safe scissors and a leftover chopstick.
How To: Cut colored paper and glue pieces in a lady bug shape. Attach the chopstick.
Why It’s Great: Teaches colors + works on fine motor skills!
🌬️ 8. Paper Craft Sun
What You Need: Empty cans or toilet paper rolls, paint, ribbons or streamers
How To: You can find a step-by-step instruction for this sun paper craft here.
Why It’s Great: Introduces weather
🌱 9. Flower Pot Painting
What You Need: Small terracotta pots, paint, soil, seeds
How To: Let your toddler decorate a flower pot, then plant seeds together.
Why It’s Great: Combines art + gardening + responsibility!
🌱 10. Toilet Paper Flower Science Experiment
What You Need: Toilet Paper, Pipe Cleaner, Spray bottle, Marker
How To: Here is how to make this beautiful toilet paper flower.
Why It’s Great: Combines art + science.
🌱 11. Cute Rainbow Chain Garland Craft
What You Need: Craft Paper, Stapler, Black Marker
How To: Here is how to make this beautiful and cute rainbow chain craft for toddlers.
Why It’s Great: Combines color learning + crafting.
🌱 12. 🐝 Paper Bee Craft with Free Printable
What You Need: Craft Paper, Glue, Scissors, Pipe Cleaners, Beads
How To: Here is how to make this beautiful and cute paper bee craft and a free printable.
Why It’s Great: Easy to make, low mess
13. Easy Blow Pen Dog Craft for Toddlers
What You Need: Blow Pens or Toothbrush, Stencils, Cardboard
Why It’s Great: Quick prep, something new/ different, low mess, fun
🌱 14. Easy Handprint Cow Craft for Toddlers
What You Need: Craft Paper, Fingerpaint, Googly Eyes
How To: Here is how to make this sensory fingerpaint cow handprint craft .
Why It’s Great: Easy to make, quick prep
🌱 15 . Pipe Cleaner Flower For Toddlers
What You Need: Pipe Cleaners, Beads
How To: Let your toddler put the beads onto the pipe cleaners. Twist the flower into shape.
Why It’s Great: Combines art + fine motor practice
🌱 16 . Cute Handprint Chick Craft
What You Need: washable paint, paper.
Why It’s Great: Quick prep, low mess, just takes 10 minutes!
🌱 17 . Cute Bubble Painting Bunny Craft
What You Need: watercolors, baby bath soap, water, straw, thick paper, spoon
Why It’s Great: Science and craft in one. Plus toddlers love bubbles.
🌱 18 . Salt Dough Easter Eggs
What You Need: salt dough, different toys.
Why It’s Great: Toddlers love playing with play dough. Doubles as decoration
🌱 19. Rainbow Fingerprint Craft For Toddlers
What You Need: washable paint, paper. Optional our free rainbow template.
Why It’s Great: Quick prep and low-mess sensory play!
🌱 20. Spring Nature Painting
What You Need: A brush and a bowl
Why It’s Great: Super low prep, outdoor play, from age 1
🌱 21. Easy Spring Bird Paper Craft
What You Need: The printable, craft paper, scissors and glue
Why It’s Great: Print and craft, super cute
🌱 22. Easy Recycled Magazine Bunny Craft
What You Need: magazines, glue stick, pom-pom, cardboard, scissors.
Why It’s Great: Super quick 10-20 minutes, doubles as deco. Easy.
23. Finger Painting Cardboard Easter Egg Craft
What You Need: washable paint, cardboard, scissors, glue.
Why It’s Great: It’s really toddler art, a bit messy, definitelly creative.
Why Spring Crafts Are Awesome for Toddlers
🖌️ Developmental Benefits
- Improves fine motor skills (all that gluing, cutting, and coloring works those tiny fingers!)
- Boosts hand-eye coordination (because sticking googly eyes on a butterfly isn’t as easy as it looks!)
- Sparks creativity (even if their “flower” looks more like a squished bug 🤣)
🌈 Educational Fun
- Introduces colors, shapes, and nature themes
- Encourages early problem-solving skills (like figuring out why the glue won’t stick when they lick it 😂)
❤️ Quality Bonding Time
- Crafts = less screen time, more together time!
- Creates adorable keepsakes (perfect for the fridge or Grandma’s collection 😉)
- Messy moments make the best memories!
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