Spring Crafts

Surprise an elderly neighbor, relative or teacher with a May Day Basket. The response is sure to bring a smile to your little ones face and warm the recipients heart ! This craft is also great for Mother's Day or Grandmother's Day..

You'll need:

A plastic berry basket
Construction paper cut in narrow
strips or "curly ribbon" will do well.
Tissue paper or cellophane wrap
and a potted 4"inch pot of pansies or
any outside plant.
These can usually be purchased
for under $1.00 this time of year.

Here is a great craft for children in Sprint. Not just for Spring -- This easy to make spring craft is perfect for kids' parties as well!

You'll Need:
Empty cardboard ice cream container
Colored construction paper
White glue
String
Crepe paper streamers
Hole punch
Scissors
Stapler

Make a beautiful flowered basket that girls will love. This Kids Craft reminds me of a flower girl basket perfect for the Spring.

You need:

* 18" x 24" Heavy Ivory Paper
* Pink, Yellow, Purple and Green Letter Size Paper
* Flowers: Print 2 each on yellow, purple, and pink
* Leaves: 2 each on green
* Tacky Glue
* Scissors
* Hole Punch (Optional)

You need:

* Pink, Blue, Yellow Paper
* String or Cord
* 1" x 24" Strip of Heavy Paper
* White Tacky Glue
* Scissors
* Stapler
* Hole Punch (optional)

Your children will love making this May Day Baskets Craft for Kids which is a great flower craft for Spring. May Day is May 1st. Make this basket of flowers to hang on your neighbor's door or give it to someone that you love.

Materials You need:

* Flowers Printed on Pink Paper
* Flowers Printed on Yellow Paper
* Flowers Printed on Teal Paper
* Leaves Printed on Green Paper
* Tacky Glue
* Scissors
* Two Paper Plates
* Six Pipe Cleaners
* Hole Punch
* String for Hanging

Your children will love making this arts and crafts project idea - Spring Wind and Sun Catcher Craft for Kids - Make a wind and sun catcher to welcome the days of spring. Watch it spin in the wind while it catches the suns rays.

You need:

* Spiral Pattern
* Flower Pattern
* Flower Middle Pattern
* Pink, Yellow and Orange Jelly Craft Sheets
* Monofilament
* Translucent Pony Beads
* Double Sided Sticky Paper
* Hole Punch
* Scissors
* Ball Point Pen

Hey Kids!!! This is the coolest arts and crafts project ever. Learn how to create homemade paper that is filled with seeds that you can then go ahead and plant in your garden. Wow! This children's crafts activity for Paper Seeded Flower ( Learn to make handmade paper filled with seeds to plant ) is going to be exciting to work on with your Mom and Dad!

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED

* Arnold Grummer’s Cotton Linter Casting Squares
* Arnold Grummer’s Casting Strainer
* Flower seeds
* Food coloring, yellow
* Sponge
* Small piece of plastic canvas, 4x4 square
* Wood dowel, 12-inch



* Acrylic paint, green
* Paintbrush
* Colored Paper for petals
* Green Paper for leaves
* Scissors
* Craft glue

SunFlower Craft - Instructions to make a sunflower using a paper plate and real sunflower seeds.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:
# Paper Plate
# Glue
# Sunflower Seeds
# Yellow Paint

Hey children, learn how to make a flower daisy puppet with the following CD Daisy Puppet instructions from About.com. A craft for kids to Make a flower using an old cd, a paper plate, a sock, and a few other supplies. Girls love this puppet. A great puppet to play with when Spring and Easter are coming around and the flowers are blooming.

CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED

# Paper Plate
# CD
# Glue
# Large Wiggle Eyes
# 2 Inch Pom-Pom
# Scrap of Felt or Construction Paper
# Old Green Sock