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18 Easy Spring Classroom Crafts for a Colorful School Makeover

By the Viral Info team · Updated November 2026 · 3 min read

Spring Classroom Crafts

Spring crafts let students create the decorations that brighten their own classroom. These 18 easy spring classroom crafts use cheap, familiar supplies such as paper plates, egg cartons, tissue paper and craft sticks, and each produces something colourful enough to display on walls, windows or shelves.

Crafts by age group

Item Why it works
Preschool Handprint tulips, paper plate suns
Early primary Egg carton caterpillars, tissue butterflies
Upper primary Craft-stick birdhouses, paper flower garlands
Whole class Collaborative murals and garlands
Science link Seed paper and planting cups

Flower crafts

  1. Paper plate flowers with tissue paper petals.
  2. Handprint tulips on green card stems.
  3. Cupcake liner daisies glued to card.
  4. Coffee filter flowers dyed with washable markers.
  5. A paper flower garland strung across the room.

Bug and animal crafts

  1. Egg carton caterpillars with pipe-cleaner antennae.
  2. Tissue paper butterflies pinched with a pipe cleaner.
  3. Paper plate ladybugs with black dot stickers.
  4. Clothes-peg bumblebees with paper wings.
  5. Paper bag birds with feather tails.

Nature and weather crafts

  1. Craft-stick birdhouses painted in bright colours.
  2. Cloud and raindrop mobiles with cotton wool.
  3. Paper rainbows made from strips of card.
  4. Seed paper hearts that can be planted later.
  5. Planting cups decorated as flowerpots.

Collaborative crafts

  1. A class tree mural with handprint leaves.
  2. A fingerprint flower garden on one large sheet.
  3. A spring wreath with a petal from every student.

Tip: Use child-safe scissors, non-toxic washable paints and glue, and supervise any use of pipe cleaners, which have sharp ends. Avoid small beads or pom-poms with children who still put objects in their mouths, and check for allergies before using seeds, soil or natural materials.

FAQ

What are easy spring crafts for a class?

Paper plate flowers, handprint tulips and tissue paper butterflies are quick, cheap and suit most ages.

How do I display spring crafts?

Hang them on string across windows, pin them to bulletin boards or combine them into a class mural.

Which spring crafts are educational?

Seed paper, planting cups and butterfly crafts link well to plant and insect life cycles.

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