Cherry blossom season is short, but these easy cherry blossom crafts for kids are perfect for bringing spring into your home or classroom—no matter the weather outside. If your kids love flowers, spring, paint, and a bit of messy fun, this roundup of creative cherry blossom art activities will be a hit. Whether you’ve got toddlers, preschoolers, or big kids ready to try something new, there’s a simple project here for everyone.
These crafts are great for working on fine motor skills, color mixing, and experimenting with different textures. And they’re all super low-prep with materials you probably already have at home—win!
Why You’ll Love These Cherry Blossom Crafts
- They use simple supplies like cotton balls, tissue paper, and bubble wrap.
- They’re great for process art and creativity—not about perfection.
- Each one gives kids a different sensory experience to explore.
- Perfect for spring themes, Japan studies, or just fun art days.
11 Cherry Blossom Craft Ideas
1. Broccoli Painted Cherry Blossoms
Materials:
- Broccoli florets
- pink/white paint
- brown marker or paint or tree template (available below)
- cardstock
How to Create:
Print out tree template on white cardstock or blue construction paper. Dip broccoli in pink paint and stamp on branches. Add white accents.
2. Q-Tip Painted Cherry Blossoms
Materials:
- Q-tips
- elastic band
- Washable pink and white paint
- tree template
- glue
- cardstock or blue paper
How to Create:
Print out tree template on white cardstock or blue construction paper. Use a bunch of Q-tips held together or individually to dot blossoms on the tree.
3. Pom Pom Painted Cherry Blossoms
Materials:
- Clothespins
- pom poms
- cardstock or blue paper
- Washable pink and white paint
- Tree template
How to Create:
Print out tree template on white cardstock or blue construction paper. Clip pom poms in clothespins to make a stamper. Dip in pink paint and press onto branches.
4. Fingerprint Cherry Blossoms
Materials:
- Washable pink and white paint
- cardstock or blue paper
- Tree template
How to Create:
Print out tree template on white cardstock or blue construction paper. Then let kids use their fingertips to dot on blossoms.
5. Colored Rice Cherry Blossoms
Materials:
- Pink-dyed rice (learn how to color rice here)
- regular undyed white rice
- glue
- cardstock or blue paper
- spoon
How to Create:
Print out tree template on white cardstock or blue construction paper and spread glue around them. Spoon or sprinkle pink and white rice over to create a textured blossom effect.
6. Tissue Paper Cherry Blossoms
Materials:
- Pink tissue paper,
- Glue bottle
- cardstock or blue paper
- Tree template
How to Create:
Print out tree template on white cardstock or blue construction paper. Tear or cut tissue paper into squares. Scrunch and glue onto branches.
7. Cork Stamped Cherry Blossoms
Materials:
- Wine corks
- Washable pink and white paint
- cardstock or blue paper
- Tree template
How to Create:
Print out tree template on white cardstock or blue construction paper. Dip corks in pink paint and stamp around tree limbs.
8. Bubble Wrap Cherry Blossoms
Materials:
- Bubble wrap
- Washable pink and white paint
- cardstock or blue paper
- Tree template
How to Create:
Print out tree template on white cardstock or blue construction paper. Paint bubble wrap pink, then press onto tree branches.
9. Sponge Painted Cherry Blossoms
Materials:
- Sponge
- scissors
- Washable pink and white paint
- cardstock or blue paper
- Tree template
How to Create:
Print out tree template on white cardstock or blue construction paper or trace handprint on brown construction paper. Cut sponge into a small shape, dip in pink paint, and dab on.
10. Puffy Paint Cherry Blossoms
Materials:
- Shaving cream
- glue
- Washable pink and white paint
- Bowls
- cardstock or blue paper
- Tree template
How to Create:
Print out tree template on white cardstock or blue construction paper. Mix shaving cream, glue in 1:1 ratio. Add pink paint to make puffy paint. Make white puffy paint as well. Use craft stick or brush to paint blossoms.
11. Cotton Ball Cherry Blossoms
Materials:
- Cotton balls
- clothespins
- cardstock or blue paper
- Washable pink and white paint and brown paint (optional)
- Tree template
How to Create:
Print out tree template on white cardstock or blue construction paper. Or paint a tree trench and branches with brown paint. Clip cotton balls in clothespins, dip in pink paint, and stamp cherry blossoms onto branches.
Free Tree Template
Grab your free tree template here:
Each one of these spring-inspired crafts gives your kids a chance to create something uniquely their own—and make your walls or windows bloom with color!
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
