March is such a fun month for toddlers and preschoolers because it feels like the start of something new. The snow starts to melt (finally!), the days get longer, and spring is just around the corner. Plus, March break is always a big deal in our house. My kids get super excited about the extra time off—whether we’re taking a trip, doing spring break activities, or just hanging out at home. And let’s be real, crafts become our lifesaver during those long days.
March crafts are the perfect way to keep little hands busy when the weather is still a little unpredictable. Cold and rainy? Craft day. Warm and sunny? Quick outdoor play, then crafting inside. It’s also the season where my kids love talking about all things spring—flowers, bugs, rainbows—and we dive into Dr. Seuss books for Read Across America Day.
Why You’ll Love These March Crafts
- Perfect for spring vibes: Flowers, rainbows, and all things bright and colorful.
- Educational + Fun: We sneak in letter recognition, fine motor skills, and color matching without toddlers even realizing they’re learning.
- March Break Lifesavers: When the kids are home for a full week, these crafts keep them engaged and give you a breather.
- Inspired by Books: Dr. Seuss and other book-themed crafts bring stories to life—making reading even more magical.
Themes for March Crafts
Spring Crafts
As soon as March hits, my kids are asking when the flowers will grow. That’s why spring crafts—like flower collages, butterfly art, and rainbow projects—are a hit. These crafts bring some brightness indoors while teaching little ones about seasons and growth. Plus, who doesn’t love an excuse to break out all the pastel paints?
Cotton Pad Butterfly Craft
Create a soft and colorful butterfly using cotton pads and paint! This simple craft is perfect for spring and helps kids explore texture and symmetry.
Materials:
- Cotton pads
- watercolor paints
- cardboard
- water
- bowls
- food coloring
- eye droppers
- Glue
- Pom pom
- black marker
How to Make:
Trace outline of butterfly on cardboard. Glue down cotton pads. Paint the cotton pads in bright colors and let them dry. Glue down Pom Pom body and draw antenna.
Bug Hotel Craft
Encourage kids to explore nature with their own DIY bug hotel! This craft is a fun way to learn about insects and create a safe habitat for them.
Materials:
- Milk carton or Small cardboard box
- paper tubes
- twigs
- leaves
- bark
- hot glue gun
How to Make:
Cut a front of milk carton open. Fill it with rolled paper tubes, twigs, and leaves, then place it in a sheltered spot outside for bugs to enjoy!
Sponge Painted Ladybug Craft
This ladybug craft is a fun way to welcome spring and practice fine motor skills. Using a sponge makes it easy for little hands to stamp adorable ladybug bodies.
Materials:
- Red and black paint
- black construction paper
- tips
- sponge
- black marker
- googly eyes
- cardstock
How to Make:
Cut a sponge into a round shape, dip it into red paint, and stamp it onto paper. Once dry, add black spots with q-tips , a construction paper head, googly eyes, and antennae.
Paper Plate Cloud Rainbow Craft
This craft combines a fluffy cloud with a colorful paper rainbow! It’s a fun way to talk about the weather and colors with kids.
Materials:
- Paper plate
- cotton balls
- glue
- rainbow-colored paper strips
- scissors
- Yarn
- google eyes
How to Make:
Cut a paper plate in half, glue cotton balls on top, and attach colored paper strips underneath to create a rainbow. Add google eyes and string to hang.
Cork Painted Hyacinth Craft
This spring flower craft uses corks to create beautiful, textured hyacinths. It’s an easy way for kids to explore painting techniques!
Materials:
- Corks
- purple and pink paint
- green construction paper
- glue
- cardstock
How to Make:
Dip a cork into purple or pink paint and stamp it onto cardstock in a vertical pattern. Cut out and glue green leaves and a stem to complete the flower.
St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
March wouldn’t be complete without a little St. Patrick’s Day fun. Shamrocks, rainbows, and leprechaun traps? Yes, please. My kids go all-in on these crafts because who doesn’t want to catch a leprechaun? These activities also open up fun chats about colors, patterns, and even a little bit of Irish folklore.
Puffy Paint Leprechaun Craft
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a puffy paint leprechaun! The textured paint makes this craft extra fun and unique.
Materials:
- Shaving cream
- glue
- orange paint
- cardstock
- googly eyes
- black and green paper
How to Make:
Mix shaving cream with glue and orange paint, then paint a fluffy leprechaun beard. Add a green hat, googly eyes, and a black paper belt.
Rainbow Matching Activity
A simple color-matching game that builds early learning skills.
Materials:
- Rainbow colors of construction paper (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet)
- Scissors
- Dot stickers in rainbow colors
- White cardstock
- Black marker
- Glue
- Cotton balls
- Light blue cardstock
- White construction paper
How-To:
Lay out colored paper. Invite kids to sort and match dot stickers by color on the correct paper.
Cardboard Box Leprechaun Trap
This STEM-inspired craft gets kids thinking about engineering while they try to “catch” a tricky leprechaun!
Materials:
- Small cardboard box
- markers
- gold coins
- popsicle sticks
- rainbow paper
How to Make:
Decorate the box like a leprechaun’s hideout, prop it up with a popsicle stick, and leave some “gold” inside as bait.
Reverse Psychology Lepechaun Trap
Trap a leprechaun for sure this year with this reverse phycology leprechaun trap for kids! It’s a fun building and STEAM/STEM craft project for St. Patrick’s Day.
Materials:
- Cardboard
- markers
- stickers
- craft sticks
- a small box
How to Make:
Write a sign that says, “Do NOT enter!” and decorate the trap in bright colors to lure the leprechaun inside.
Leprechaun Hat Trap
This hat-shaped leprechaun trap is a festive way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! Kids will love using their creativity to design the perfect trap.
Materials:
- Green paper cup or hat
- black and yellow paper
- glue
- gold coins
How to Make:
Flip the cup upside down, decorate it like a leprechaun hat, and hide a gold coin underneath to lure in the leprechaun.
Sensory Rice Leprechaun Craft
This textured craft is a fun way for kids to play with color and sensory materials while making a leprechaun.
Materials:
- Dyed orange rice
- cardstock
- glue
- googly eyes
- orange pom-poms
How to Make:
Draw a leprechaun outline on cardstock, spread glue over it, and sprinkle dyed rice to create texture.
Textured Shamrock Sun Catcher Craft
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a beautiful shamrock sun catcher! Kids will love playing with light and color.
Materials You’ll Need:
- Contact Paper
- Green coloured rice (see instruction below)
- IKEA colour bowls
- Paper plate
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Single Hole Punch
- Ribbon
How to Make:
Cut a shamrock shape from paper plate, add contact paper and let kids place rice, then seal with another piece of contact paper.
Paper Plate Leprechaun Craft
This St. Patrick’s Day craft features a bright orange tissue paper beard for extra fun!
Materials:
- Paper plate
- orange tissue paper
- green paper
- glue
- scissors
How to Make:
Glue small pieces of orange tissue paper onto a paper plate to form a beard, then add a green paper hat and facial features.
Textured Rainbow Sun Catcher
Create colorful window art that catches the sunlight beautifully.
Materials:
- Contact Paper
- Coloured rice (see instruction below)
- IKEA colour bowls
- Paper plate
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Cotton balls
- Single hole punch
- Ribbon
How-To:
- Cut rainbow shape from paper plate.
- Attach contact paper.
- Sprinkle colored rice like a rainbow.
- Add cotton balls.
Tissue Paper Rainbow Suncatcher
Brighten up your window with a tissue paper rainbow.
Materials:
- Black construction paper
- Contact paper
- Tissue paper either in squares or cut in squares in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.
- Double sided tape
How-To:
- Cut out rainbow framer from black construction paper.
- Add contact paper.
- Arrange tissue paper squares on sticky contact paper in rainbow order.
Weather and Rainy Day Crafts
March weather is unpredictable. One day it’s sunny; the next, it’s pouring. Rain-themed crafts like umbrella art, rainy window paintings, or cloud and raindrop projects help toddlers talk about and understand these changes. Plus, it’s a great lead-in to spring science conversations.
Q-Tip Rainy Day Craft
This creative rainy day craft uses q-tips to paint raindrops, combining fine motor work with a spring weather theme. A simple, calming project for all ages.
Materials:
- Q-tips
- blue paint
- cardstock
- glue
How to Make:
Glue Q-tips down onto the paper to create raindrops.
Cardboard Rainbow Sunshine Craft
Brighten up a rainy spring day with this cheerful cardboard rainbow and sunshine craft. An eco-friendly activity that introduces weather concepts.
Materials:
- Cardboard
- paint
- cotton balls
- glue
- construction paper
How to Make:
Cut a sun and rainbow shape from cardboard, paint them, and add rainbow construction paper .
Cupcake Liner Umbrella Rain Craft
Cupcake liners turn into colorful umbrellas in this adorable rainy-day craft. Great for discussions about spring weather and color sorting.
Materials:
- Cupcake liners
- paper
- glue
- markers
How to Make:
Flatten cupcake liners, glue them on as umbrellas, and draw raindrops around them.
Paint Splat Puddle Craft
A fun and messy craft where kids create colorful puddles using a simple paint splat technique. Perfect for embracing spring showers and exploring color mixing.
Materials:
- Blue paint
- cardstock
- spoon
How to Make:
Drop paint onto paper and press another sheet on top, then peel apart to reveal the splattered puddle. Add boots.
Cloud Suncatcher
This dreamy cloud sun catcher is a fun way for kids to explore light and colors!
Materials:
- black construction paper
- cotton balls
- blue cellophane
- glue
- scissors
- contact paper
How to Make:
Cut a cloud and raindrop shapes from black construction paper, attach contact paper behind the cutout, and let kids stick blue and white tissue paper pieces onto it.
Learn About Clouds Craft
Introduce kids to different types of clouds with this hands-on craft!
Materials:
- Blue construction paper
- cotton balls
- glue
- black marker
How to Make:
Help kids stretch and shape cotton balls to resemble different cloud types (cumulus, stratus, cirrus) and glue them onto paper. Label each cloud to make it educational.
Nature and Garden Crafts
Springtime also means we start thinking about planting and gardens. My kids love planting seeds and making garden markers for our tiny herb garden. Paired with flower crafts and bug-themed art, it’s the perfect way to welcome warmer days.
DIY Nature Weaving Craft
This craft lets kids combine nature and art by weaving twigs, leaves, and flowers into a simple loom.
Materials:
- Cardboard
- yarn
- hole punch
- nature items
How to Make:
Cut a piece of cardboard into a rectangle and punch holes along two opposite sides. String yarn across the board and weave in natural elements.
DIY Watering Can Craft
Turn a recycled bottle into a cute DIY watering can!
Materials:
- Plastic bottle
- scissors
- nail or screwdriver (for making holes)
- stickers or paint for decoration
How to Make:
Poke small holes in the bottle cap, fill with water, and let kids use it to “water” plants outside.
Dandelion Bee Craft
This adorable bee craft uses real dandelions to create a fuzzy effect.
Materials:
- Yellow dandelions
- black and yellow construction paper
- glue
- googly eyes
How to Make:
Cut out a bee shape, glue dandelions onto the body, and add paper stripes and wings.
Bottle Cap Flower
Upcycle bottle caps into a bright and colorful flower!
Materials You’ll Need:
- Bottle caps (each flower need seven bottle caps)
- Glue gun (waterproof glue if you have it)
- Stick or dowel
- Acrylic or outdoor paint and brushes
How to Make:
Paint bottle caps in bright colors, glue them together in a flower shape, and attach a stick stem.
Grass Seed Head
Watch grass “hair” grow in this fun gardening activity!
Materials You’ll Need:
- Old nylon
- Glass
- Potting soil
- Grass seed
- Elastic bands
- Waterproof glue (if you have avaliable, if not we used just regular glue and made sure not to put too much water on the face while watering the grass seed head)
- Googley Eyes
- Felt
- Spray bottle and water
- Container to hold head such as tin can or small clay pot, mug or yogurt container.
How to Make:
Fill the stocking with soil and grass seeds, tie the end, and place it on a cup of water. Watch the grass sprout in a few days!
Eggshell Caterpillar Garden
Reuse eggshells to start a mini garden with kids!
Materials You’ll Need:
- 5 Eggshells cleaned and dried
- 1 Egg carton, cut into 5 sections to hold the egg shells
- 2 Googley eyes
- 1 Pipe cleaner
- Black sharpie
- Small spoon
- Potting soil
- Seeds (ex. Wheatgrass, grass seed, chives, lavender)
- Spray bottle with water
How to Make:
Place eggshells in an egg carton, fill them with soil, and plant seeds inside. Let kids decorate the shells as caterpillars!
Dr. Seuss & Book Crafts
March means Dr. Seuss’s birthday and Read Across America Day, which is a huge part of our crafting. “The Cat in the Hat” inspired hats and Thing 1 and Thing 2 fork paintings—so fun and a great way to connect reading and creativity. My kids love acting out the stories with their crafts, and honestly, it makes reading time so much more exciting.
Caterpillar Name Craft
A fun name-recognition craft that lets kids create their own personalized caterpillar!
Materials:
- Colored paper
- glue
- marker
- googly eyes
How to Make:
Cut out circles, write one letter of the child’s name on each, and glue them together in a caterpillar shape. Add eyes and legs for extra fun.
Fork Painted Horton Hears A Who Craft
Celebrate Dr. Seuss with this creative Horton craft!
Materials:
- White cardstock
- blue paint
- fork
- glue
- pink pom-pom
How to Make:
Dip a fork in blue paint and create Horton’s fuzzy ears. Glue a pink pom-pom on top for the clover.
Fork Painted Thing 1 and Thing 2 Craft (with free printable)
Make the wild-haired characters from The Cat in the Hat!
Materials:
- White cardstock
- red and blue paint
- fork
- free printable
- glue
How to Make:
Print the template, paint their blue hair using a fork, and color in the rest of the character.
The Lorax Paper Strip Craft
Bring The Lorax to life with this fun paper strip craft!
Materials:
- Orange and yellow paper
- glue
- scissors
- googly eyes or black and white paper
How to Make:
Cut orange paper into strips and glue them into a round face. Add a yellow paper mustache and googly eyes or paper eyes.
Paper Plate Hot Air Balloon Craft
Create a beautiful hot air balloon with this easy craft!
Materials:
- Paper plate
- bleeding tissue paper
- water
- bowl
- paintbrush
- paper straws
- glue
- scissors
- brown construction paper
How to Make:
Apply water to tissue paper on the plate and let the colors bleed. Once dry, attach paper straws and a small brown paper basket to complete the hot air balloon.
Trufulla Tree Name Craft
A fun way to personalize The Lorax with a name craft!
Materials:
- Colored paper
- glue
- scissors
- black marker
- popsicle sticks
How to Make:
Write the child’s name on colorful paper strips, glue them onto popsicle sticks as Truffula tree trunks, and add fluffy paper tree tops.
Sponge Painted One Fish, Two Fish Craft
Make a One Fish, Two Fish craft using sponges!
Materials:
- Sponge
- red and blue paint
- white cardstock
- glue
- black marker
How to Make:
Cut a sponge into a fish shape, dip it in paint, and stamp it onto paper. Add details with a black marker.
Paper Plate Cat in the Hat
Celebrate Dr. Seuss with a simple Cat in the Hat craft!
Materials:
- Paper plate
- red and white paper
- glue
- scissors
How to Make:
Cut and glue red and white stripes onto the plate to create the iconic hat. Use a fork to make the fur.
Sponge Printed Caterpillar Craft
Use a sponge to create a cute caterpillar inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar!
Materials:
- Sponge
- green and red paint
- googly eyes
- cardstock
How to Make:
Cut a sponge into a circle, dip it in green paint, and stamp multiple times to make the caterpillar’s body. Use red for the head and add eyes!
Paper Bag Put Me in the Zoo Craft
Make a fun paper bag craft inspired by Put Me in the Zoo!
Materials:
- Paper bag
- paint
- pom poms
- glue
- scissors
How to Make:
Paint a paper bag yellow, add colorful pom poms for spots, and glue on facial features.
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!
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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!
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- 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.
