Toddler Spring Activity and Crafts

Flower arranging

You will need an array of flowers, florist’s oasis and a plastic plate. Show your toddler how to insert the stem of the flower into the oasis. Allow them to do it their way, which will be without much planning. Water lightly and place it as a centre piece on your dinner table.

Bunny poster

You will need green, orange and white cardstock, a black marker and cotton wool. Cut out a bunny shape from white card. Allow your little one to stick it on the green card. Take a lump of cotton wool to make a fluffy tail. Cut out a carrot shape or two for your toddler to stick on near the bunny’s mouth. Add facial features with the marker.

Chick poster

You will need green, yellow and white cardstock, a black marker and washed crushed eggs shells. Cut out two circles from yellow cardstock and let your child glue them on the green card. Use the marker to make the features of the chick. Put some more glue next to the chick and show your little one how to crush the egg shells and stick them to the glued area.

Flower collage placemats

You will need green cardstock (one per family member), magazines, scissors, glue. Go through the magazines with your toddler looking for pictures of flowers. Cut out as many as you can to fill your cardstock sheet. Glue them overlapping slightly to make a collage, leaving a little space at the top to write the year. Get them laminated and use them as placemats at meal times. This has been a favorite toddler spring activity in our home for years...and not even just for toddlers!

Container Gardening

Gardening is a joy for all ages but these require a little more patience. Purchase some outdoor flower containers, potting soil and punnets of seedlings. Show your child how to add the soil to the pot and gently remove the seedling from its tray. Tuck the soil around the roots. Encourage your little one to water it daily with their own little watering can.

Beans in cotton wool

You will need cotton wool, dry beans and a saucer. Take a piece of cotton wool large enough to cover a saucer. Let your toddler place two beans in the centre and cover with another piece of cotton wool. Let them wet the cotton wool with a little water each day and keep it on a warn windowsill. Let them watch it grow daily. When it is large enough plant it in a sheltered place outdoors.

Growing Cress

You will need cress seeds, cotton wool, non-washable markers and large empty clean egg shells. Draw a face on your egg shells, making sure the open end is pointing upwards. Let your toddler stuff it loosely with cotton wool and sprinkle cress seeds on top. They can then water them gently and keep the cotton wool moist for a few days. Stand the shells on a warm windowsill in an egg cup. They should start to sprout after 3 days and your faces with “grow hair”. Cress is wonderful on sandwiches as you would use lettuce.

Nature walk – bud spotting, baby animals

The simplest and most repeatable of all toddler spring activity - pack a picnic bag and head to a safe spot where you can take a short walk and look for signs of spring in the plants, birds and animals. Enjoy a picnic and then head home.

Toddler Spring Crafts

Be sure to try some of these easy toddler crafts:
Egg carton worm craft
Sock worm craft
Toilet roll butterfly craft

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