By Katie Harrison

Spring has sprung! The warm weather and the sweet smell of blossoming flowers makes us sure of that. But it also brings spring rain. That’s why a Savvy Auntie needs indoor activities to keep her nieces and nephews busy, never bored! Here are five of our favorite spring craft finds!

Fork Sunflower Print Painting



Here’s a sunny, simple craft for creating a sunflower painting. You need yellow, orange, brown, and green paint, white paper, a paintbrush and… yes! A fork! That’s the secret tool for making the flower look more realistic. All the instructions are at CraftyMorning.com!



Nest and Baby Bird Craft

Try a little nesting with this adorable project from BuggyandBuddy.com. You’ll need:: construction paper in different colors, scissors, glue, googly eyes, feathers, and brown yarn. Help the children cut the construction paper into the shape of a nest and the shape of tiny birds, and decorate your own birds’ nest!


Hand/Finger Print Flower Bouquet



Looking to help your nieces and nephews create a Mother’s Day craft? Well, thanks to AnInterestingMix.blogspot.com. this finger-painted flower pot makes a great decoration or gift, and it doesn’t need to just be for a Mother’s Day gift for your sister or BFF – it can be for the kids' dad on Father’s Day or perhaps they will offer it to you for Auntie’s Day! All you’ll need is a variety of light-colored paints and some construction paper. Your nieces or nephews will have a ton of fun while finger painting.


Hand painted Flower Pots



This is something you can use for a long time and save for more springs to come! AllFreeKidsCrafts.com hand-painting flower pots are relatively simple to create. All you’ll need is a small flowerpot, gardening materials, and pastel paints. Children can decorate the pot any way they please…while you are planting the seeds for a season filled with flowers


Paper Bag Butterfly



Iheartcraftythings.com makes us really love this crafty thing! Children can even use their new butterfly as a puppet if they’d like. The materials they list include: are a paper bag, acrylic paints, two six-inch heart dollies, paintbrush, markers, glue, and googly eyes. Decorate your butterfly any which way you choose!

Published: April 6, 2016