*1) March Crafts and Special Days
A list of seasonal arts, crafts, activities, art lessons and ideas for the month of March.
Ages: All ages
Grades: All Grades
Levels: All Levels
SPRING Crafts
Find art lessons and craft activities for SPRING including: St. Patrick’s Day Arts & Crafts | Easter Arts and Crafts | Earth Day Crafts | Cinco de Mayo Art | Mother’s Day Crafts
*2) April Crafts and Special Days
Here’s a list of seasonal arts, crafts, activities, ideas and more for the month of April.
Ages: All ages
Grades: All Grades
Levels: All Levels
*3) May Crafts and Special Days
A of seasonal arts, crafts, activities, ideas and more for the month of May.
Ages: All ages
Grades: All Grades
Levels: All Levels
*Natural Easter Egg Dyes
Learn how to make natural Easter egg dyes using a variety of fruits, vegetables and spices.
*Three Ways to Decorate Easter Eggs with Homemade Dye
Find out how to make your own Easter egg dye and discover three ways to decorate your eggs.
April Fool’s Day Dinner
Do your kids balk when it comes to eating their peas and carrots? With this April Fool’s Day meal, they’re in for a sweet surprise.
Bird’s Eye View Dandelions
Students will create a bird’s eye view drawing of dandelions using paper and oil pastels.
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
Clover (or Shamrock) Color Mixing
Children will review color mixing as they create drawings and paintings of clover (or shamrocks).
Ages: 5-8 yrs, 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Primary, Junior, Middle School, High School
Coffee Filter Flowers
Use coffee filters and watercolours (or washable markers) to make one-of-a-kind flowers.
Crayon Resist Eggs
This is a simplification of a wax resist egg. All you need to do is draw on your egg with crayon before dipping it into the dye.
Fingerprint Chicks
Students can make baby chick paintings using their fingerprints.
Floral Egg Holders
Use paper rolls to make fun flowers that are perfect for serving eggs during Easter brunch.
Food Colouring Easter Egg Dye
This is an all purpose Easter egg dye recipe you can make at home using food coloring.
Footprint Chicks
Students will use their own footprints to make baby chicks. These are so cute!
Garden Journals
Garden journals are a wonderful way for kids to learn about and share in the excitement of gardens. This lesson incorporates Art, Reading, Writing and Science
Grades: K-2, Grades 3-5
Glitter Eggs
Kids love glitter so why not use this art material to make fancy Easter Eggs?
Grass Head Guy
Using a nylon stocking and some grass seed, your students will see how fast grass grows.
Hand Lilies and Foot Tulips
Girls and boys of all ages will enjoy making these flowers (lilies and tulips) because it involves their own body parts!
Henri Matisse Shamrock Shapes
Students will learn about positive and negative shapes as they create shamrock paper shapes in the style of artist Henri Matisse.
Ages: 8-11 yrs, 11-14 yrs, 14 yrs+
Grades: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12
Levels: Junior, Middle School, High School
How To Create Your Own Plant Terrarium
Students will make terrariums using a container, plants, gravel, and soil.
Make Flowers
The following lesson plans will show you and your students six ways to make fantastic flowers (just in time for spring, perhaps?).
Make Paper Daisies
Learn how to make simple paper daisies.
Marble Easter Eggs
Students will discover how to make the appearance of marble on eggs for Easter.
Masking Tape Batik Easter Eggs
Batik is a method of dying fabric by way of blocking areas you don’t want dyed by applying wax. You can create batik eggs using masking tape instead of wax as your blocking agent.
Melted Crayon Easter Eggs
Crayons melt so wonderfully when they are warm. To make these eggs, all you need to do is draw with crayons on freshly boiled eggs.
