2 Interesting Preschool Art Activities to Make in Spring
Spring is one of the most exciting times to explore and learn from the world around you. Preschool is all about students experiencing and learning about all of the amazing things in their world. What better way to learn about the season of new beginnings, nature, and warmth than with fun cross-curricular art activities for preschoolers?
Here are two of my favorites!
Bright and cheerful spring crafts: dotted butterflies and a newspaper flower painting ready to welcome the season.
Newspaper Flower Paintings
Newspaper flower paintings are a great spring preschool art project because students will make vibrant flowers while practicing their painting and cutting skills. This can also be a great opportunity for cross-curricular learning by teaching your students about the different parts of the flower.
Here's what you will need:
· Newspaper
· Scissors
· Tempera Cakes (I like these!)
· Paint Brushes
· Card stock
· Glue Stick
· Yarn
Step 1 – Draw Your Flower Shape
Start by grabbing a piece of newspaper and drawing out the outline of a flower shape. Be sure to help students sketch some petals and a stem in the rough shape of a flower. Drawing flowers is a great way for students to practice drawing their basic shapes. Be sure students include some key shapes in their sketch, including a few concentric circles in the middle of the flower.
Step 2 – Paint your Flower
Now that you have the basic outline of your flower shape drawn onto your newspaper it is time to add vibrant spring colors in details found in nature. Use tempera cakes to paint the petals and stems. Encourage your students to get creative with their paints to make a flower that is perfect for a spring art project.
Step 3 – Cut Your Flower out
Now that you have your flower painted, have students carefully cut it out from the newspaper. Have students cut as close to the outline of their flower as possible. It is important to let preschoolers cut out their own flowers so that they can practice their fine motor skills and cutting ability before kindergarten.
A new perspective on spring creativity—combining vibrant colors and textures in one beautiful project.
Step 4 – Paste your Flower to a Piece of Cardstock
Now that students have cut their flowers out of their newspaper, they can use a glue stick to adhere it to a piece of card stock. Be sure to leave room under the flower to add the roots later. If you plan on combining both spring projects into one exciting art project perfect for March, leave room around the flower for your dotted butterflies.
Step 5 – Add Roots
Students could enhance their flower painting by adding roots under their stems. Have students cut small pieces of yarn and glue them onto their cardstock spread out in a root-like pattern under their flower.
Dotted Butterflies
Dotted Butterflies is an easy and fun project where preschoolers can practice their drawing, cutting, and coloring skills. Here is what you will need:
· Colored Dot Daubers (These are great!)
· Pencil
· Cardstock or Drawing paper
· Sharpie
· Scissors
· Glue Stick
Spark creativity with this look at colorful spring art—perfect inspiration for preschoolers.
Step 1 – Draw your Butterfly
The first step is to have students draw the outline of their butterfly. Have them start with a long oval in the middle. For each wing, students can draw two curved lines. Be sure to add two lines and circles for the antennae. Drawing a butterfly is a great way for students to practice their shapes and lines.
Step 2 – Use Color Dot Daubers to Color your Butterfly
Have students use their favorite color dot dauber markers or paint to add colorful dots to the wings and body of the butterfly. Encourage your students to fill all of the blank spaces in the butterfly with colorful dots to create a beautiful spring butterfly.
Step 3 – Cut out Your Butterfly
Once students are finished coloring their butterflies with the dots, they can use scissors to cut around their butterflies. This is a great opportunity for students to practice cutting around a variety of shapes both big and small. When students have their butterfly cut out, they can hang it up in the classroom or combine it with a flower painting to create a beautiful and vibrant spring art scene.
Final Thoughts: Combine for an Extra Special Spring Project
While each of the spring projects listed above are great on their own, you can combine them for an extra special spring scene. After creating your newspaper flower painting leave space on your card stock to add your dotted butterflies. Be sure to have preschool students cut out the butterflies on their own to work on their fine motor skills and glue them to the open space on the cardstock. Together, these projects serve to make a creative and fun piece of art that is the perfect representation of spring.
Celebrate spring with a vibrant display of art—perfect projects to inspire young artists!
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Get to know Amanda Koonlaba!
Hi! I’m Amanda. Teaching children to be creative thinkers is my greatest joy. I’m here to help you bring that same joy to your classroom.
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