20 Craft Ideas For March

Craft Ideas for Preschool Kids

Here are 20 March-themed craft ideas for preschoolers, focusing on spring, St. Patrick’s Day, and seasonal changes:

1. Shamrock Stamping: Use bell peppers cut in half to stamp shamrock shapes with green paint. Teaches shapes.
2. Rainbow Collage: Glue tissue paper in rainbow colors on a paper arc. Explores colors and sequencing.
3. Leprechaun Hats: Decorate paper cups with green paint and a black band. Introduces St. Patrick’s Day.
4. Pot of Gold: Paint a paper pot black and add gold coin cutouts. Practices counting and colors.
5. Spring Flower Pots: Paint small pots and plant flower seeds. Teaches plant growth.
6. Paper Plate Lambs: Glue cotton balls on a paper plate for a lamb face. Covers textures and animals.
7. Lion Masks: Create a lion face with a paper plate and yellow yarn mane. Ties to “March comes in like a lion.”
8. Kite Craft: Decorate a diamond-shaped paper with streamers for a tail. Discusses wind and weather.
9. Egg Carton Tulips: Paint egg carton sections as tulip heads and attach green straw stems. Explores flowers.
10. Rainbow Windsocks: Decorate a paper tube with rainbow streamers. Teaches weather concepts.
11. St. Patrick’s Day Wreath: Glue green paper shamrocks on a paper plate ring. Enhances fine motor skills.
12. Butterfly Fingerprints: Use fingerprints to make butterfly wings with paint. Introduces symmetry.
13. Paper Chain Snakes: Link green paper strips for a snake. Practices patterns and counting.
14. Cloud and Rain Craft: Glue cotton balls as clouds and blue yarn as rain. Discusses weather changes.
15. Bunny Puppets: Make bunny faces on paper bags with cotton ball tails. Encourages animal recognition.
16. Four-Leaf Clover Hunt: Cut out clovers, some with four leaves, and hide them. Teaches counting and luck.
17. Spring Tree Handprint: Use handprints as leaves on a tree outline with paint. Covers nature and seasons.
18. Ladybug Spots: Paint red paper circles and add black spots with fingerprints. Practices counting.
19. Pinwheel Craft: Make a simple pinwheel from paper and a straw. Explores wind and motion.
20. Bird Nests: Glue twigs and yarn in a bowl shape, add paper eggs. Teaches about birds and spring.

These crafts are simple, educational, and tie into March themes like St. Patrick’s Day and the transition to spring. Visit our store for Ready to Use Printables and Supplies.