Creative Spring Garden Craft Project for Kids

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Looking for a creative spring garden craft for both younger and older children? Check out this beautiful way to decorate any outdoor space with these easy crafts! Spring is the perfect time to start this little project with your child. 

These homemade garden ornaments are a great way for kids of all ages to start the spring season! Get your children outside after the long winter to help with this fun spring time craft! 

Materials and Set-Up for DIY Garden Crafts

This easy project is the perfect addition for any garden space. It’s a great craft for your own gardens or to gift to someone else. 

Materials

Here’s everything you need:

• Cement mix kit (if you’re making a lot, you can buy quick dry cement from any hardware store)
• Plastic tub and spoon for mixing cement
• Silicone molds for spring*
• Cooking spray
• Cardboard
• Paint and paint brush**

It’s always a good idea to have paper towels or a wet rag around for this craft with young children.

*We found these cute flower silicone baking molds at Home Goods in the spring. Check the baking aisles at craft stores for all kind of options. We also found Easter eggs and bunny molds for a fun Easter craft next year.

**While we almost always use washable paint with my grandson, do not use washable paint for this craft. These will be out in the rain, and washable paint will wash away. 

Set-Up

Because of the dry time for cement, this craft will take more than one day. For the first part, set up your cement mixing tools outside because of the dust. Gather everything you need beforehand, including water, so you don’t need to leave the wet cement. 

Then, place your silicone molds on a piece of cardboard. The cardboard is to catch any drops of cement, minimize the mess, and help with the air bubbles later. 

Fun Spring Garden Craft for Kids: Step-by-Step Instructions

These easy spring crafts are fun for both younger and older kids to help make and decorate! We really recommend you wait for the warmer weather because the mixing of the cement should be done outside. 

1. Mix the Cement

First, you’ll mix the cement with the instructions on the package. You’ll want to start the mixing yourself because there’s a large amount of dust at the beginning. Once the mix gets more saturated and the dust lessens, you can have your child help with the mixing. 

Having your child help with the mixing is a great opportunity to encourage fine motor skills! It’s also just a fun way to involve them in all the steps. 

We used a plastic, outdoor tub and a large kitchen spoon for mixing. Once the cement is the consistency of brownie batter, you’re ready for the next step. Make sure to wash your tub and mixing utensil before the cement starts to dry!

​2. Pour into Molds

Before you pour, ​spray the molds with cooking spray! Otherwise the cement can be challenging to get out of the smaller parts of the mold. 

Next, scoop some of the cement mix into your molds. You want to fill it up one-half to three-fourths full, and then be sure to wipe off any extra around the edges. We filled them all the way, and they took much longer to dry. 

Younger children probably can’t do this step by themselves, but they can help you with the spoon.

What About Extra Cement?

If you have extra cement, pour it into a plastic container you can later throw away. We happened to have the lid of a rotisserie chicken container that we filled up. 

Then, let your child make a ‘mud pie’ with rocks, sticks, leaves, or anything they can find in the yard. This is so much fun for them, and a great way to include messy play. 

3. Tap Out Air Bubbles

This may seem like an optional step, but you don’t want air bubbles on the top of your garden ornaments. With the molds still on the cardboard, lift the cardboard and lightly tap on bottom for a few minutes. You should see air bubbles start to appear at the top of the cement.

4. Let Your Craft Dry

Then, let your cement completely dry (our mix recommends 48 hours). If you have warm weather, let them dry out in the sun. You want to make sure they’re completely dry before taking them out of the molds, so that the small parts don’t break off. 

5. Paint! 

Now, it’s time to let your child paint their garden crafts. Using any bright colors you have, let your child have a great time decorating these colorful flowers however they want! With my grandson, we only had the primary colors and mixed them to get different colors as well. 

Again, don’t use washable paint if these will be outside in the rain! Because we were using non-washable paint, we did all our painting outside on a plastic table cloth with a paint t-shirt on. 

Lastly, let the paint completely dry before putting them outside. 

Fun Time Among the Flowers

Once your fun crafts have completely dried, your child can place them in the flower garden! This is a great project for young kids to get involved with and something they can make that they’ll keep seeing around. 

These are great for nature crafts, Earth Day craft, or any spring warm day craft! 

Easy Mother’s Day Gift

If you’re looking for a creative, homemade Mother’s Day gift for your children to make, this cute craft is a great option! Complete this fun activity for any mom, grandmother, or aunt that has a garden. This is an easy way for very young children to make a great gift themselves. 

More Great Crafts for Spring

Looking for even more fun springtime crafts? Check out one of our cute butterfly or flower crafts for even the youngest children! 

Children’s DIY Projects for Growing Plants

Or try our fun activity that teaches children to grow plants themselves! All you need for this fun project is egg shell, cotton balls, and grass seed. This is a perfect spring craft for young learners.