March Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Get excited about the change in seasons with these easy and fun March crafts for toddlers and preschoolers.

This month is all about new beginnings, from flowers in the sunshine outside to baby animals on the farm.

I’m sharing four topics perfect for little hands to create this month with ideas for simple activities and crafts toddlers and preschoolers can make. They’re low-prep, easy to make and lots of fun!

Easy March Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers

As a mom myself I think that spring is probably my favourite time of year for inspiring kids to do something creative. There’s so much happening in the natural world and celebrations like St Patricks Day mean that there’s a lot to get excited about.

The beginning of the season means that there’s load of fun and creative crafts that toddlers and preschoolers can make in March and many of the ones that I’m sharing today are ones that I’ve made myself with my own children.

You’ll find ideas for four of my favorite and most popular March topics: spring, weather, St Patricks Day and farm animals. I’ve also shared some more ideas for topics that work well for this month at home or in preschools or kindergartens.

As always if you are trying out a craft with young children then you will need to supervise them throughout the duration especially if they are using small parts or scissors.

More Themes for March

If you’re looking for more themes that are perfect for March then why not check out some of the ones below which would all be a great choice.

• Rainbows
• Gardening
• Community Helpers
• All About Me

Free Templates for March Crafts

I’ve shared loads of free printable templates for kid’s crafts and activities. These printables are perfect for coloring, painting or trying out some easy art and craft ideas and with each design I always share a few simple ideas that you can try.

These are a few of my favorites that work really well for March themes.

• Free flower template
• Free rainbow template
• Free shamrock template
• Free chick template
• Free lamb template

Spring Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Celebrate the changing weather and warmer days with these spring themed crafts including flowers and spring trees.

Coffee Filter Flowers

Flower crafts are always popular at the start of the new season and these coffee filter flowers are made using a fun process art technique that’s perfect for kids of all ages.

Spring Tree Crafts

Our spring tree crafts are a great option as all you need to do is download our free tree template and then you can use all sorts of craft supplies to create your green spring leaves and pink flower blossom.

We’ve shared loads of ideas including tissue paper, pom pom painting and even using Lego or Duplo.

Flower Sticky Wall

This may be a little more of an activity than a craft but this flower themed sticky wall was something that my daughter really enjoyed and was a fun way for her to get hands on with natural materials.

Butterfly Nature Craft

Get outside to look for supplies for this fun butterfly craft inspired by the change in seasons.

Weather Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers

In our experience March tends to show us every form of weather with sun, rain and sometimes even snow. Make the most of this transition month by trying out some easy weather crafts.

Thundercloud Craft

Paint splat crafts are a classic activity for preschools and kindergartens and we’ve used this fun process art here to create a simple thundercloud craft.

Paper Plate Sun

This craft is one of my all time favourites on this site as it’s the first one that my daughter aged 16 months got involved in and it was a collaborative art project between her and my son.

Simple paper plate crafts are great for younger kids as not only are paper plates cheap to buy and easy to source but they can hold a lot of paint without getting over saturated, a useful point when getting creative with little ones.

Paper Plate Snowflakes

This craft is another great way to use up any spare paper plates that you have as well as giving you an excuse to raid your craft supplies.

You’ll need an adult to cut the paper plates but kids are fine to do the decorating using paint, pom poms, stickers and whatever other materials you can find.

Rain Craft

The combination of cotton ball clouds and finger painted rain make this rain craft a great choice for younger kids.

St Patrick’s Day Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers

St Patrick’s Day takes place on 17th March and is a great excuse to include rainbows, shamrocks and pots of gold in your activities.

Foil Painted Shamrock Craft

Painting with aluminium foil is a great activity for little hands as you can mold and shape the foil to create a stamp that’s the right size for them.

Here you can use it as a way of decorating our shamrock template.

Mosaic Shamrock Craft

Paper mosaics are a great way to support fine motor skills although whether your child creates a mosaic or just sprinkles paper squares onto their shamrock will depend very much on their age and abilities. Either way though this is a fun way for kids to join in with the celebrations.

In this post I’ve also shared some other ways to decorate your shamrock such as including using scrunched tissue paper or painting using a pom pom.

Puffy Paint Leprechaun Craft

Happy Toddler Playtime shares an adorable leprechaun craft for younger kids to create using puffy paint.

Pot of Gold Craft

Grab cardstock, markers and yellow paint to make this simple pot of gold craft from Our Kid Things. Using thumbprints make this a great keepsake craft too!

Farm Animal Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Farm animals are a popular topic during March and during spring in general, baby animals appeal to toddlers and preschoolers and it’s a great topic if you’re thinking of taking a trip to a farm.

Cotton Ball Lamb

Use our free download and make this cute lamb craft that’s perfect as a sensory activity too.

Easy Chick Craft

Our simple chick craft is one of my most favorite crafts that we’ve ever shared and as I made it with my daughter I know that it’s tried and tested with younger kids and a lot of fun to make together.

Pig Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers

This easy pig craft is made using pink shredded paper and a paper plate.

Pom Pom Sheep Craft

Use pom poms to paint this easy sheep craft.

More Monthly Crafts for Toddlers and Preschoolers

This post is part of a series that I’ve slowly been expanding across the year so that you can find toddler and preschooler friendly themed crafts for every month of the year.

If you’d like more inspiration and ideas you can look back at our February crafts for toddlers and preschoolers or get ready for next month with our April themed crafts.