Spring Archives - The Chirping Moms

Mother’s Day Craft: Easy Hand Shaped Flower Bouquet

April 29, 2022

Dads: paper, scissors & tape… you can handle this one. The kids aren’t bringing home any cute Mother’s Day crafts this year & mom might like a handprint (to remember how small they were before they snacked their way through quarantine & ended up bigger than her). This is a cute one to make for grandma too. This hand shaped… Read More

Easy Earth Day Craft for Toddlers & Preschoolers

April 20, 2022

Looking for a fun Earth Day craft for preschoolers? Earth Day is next week and I’ve been trying to come up with a few easy activities for the kids to do as part of their distance learning at home. I had my boys (preschool) do a craft I did with the girls back when they were in preschool: mess free… Read More

Sponge Painting Spring Chick Craft

March 29, 2022

By Courtney Byrne Happy 1st day of Spring! Here’s an easy craft for kids that will get your house looking like Spring in no time. For this Spring chick sponge painting craft, you need very few supplies and my kids all enjoyed it (ages 3-9). Bigger kids can do it all on their own. For little ones: I let them… Read More

Easy Spring Craft: Paper Plate Chick Craft

March 19, 2022

This Paper Plate Chick Craft is fun for Easter and also any time this spring. At our preschool, they do a spring chick hatching. My girls have been asking when they could go in to do a craft in Tommy’s preschool class (after I went in for St. Patrick’s Day). So we were trying to think of baby chick crafts…. Read More

Holiday Ready with YearCheer

March 7, 2022

You know I love celebrating holidays. There is no holiday “too small” to put up decorations or have a themed meal for. From Valentine’s Day to National Donut Day there’s plenty to celebrate. Celebrating, even in small ways, makes an ordinary day special. If there’s anything the past few years have taught us: don’t take enjoying time with family and… Read More

March Activity Calendar for Kids

March 2, 2022

We shared a March Activity calendar for kids years ago and it’s remained a blog favorite. This year, since Easter is so late (not until mid-April) I decided to make an updated one. There are also lots of new kids crafts and activities on the blog since then, so this calendar links to the blog posts with the activities listed…. Read More

Two Fun Flowery Crafts: Perfect for Mother’s Day!

May 4, 2021

We’re feeling spring-y and crafty over here this week! Mother’s Day, Teacher’s Appreciation Week and a few family birthdays have us crafting like crazy: the kids and me too. Today I’m sharing two crafts we did that are easy, fun and perfect for Mother’s Day gifts. Grandma will love these! We made modge podge picture frames and handprint flowers. I… Read More

Beautiful Spring Craft for Kids: Coffee Filter Flowers

April 21, 2021

Spring is in the air and if you’re looking for cute decor to put up in your home or a fun, enjoyable craft for your little kids to pass the time and have some quiet time together, these paper flowers are perfect for you! Flowers are blooming everywhere & we can’t get enough of them! To celebrate all the… Read More

Easy Earth Day Activity: Coffee Filter Planet Earth

April 12, 2021

Earth Day is next week and I’ve been trying to come up with a few easy activities for the kids to do as part of their distance learning at home. Today each of the kids made a coffee filter planet Earth. It was super easy and they had a lot of fun with it. It’s also a good one for… Read More

Easy Watermelon Craft: DIY Painted Watermelon Flower Pot

April 6, 2021

Looking for a fun spring craft? This DIY watermelon flower pot craft is cute for a Mother’s Day gift, teacher gift or just something fun to do this spring. It’s easy and can be down with any size flower pot. For this one, I got the paint recommended for painting clay pots – it’s next to the clay pots… Read More