These March crafts for kids are the perfect addition to several preschool themes. Create them during your craft time, turn them into a spring station, use them as fun morning work, or create them at home.
March Crafts For Kids
Once March hits, the colors start to pop! There are so many greens and rainbows, everyone is ready for the dreary winter to be over.
With spring around the corner and exciting holidays, like St Patrick’s Day and Easter (some years), there are lots of ways to create in your classroom.
Pair these crafts with your favorite March themes. Create beautiful rainbow stations.
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March Preschool Themes
Here are several exciting themes you can explore in your classroom. Use one or fill the entire month with these special days and themes.
- Animals
- Bears
- Dogs/Puppies (National Puppy Day is March 23rd)
- Pigs (National Pig Day is March 1st)
- Worms
- Bugs/Insects
- Butterflies
- Ladybugs
- Dentists (National Dentist Day is March 6th)
- Doctors (National Doctor Day is March 30th)
- Dr. Suess
- Farm
- Flowers
- Garden
- Johnny Appleseed
- Life Cycles
- Nursery Rhymes
- Nutrition
- Ponds
- Rainbows
- Seeds
- Space
- Spring
- Trees
- Weather
- Western
- March Holidays
- St Patrick’s Day
- Mardi Gras
- Easter
Our Favorite Craft Supplies
When creating these cute spring-themed activities, you are probably going to want to stock up on some pink paint.
These simple materials are perfect for crafting with young kids. While not each of them is used in the crafts below, they are all staples in our craft bin. If you don’t have any on hand, that might be ok. Take a look at the craft first to see whether or not you need them.
- Construction Paper – One of our favorite craft supplies. These crafts are a great way to use up that stash of black paper.
- Cardboard – Perfect for using up all those boxes you get in the mail!
- Craft Sticks or popsicle sticks – A classic staple, use them in your craft or to mix paint.
- Kid-Friendly paint – Kids love to get messy! Check out our favorite tips for painting with young children.
- Googly Eyes – You can literally add them to any project and it instantly becomes cuter.
- Tissue Paper – We always have this on hand. Buy it new or use or save it from birthday parties and holidays.
- Toilet Paper/Paper Towel Rolls – A great way to recycle your paper tubes is to use them in crafts!
- Paper Plates – Grab this party supply to create fun crafts.
- Contact Paper – We use this a lot to create suncatcher crafts
- Pipe Cleaners – Their bendy and hold their shape, which makes for some fun creating!
- Coffee Filters – This inexpensive item is fun to create with.
- Pom Poms – Fluffy and always fun.
- Egg Cartons – Recycle these into fantastic crafts!
- Puffy Paint – Makes great snow!!
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March Crafts for Preschoolers
This collection of crafts and activities are perfect for your March lesson plans
Color beautifully decorated eggs in your classroom or at your kitchen table.
Main Craft Supplies
Crayons/Markers
Printable
Additional Skills
Colors
Find more Easter crafts that will be perfect for your classroom, Sunday School, or at home.
Use these mobiles to decorate for St Patrick's Day
Main Craft Supplies
Paint
Cardboard
Additional Skills
Process Art
There is more green fun in this collection of craft ideas.
These construction paper trees are perfect all year long.
Main Craft Supplies
Construction Paper
Additional Skills
Fine Motor Skills
No two space rocks will look the same! Messy fun for all.
Main Craft Supplies
Paint
Rocks
Additional Skills
Process Art
A printable matching game that kids will enjoy playing. Perfect for a quick station game.
Main Craft Supplies
Printable
Additional Skills
Matching
Memory
This colorful art project uses nature to create a decorative door hanger.
Main Craft Supplies
Twigs
Paint
Twine
Additional Skills
Process Art
This easy bookmark craft is great for early readers or for kids to give as gifts.
Main Craft Supplies
Construction Paper
Contact Paper
Additional Skills
Fine Motor Skills
This collection of colorful crafts will be great for your rainbow themes.
Recycle jar lids to create fun garden labels.
Main Craft Supplies
Paint
Jar Lids
Additional Skills
Handwriting
Process Art
Use an old water table to create a fairy garden. Great for small spaces too.
Main Craft Supplies
Water Table
Garden Supplies
Plants
Additional Skills
Gardening
Sensory Play
Recycle old egg cartons to create cute and colorful magnets.
Main Craft Supplies
Egg Cartons
Paint
Magnets
Pipe Cleaner
Buttons
Additional Skills
Fine Motor
Process Art
These beautiful flowers are made with coffee filters. No two will look alike.
Main Craft Supplies
Mini Coffee Filters
Washable Markers
Additional Skills
Process Art
What is spring without some flowers! These floral crafts are great for preschoolers to make.
The animal ears from this farm party were a hit!
Main Craft Supplies
Headbands
Felt
Additional Skills
Make Believe/Imaginative Play
Colorful tissue paper is used to make these lovely butterflies.
Main Craft Supplies
Tissue Paper
Paper Tubes
Pipe Cleaners
Additional Skills
Fine Motor
These ants can be placed on several surfaces. We made a picnic blanket.
Main Craft Supplies
Paint
Marker/Pen
Additional Skills
Fine Motor
This pig is cute for National Pig Day or a farm animal theme.
Main Craft Supplies
Construction Paper
Pencil/Pen
Additional Skills
Fine Motor
Simple Shapes
Scissor Practice
Find more fun pig crafts in this collection of easy ideas.
Change up the colors of this bear to make any variation you want!
Main Craft Supplies
Construction Paper
Pencil/Pen
Additional Skills
Fine Motor
Simple Shapes
Scissor Practice
More monthly preschool crafts
Enjoy more fun holidays and monthly theme ideas.
- February Crafts – Hearts, Kindness, Presidents, and more!
- April Crafts – Easter, Earth Day, Spring, and more!
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