Hellobee

What a long winter it has been! We are finally melting out from under this snowy winter and despite the weather report saying we are due for another snow storm on the first day of spring, I am ready to welcome in spring’s warm rays. Drake has been eyeing our yard for days now since the snow has been melting, but sadly we are still sick and the ground is a bit too yucky still to play on so I decided to find some spring crafts we could do together instead.

Egg Carton Bouquet – This looks both beautiful and simple despite the many steps. It would look so nice hanging in my kitchen!

Toilet Roll Butterflies – Drake’s grandmother loves butterflies. How fun would this be to do and then surprise her with some butterflies made by her grandchildren. I think this one is simple enough that Juliet could help out and even make her own!

Paper Butterflies – Who says kids get all the crafting fun? Maybe while Drake and Juliet are making their toilet paper butterflies I can try my hand at these more complicated paper ones. I could see mounting them in a frame as a lovely art piece.

Ladybug Magnets – With the amount of art Drake creates both from school and at home, magnets are always welcome in this house to help display it all. Drake loves animals of all kinds, including the buggy kind, so he would probably love to make his own little ladybug friends. I think more of these will end up as toys rather than magnets though!

Butterfly Pots – These would be so pretty sitting in a window sill. We could make one for Drake’s teacher to keep in their classroom.

Sunflower Sun Catchers – I love sun catchers and have been meaning to make one with Drake. This one is cute but I bet we could make it less intricate and still make it as lovely as these.

Bird in the Window – These are stickers, but I bet I could draw some simple bird silhouettes and create a nice scene for the windows in front of our house.

Thumprint Art – Drake has been working on thumbprint art a lot at school and asking to do some at home. This design is simple and cute and I can totally see it being made as a card or even framed. I could involve Juliet too!

Cherry Blossom Art – I love cherry blossoms; they are so light and airy just as spring ought to be.

Paper Birds – Simple and fun!

Dish Brush Dandelions – Another simple craft that’s both fun and different. I’m sure Drake will think it’s so funny to use something other than a paintbrush to paint with.

Spring Chick – What’s more spring than baby chicks? My friend is hatching some this spring and I can’t wait to take Drake and Juliet to see. Maybe we could even make the chicks their own little chicks to decorate their coop.

Spring Lanterns – A spring take on Chinese Lanterns, I love the colors these have. We could hang them outside in the yard and the streamers would look so lovely blowing in the wind.

Bird seed eggs – We love the birdies in this house. Though we have a bird feeder already it would be fun to scatter these around the yard too and hang them in the trees just to make sure our feathered friends are always well fed.

Garden Markers – We haven’t started our garden yet but Drake’s grandparents have a flourishing garden which Drake loves to play in. I’m sure they would love some homemade markers to let them know where all their yummy veggies are growing.