25+ Marvelous May Crafts for Kids

May is a month for spring, holidays, the end of many school years, warming weather, and more. There are tons of fun activities you can do in May and tons of fun crafts to make. If you’re in search of fun May crafts for kids to do in the month of May, then you’ve come to the right place.

Scroll down to find a collection of 25+ unique and fun May crafts and theme ideas for the month of May.

May Learning Themes

There are tons of fun options for learning themes in May, and many of the crafts below follow these learning themes. Kids will love learning about these themes and doing crafts and activities to go along with them. Some of the most popular May themes include:

• May Day
• Cinco de Mayo
• Mother’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Bugs/Insects
• Flowers
• Baby Animals
• End of the School Year
• Spring
• Plants
• Caterpillars/butterflies
• Life cycles
• Birds
• Farm
• Star Wars (May the 4th be with you)

Materials Needed for May Crafts

Below are tons of different ideas for May crafts to go with many of the popular May themes. For the majority of these crafts, you will need basic craft materials. For some of them (but not all of them), you may need to pick up one or two specialty items. Some of the most common craft materials needed include:

• Printable templates
• Scissors
• Glue Stick
• Glue bottle
• Pen
• Construction Paper
• Markers
• Crayons
• Paper Plate
• Pipe cleaners
• Paper lunch bag

Scroll down to check out our list of 25+ crafts for the month of May.

May Crafts for Kids

1. Spring Animal Crafts

These adorable spring animal crafts include directions to make four fun animal crafts that you might find in the spring. These use just construction paper, scissors, and glue and are perfect for many fun May themes such as spring, baby animals, life cycles, and more. Head over for the directions to make these fun chick, lamb, bunny, and frog paper crafts.

2. Spring Flower Basket Craft

Use the free template provided over at Thistinybluehouse to make a fun spring flower basket craft that is perfect for name recognition skills and learning the order of letters in your child’s name. Makes the perfect spring or flower-themed craft.

3. Cupcake Liner Popsicle Stick Flower Craft

This fun cupcake liner popsicle stick craft uses popsicle sticks and paper cupcake liners to make a beautiful flower bouquet. It is bright, colorful, and the perfect flower-themed craft for kids. Also goes great with the May themes of plants or would make an awesome Mother’s Day bouquet craft. Head over to A Little Pinch of Perfect for the full directions.

4. Parts of a Flower Craft

This fun part of a flower craft uses construction paper and the free optional template to create a fun flower craft that also teaches about the different parts of a flower. This one is extra unique as it shows the roots underground. Makes the perfect spring, plant, or flower-themed craft for kids. Head over to Mamaofminis to grab the free template or for more directions.

5. Handprint Flower Craft

This fun handprint flower craft from Bethannaverill.com makes the cutest spring handprint keepsake. Using construction paper, create an adorable handprint craft that looks like a bouquet of flowers. Would make the perfect flower craft or craft for Mother’s Day as well.

6. Flower Cone May Day Craft

These fun flower cones make the perfect May Day craft for kids. May Day is on May 1st every year and is the perfect way to celebrate spring. Just create these fun flower cones found at barleyandbirch , fill them with fresh garden or front yard flowers, and hang them on your neighbor’s door for a fun surprise and act of kindness. Also would make an awesome Mother’s Day craft as well.

7. Coffee Filter Flowers

These coffee filter flowers are so unique and make the most beautiful spring craft to decorate the home. They make an awesome fine motor craft for kids and use just coffee filters, food coloring, and water. Head over to fun-a-day.com for more directions to make this fun May craft.

8. Toilet Paper Roll Flower Craft

This fun craft turns out so cute every time and is one of our favorite crafts to make in the months of April and May. Just cut a toilet paper roll tube so that it will make different shapes and kinds of flowers. Stamp it in paint and push down on a piece of paper. Add in extra embellishments to make the cutest flower bouquet pictures. Makes a great Mother’s Day or spring craft for kids of all ages. Head over to rockyourhomeschool.net for more directions.

9. Symmetry Butterfly Craft

This beautiful butterfly craft teaches children about symmetry and is super simple and easy for kids of all ages. It uses a piece of paper and paint to create beautiful and unique butterflies that are perfect for learning about bugs, symmetry, life cycles, and spring. Head over to Mamaofminis for more directions for this fun May craft.

10. Nature Butterfly Craft

These fun nature butterfly crafts use the free printable available at the Keele deal. Using the free printable, contact paper, and all the beautiful spring flowers and nature items you can find, make this beautiful craft and enjoy a nice warm May day. Kids will love collecting treasure and making their own beautiful butterflies. Perfect for learning about bugs, butterflies, spring, and more.

11. Handpring Ladybug Craft

This fun handprint ladybug craft uses red paint and the side of a child’s hand to create adorable ladybugs that go perfectly with the Children’s classic storybook The Grouchy Ladybug. This super cute spring craft makes an awesome May keepsake craft and would work great when learning about bugs and insects. Head over to alittlepinchofperfect for the full directions.

12. Water bottle Firefly Insect Craft

This fun insect craft from weknowstuff is perfect for the month of May, when you might see fireflies start to pop up in the skies. It uses a water bottle, tissue paper, and glow sticks to create a fun craft that really glows like a real firefly. Kids will love making these fun lightning bugs, and they would make a great May craft for learning about bugs.

13. Bumblebee Craft for Kids

This adorable paper bumblebee craft uses construction paper in yellow and black to create an adorable bee craft that is perfect for learning about bugs, insects, and bumblebees. It uses simple materials found around the home and makes a great craft for May learning. Head over here for more directions to make this cute craft.

14. Hungry Caterpillar Craft (and Sensory Bin)

This super cute hungry caterpillar craft from Mamaofminis uses large LEGO blocks to create adorable caterpillars that go perfectly with the book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Makes a great craft for learning about caterpillars, butterflies, and their life cycles. Also includes directions to make a fun Hungry Caterpillar sensory bin for pretend play as well.

15. Paper Plate Frog Craft

This fun paper plate frog craft from MamaofMinis uses a paper plate, green paint, and construction paper to create an adorable frog craft that opens and closes its mouth. It would make an awesome craft for pretend play and goes perfectly with the popular Froggy children’s series. Makes a great May craft for learning all about frogs and life cycles.

16. Hopping Frog Craft

This fun frog craft from Barley and Birch makes the cutest and most fun interactive frog craft for kids. It uses little popper toys and the template that you can find on their site to create fun frogs that actually “jump and hop.” Makes the perfect May craft for learning about frogs and life cycles.

17. Frog Maze Craft

This fun frog craft uses a free printable frog, straws, and a paper plate to make a fun maze in which kids have to try to get the “fly” into the Frog’s mouth. It makes the cutest interactive craft for kids of all ages and comes together in 15 minutes or less. Head over to Homanathome for the free frog printable to go with it, as well as more directions for this fun May-themed craft.

18. Clay Pot Frog Craft

This adorable frog craft uses a terracotta pot to create an adorable frog craft that is perfect for displaying in the Spring or the month of May. You will need quite a few materials for this craft like foam balls, a terracotta pot, and felt but the end result is so adorable and makes a durable craft that can be kept year after year. Head over to Rufflesandrainboots for more directions to make this cute spring craft.

19. Mother’s Day Tape Resist Craft

This beautiful Mother’s Day craft makes a fun Mother’s Day painting for Mom, Grandma, and more. It uses a blank canvas, painters’ tape, and acrylic paints in all sorts of colors to create a colorful and bright Mother’s Day keepsake craft. This is one of our favorite crafts to make for Grandma and give for Mother’s Day. Head over to this post for more directions on this fun May Mother’s Day craft.

20. Mother’s Day Handprint Flower Jar Keepsake

Using a mason jar, paint, and a sealant like Modge Podge, create a fun and beautiful flower jar keepsake craft for Mom or Grandma for Mother’s Day. Just paint the jar, paint your child’s hand, and push it down on the jar. Seal it and plant flowers inside of it for a beautiful craft that Mom can display on the front or back porch and watch grow. Head over to Mamaofminis for more directions for this beautiful Mother’s Day craft.

21. Mother’s Day Salt Dough Necklaces

These fun salt dough necklaces make the perfect keepsake gift for Mom for Mother’s Day. Mom will love the thought put into making them, and each one made will turn out different. Mom can wear her beautiful salt dough necklaces not only on Mother’s Day but every day. Head over to naturalbeachliving for the full set of directions to make these adorable Mother’s Day necklaces.

22. Mother’s Day Questionnaire Keepsake Craft

This is one of our favorite Mother’s Day crafts to make year after year. It uses the free printable found here. Kids can answer the questions on this questionnaire about their Mom or Grandma, and it can be gifted on Mother’s Day as a gift Grandma or Mom will never forget. Print it out and make one each year to compare your child’s answers from the previous year and see how they’ve changed.

23. Cinco de Mayo Sombero Craft for Kids

Cinco de Mayo is the 5th of May, and this fun sombrero craft makes the perfect craft to help celebrate it. Just head over to thistinybluehouse for the printable and directions and make this fun craft that doubles as a great way to learn how to spell your child’s name.

24. Cactus Craft for Kids

This fun cactus craft is another great one to do when celebrating Cinco de Mayo. It goes great with the theme and is super simple to make. Just print off the free printable from Mamaofminis. Color it, cut it out, and mount it on a piece of paper. Add pretty flowers and a cute saying to finish it off for the perfect craft for May 5th!

25. Taco Craft

This fun taco craft is so easy and turns out so cute. It makes the perfect Cinco de Mayo craft for the month of May. The free template can be found at Simpleeverydaymom. Just print out one of the two different versions (color and cut for little ones, or cut out all the pieces for older kids) and make this super fun Taco craft!

26. Paper Plate Bird Craft

This fun paper plate bird craft uses half of a paper plate to create a fun bird’s nest craft that doubles as a learning lesson. Use it to teach all about birds and their nests, as well as how a bird’s nest is made. Makes the perfect craft for May as birds come out and start building nests in different places. Head over for the directions to make this super cute spring craft.