31 May Activities for Kids {Free Activity Calendar}

Free spring activity calendar for kids. Keep the kids busy all May long with these awesome activities and crafts for kids!

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I love May for many reasons. Lots of sunshine, my birthday, Mother's Day...so many happy things to celebrate!

This free activity calendar for kids is the perfect way to plan Mother's Day crafts and spring themed activities with the kids. It includes ideas for learning about bugs, creating with chalk, learning about flowers, getting creative, strengthening fine motor skills, and more!

This activity calendar includes lots of spring crafts and activities, but also lots of homemade gift ideas for celebrating Mother's Day! Here's what you'll find on this free May activity calendar for kids:

1. Handprint Suncatcher Craft
2. DIY Clay Bowls from Frogs & Snails & Puppy Dog Tail
3. Handprint Flowers Craft from Stay at Home Educator
4. Washi Tape Flower Pot
5. Mother's Day Necklace from Play to Learn Preschool
6. Fingerprint Flower Pot for Mother's Day from Fun-A-Day!
7. Mother's Day Mixed Media Bouquet Art from Fun-A-Day!
8. DIY Photo Mother's Day Card from Lalymom
9. Mosaic Yarn Vase from Crayon Box Chronicles
10. Fairy Door Craft from Fireflies & Mudpies
11. Easy Fine Motor Activities Using Fresh Flowers from Lalymom
12. Fingerprint Bugs from Frogs & Snails & Puppy Dog Tail
13. Cupcake Liner Flower Garden from Still Playing School
14. Outdoor Rainbow Weaving from Where Imagination Grows
15. Ladybug Stones from Fireflies & Mudpies
16. Easy Butterfly Magnet Maze from Lalymom
17. Tissue Paper Flower Art Mosaic Collages from Where Imagination Grows
18. Clanking Can Wind Chimes from Stay at Home Educator
19. Alphabet Learning with Chalk & Rocks
20. Homemade Flower Parts Flip Book from Mamas Like Me
21. Tie Dye Butterfly Craft from Crayon Box Chronicles
22. Pasta Birds' Nests from Still Playing School
23. Coloring a Chalk Rainbow
24. Butterfly Alphabet Puzzles from Preschool Inspirations
25. Flower Science Experiment from Happily Ever Mom
26. Flower Shop Dramatic Play from Play to Learn Preschool
27. Pink Lemonade Play Dough from Fireflies & Mudpies
28. Ladybug Facts from Preschool Inspirations
29. Rainbow Blocks Mirror Play from Where Imagination Grows
30. Fine Motor Skills Bug Sensory Bin from Mamas Like Me
31. Ribbon Weaving Art from Fun-A-Day!

These crafts and activities can be found on this free activity calendar for kids. Download your copy below and keep it handy on your phone or computer. Then every morning, simply open the calendar, find the current date, and click on the corresponding photo. You will be taken to the activity's or craft's instructions. No need to plan activities for your kids as this calendar has it all: math, science, crafts, fine motor activities, and more! To download the calendar, either click on the image below or click the link below the image.

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Handprint Suncatcher Craft

Looking for a cute handprint craft for Mother's Day or Father's Day? Look no further than this colorful handprint suncatcher craft for kids.

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We really enjoy making suncatchers around here. After all, they add some much needed color to our windows, especially during our long and drab winters.

But one of my favorites that my kids have ever made is this colorful handprint suncatcher craft. It's so vibrant!

I particularly love that crafts like this suncatcher require no glue and encourage fine motor skills. I also love that this handprint craft provides an opportunity to explore color mixing. On top of that, it makes for a great gift to relatives!

A version of this post originally appeared on the CBC Parents website.

What You'll Need for this Handprint Suncatcher Craft

Here's what we used to make this beautiful handprint suncatcher:

• Cardstock - You can use whatever color you'd like. We went with purple.

• Contact paper - I buy this at Dollarama. It can be found in the office supply aisle and goes by the name of vinyl book cover (or some variant of that).

• Colored transparencies, tissue paper, or colored cellophane - Use what you have on hand or can easily find in stores near you. We happen to have transparencies on hand for other crafts like this or for light table play.

• Scissors - To cut out the handprints, as well as the colored transparencies (or similar). You could also use a craft knife and mat to cut out the handprints.

• Pencil - You'll need a pencil to trace your child's hands onto the cardstock.

Please note that this craft requires some prep from an adult. It is not intended to be made entirely by a child. However, once the template is created, this craft can be finished by kids of any age. Yes, even toddlers.

How to Make this Handprint Suncatcher

First, you need to trace your child's hands onto a piece of cardstock using a pencil. Depending on the size of your child's hands, you might want to do only one hand per cardstock. Or you could stagger the hands like we did.

Next, cut out the interior of the hand using scissors or a craft knife.

After it's cut, place the cardstock onto the sticky side of some contact paper.

You'll also need to prep the colored transparencies, tissue paper, or colored cellophane by cutting them into little strips. Your child could also cut these materials themselves as a way to practice their scissor skills.

Once all the materials are prepped and ready to go, it's time to decorate the hands. Since contact paper is sticky, no glue is required. Instead, you simply place the colored transparencies onto the contact paper until the hands are well covered.

Once the hands are fully covered, you can seal the suncatcher by putting another piece of contact paper over top.

Then it's ready to hang up to display. Isn't it a pretty way to capture your child's handprints? It's also a heck of a lot cleaner (and more sensory friendly!) than doing handprint art with paint or something.

Three year old K really enjoyed making this handprint suncatcher craft. And I think it looks so lovely hanging up. Are you going to try making one too?