Spring Popsicle Stick Patterns (15 Free Cards)

Spring has sprung! If you’re looking for a fun way to entertain your kids with a great activity and you like fun popsicle stick crafts, you’ve probably already got all the simple supplies you need at home to try out this spring popsicle stick pattern building activity at home! 

Use our free printable spring popsicle stick pattern cards and your kids can use them as a guide to create animals and objects that you commonly see in the spring.

• Table of Contents
  • Benefits Of These Spring Popsicle Stick Patterns
  • How To Use These Spring Popsicle Stick Patterns
    • Materials Needed
  • Free Spring Popsicle Stick Patterns Download
  • Final Thoughts On Spring Popsicle Stick Patterns

Benefits Of These Spring Popsicle Stick Patterns

Fine Motor Skills Development:

Manipulating the popsicle sticks and placing them in specific patterns is a great way for kids of all ages to enhance their fine motor skills. The precise movements required in this fun activity, to align the sticks, contributes to the development of hand-eye coordination.

Cognitive Skills Enhancement:

Creating and replicating patterns involves cognitive processes such as sequencing, planning, and problem-solving. This activity stimulates the brain, fostering critical thinking skills in a playful manner.

Mathematical Concepts Introduction:

Recognizing and repeating patterns is an early introduction to basic mathematical concepts. Children naturally grasp ideas like sequencing, symmetry, and counting as they engage in the popsicle stick pattern-building process.

Focus and Concentration:

The activity encourages sustained attention as young children concentrate on replicating the patterns accurately. This boosts their ability to focus on a task, an essential skill for learning and development.

How To Use These Spring Popsicle Stick Patterns

Step 1) Download

Download your free popsicle stick pattern cards from this article. I recommend using a desktop computer so you can print them straight away, unless you use wireless document printing from your phone.

Step 2) Print

Print off the 15 free printable spring popsicle stick pattern cards at home or at your local print shop. Depending on how big you’d like each pattern card, they can each be printed on one regular piece of paper, or you can change your printer settings at home and print two per page, or four per page. 

Step 3) Play

Use popsicle sticks or craft sticks to create the spring patterns. Older kids can use a table or your floor to spread out for this activity.

Step 4) Color (Optional)

You can use colored popsicle sticks for this activity, or color plain sticks at home. Use markers or paint to create any colors you’d like and use them in your spring pattern builds. Experimenting with different colors can be a lot of fun.

Materials Needed

• Free printable spring popsicle stick pattern cards
• Popsicle sticks
• Markers or acrylic paint if you’d like to color the popsicle sticks

Variation Ideas

If you want to make these popsicle stick patterns permanent, older children can use glue dots, white glue or a hot glue gun to turn these spring popsicle stick patterns into a fun craft project. They can add craft supplies like googly eyes, cotton balls, pom poms or tissue paper to create popsicle crafts in spring shapes.

Free Spring Popsicle Stick Patterns Download

​Download your free PDF file of this hands-on resource. These files are for your own personal use only, not for commercial use or for resale purposes. 

Final Thoughts On Spring Popsicle Stick Shape Building Cards

Preschool-aged children benefit from fine motor activities and independent work to help get them ready for Kindergarten. This spring popsicle stick pattern activity is a great addition to your spring activities for kids.

Using these templates as a guide, kids have so much fun practicing their fine motor skills and pattern-replicating abilities. Your kids might also like our free printable spring playdough mats too!

Stick around Crafty Kids Play for more easy projects, sensory play ideas and fun crafts for kids of all ages!