Colorful DIY Spring Houses

2 min read September 13, 2026 Kara Whitten
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Colorful little houses decked out with lawn flamingos, colorful doors, and greenery all around. These DIY Mini Spring Houses are all ready for spring time. Display them on your mantel or on a shelf with flowers, eggs, and bunnies for an easy Easter decorating idea too. Not only will they brighten your decor, but you will have fun making them too!

 

Project Time
120 to 130 min
Difficulty
Intermediate
Step
1

Begin by painting the paper mache houses. Go with all white, or bright colors, but either way, don't forget the roof!

 

Colorful DIY Spring Houses step 1
Step
2

Once the first coat of paint is dry, add a second coat if needed. Then let the paint dry.

Colorful DIY Spring Houses step 2
Step
3

Next, it is time to create your lawn, bushes, and lawn decor. For the flamingos, draw and cut out mini flamingo bodies from pink foam sheets and black legs from black foam sheets. For the bushes and grass, use clippings from the boxwood garland.

 

Colorful DIY Spring Houses step 3
Step
4

Use hot glue to attach the flamingo body to the legs and use markers to draw on the flamingo beak and eyes. Then attach the flamingos and bushes to the "lawn" with hot glue.

 

Colorful DIY Spring Houses step 4
Step
5

Cut more foam sheets into mini doors for your house. Use hot glue to attach the details to the door and then to attach the door to the house.

 

Colorful DIY Spring Houses step 5
Step
6

Add any other items you like such as mini drink umbrellas, fairy garden pieces, or flowers to finish out the houses.

Be sure to check out the full Bright Spring & Easter Mantel and DIY Framed Easter Art for more spring decorating ideas.

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