St.Patrick's Day Craft Ideas

St. Patrick's Day Craft Ideas
Make a St. Patrick's day card, party favor or handprint rainbow craft.

St. Patrick's Day Shamrock Card Craft
Try this craft with Scout troops and classrooms.

shamrock card for st. patrick's day
You'll need:
Card stock paper or water color paper
Water Color paints
A Toothbrush
Water

First cut shamrocks in a few sizes, from the paper.
Cut and fold the paper to make your cards and place
them onto newspaper or a washable placemat.
Place the shamrocks on the front of the card in
any configuration you desire.

Add water to the paints and a little on the toothbrush as well.
Then apply paint to the bristles of the tooth brush. "Splatter paint"
the entire card, by running your finger across the toothbrush bristles.
When you remove the shamrock's you will see the reverse print or "shadow".

Kit's Tip: I make stationery using this painting method and it comes out beautifully! Use leaves, shells and other objects to create your shape and decorate envelopes to match!

Pot of Gold Craft and Party Favor
They say at the end of every rainbow is a pot of gold.
Make these little pots for a family treat, scout troop activity
or party favor.

You'll need:
small terracotta pots
gold acrylic paint
gold wire ribbon or Chenille stem
hot glue gun
green "Easter grass"
gold foil wrapped chocolate coins

How to make it:
Using a paint brush or sponge, paint the inside and outside
of the pot with the gold paint. If you are making more than
a few pots, we suggest an adult spray paint the pots
first according to the instructions on the paint can.
After the paint is completely dry, cut a strip of gold wire ribbon
long enough to make a handle. Attach each end of the ribbon
to the top sides of the gold pot with the hot glue gun.
Fill with green grass and gold coins.
Variations: Children can add rainbows, shamrocks etc to the
outside of the pot with paint pens.

Handprint Rainbow
st. patricks day rainbow craft
Make this St. Patrick's Day craft with a scout troop, or at home
with the kids. When it's dry, be sure to cover it with clear contact
paper or get it laminated, so you can save it for a St. Patrick's day decoration.

Use a large piece of tag (poster) board, poster paints and your hands,
to make this family rainbow. Every family member can have their own color or mix and match. Use a blow dryer to dry your rainbow in between colors.
Otherwise, it will look pretty messy! Sign your names and date with a glitter glue, or gel pen. Tip: Have your poster laminated to use year after year.

Using this easy painting method, your child will have beautiful
cards to share with friends and relatives.