To make: Wrap a box in green crepe paper. Wrap top in green streamers. Cut shamrock shapes from green craft paper and attach to the front of the box. Fill box with pennies or chocolate gold coins, and top with a rainbow made from paper strips and cotton balls.
37 Easy St. Patrick’s Day Crafts That You Can Make With Your Family
Whether you’re searching for easy St. Patrick’s Day crafts for kids or want to try your hand at some DIY shamrock-inspired decorations, you’re in luck! We’ve put together a list of easy projects that will look adorable in your home and keep both kids and adults entertained.
If you’re a beginner, you’ll find plenty of printable crafts, including cute gift tags, banners, and lunch box joke cards to brighten your child’s day. If you’re a bit more adventurous, make an elegant St. Patrick’s Day wreath, stitch up lucky coin bags, or dress up mason jars myriad ways, from gnome planters to Irish flag vases to mossy terrariums complete with tiny felted sheep.
Little ones can lend a helping hand with all these St. Patrick’s Day crafts, but we have ideas just for them too. Younger children will get a kick out of decorating their own picture frames or making leprechauns out of recycled paper tubes, while tweens will love their upgraded rainbow headphones so much, they might keep them that way.
Need more ideas? Our roundup of St. Patrick’s Day games includes some DIY ideas too. Or move your craftiness to the kitchen and whip up some Irish recipes, such as Shamrock Soda Bread.
Lucky DIY Rainbow Headphones
Merriment Design
Got a kid who likes to dress up head-to-toe for St. Patrick’s Day? They will adore this easy paper craft for their headphones.
Get the tutorial at Merriment Design.
St. Patrick’s Day Gnome Planters
Crafting Cheerfully
These guys may be too cute for words, but they’re just right for your St. Patrick’s Day table.
Get the tutorial at Crafting Cheerfully.
St Patricks Day Directed Drawing Craft Shamrock, Pot of Gold Rainbow, Leprechaun
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Use this set of How to Draw Directed Drawings to teach your students how to draw these fun March themed drawings. They are a GREAT way to engage students, while focusing on appropriate skills. You can use them for morning work, centers, or for early finishers or Fun Friday activities. You and your students will LOVE creating these easy drawings. Finished drawings also make excellent additions to classroom, hallway, and bulletin board displays.
Included in this set are TEN different directed drawings:
- A lion directed drawing
- A lamb directed drawing
- Leprechaun directed drawing
- Shamrock directed drawing
- Pot of Gold Rainbow directed drawing
- Bookworm directed drawing (for Read Across America)
- Unicorn directed drawing
- Umbrella directed drawing
- Easy basketball directed drawing
- Basketball swag directed drawing
For each directed drawing, there are:
- Easy to follow step-by-step directions
- Lined response page
- Coloring Page
Directed drawings are an excellent way to support:
⭐️Fine motor skills
⭐️Pencil control and grasping
Who Is This Activity For: Use this set of directed drawings with students in grades kindergarten, first grade, second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade. They are truly fun for all ages!
Materials: Printable worksheets
♥︎Teachers will love this fun way to address developmental needs while watching students creativity blossom!
♥︎Students will love learning to draw and create drawings on their own!
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