Simple Shamrock

I shared over at Motherhood on a Dime today how to make a simple shamrock!  You can see how easy it is here!

Coffee Filter Shamrock

I'm being completely lazy today -- it must be the rain and lack of sunshine!  Anyway, I'm reposting one of the first activities we did on this blog (back when just my mom was reading)!

This activity might get a little messy!  Make sure you have on paint clothes!

Supplies:
Coffee filter
Shamrock template
Yellow and blue fingerpaint
Scissors

1)  Trace a shamrock onto a coffee filter.

2)  Use a dab of yellow finger paint with a dab of blue on top (this is also a good color mixing activity).  Finger paint away!

3)  Allow to dry (you can speed up the process with a hairdryer), cut-out, and hang in the window.

These really do look nice hanging in the window!

Rainbow Cupcakes

I found these rainbow cupcakes for our rainbow-themed tea party.  Instructions for making them are here.

Circle Rainbow

Here's a simple way to make a rainbow.

1)  Trace circles onto construction paper starting with red.  Make red your biggest circle with the colors after smaller and smaller circles (I used a compass).

2)  Cut out the circles.  Using a gluestick or school glue, paste the orange circle in the middle of the red circle, the yellow circle in the middle of the orange circle, and so on.

3)  Draw a line across the middle of the circles.  Cut.

The girls had a rainbow-themed tea party, so we used our rainbows for crafts.  We put a magnet on one half, and used the other rainbow to decorate a tambourine!

Coffee Filter Shamrock

This one might get a little messy!  Make sure you have on paint clothes!

1)  Trace a shamrock onto a coffee filter.

2)  We used a dab of yellow finger paint with a dab of blue on top.  Finger paint away!

3)  Allow to dry (you can speed up the process with a hairdryer), cut out, and hang in the window.

  

A Simple Way to Wear Green on St. Patrick's Day

Make a St. Patrick's Day necklace so you don't get pinched!

1)  Dye your noodles green using the method here.

2) String your noodles on a piece of yarn.

3) Cut out two identical shamrocks from felt or craft foam.  Find the middle of your necklace and glue the pieces together with the string in the middle.  We found hot glue worked the best.

St. Patrick's Day Button Shamrock

Here's a really easy, but cute craft that could make a great present for any grandparent!

1)  Find a pattern for a shamrock or make your own template using three hearts.  (You can find a free one here).

2) Trace (or print) your shamrock onto construction paper or cardstock.  Cut out your shamrock.

3) Glue a mix of buttons around the edges of your shamrock.

You can make these large or small.  We used our bigger ones as door decorations.  We fastened a pin to the back of the smaller one for a button to wear on St. Paddy's!