St. Patrick Crafts

Leprechaun Marionette - Print out the leprechaun parts, color, cut out and put together. The arms and legs are put together with brads and then there directions for turning it into a marionette with string. When we made these, we just glued the leprechaun to a large craft stick (tongue depresser) instead of making it into a marionette. There is both a color and a black and white printable available.

Green on Green - A fun project to do with kids that are a little bit older (my four year old loved this). Use a green crayone to draw a picture or design on green construction paper. Make sure the crayon is pretty heavy. Brush white tempura paint over the picture to reveal the "magic" picture.

Shamrock Pin - This makes a nice pin to make and wear or give to a special someone, but it's only appropriate for older kids.

Simple Potato Prints - Cut a potato in half and dip the flat side into green paint. Stamp onto construction paper. You could take this a step further and turn the prints into people, heads, animals, etc. after the prints dry. You can also sprinkle glitter on the wet paint. Kids just enjoy stamping even if it doesn't look like anything in particular.

Shamrock Wands - Cut 3 identical hearts out of green construction paper (about 2-3 inches across). Glue the tips together so that they look like a shamrock. Use glitter glue to make designs on the shamrock if desired. Glue on a craft stick and some streamers to make a wand.

Textured Shamrocks - Cut a shamrock out of green construction paper, or you can use a template like this one. Glue on pieces of macaroni. You can also glue on other things like rice, beans, glitter, packing peanuts, tissue paper, color the macaroni, etc.

Blarney Stone - Fine a good sized rock about the size of your child's fist, wash it, and paint it green. While it's still wet, sprinkle with green or gold glitter.

St. Patrick's Day Picture FramePrint out this template. Use a gluestick to glue it down on thin cardboard (cereal boxes work well). After glue dries, color with markers and cut out. (Adults can use an exacto knife to make a clean cut on the center hole.

Toilet Paper Tube Leprechaun - I think this template is a little bit scary, but if it works for you, it's an easy craft... Just print out the leprechaun parts and glue them onto a toilet paper tube. The printable template is available in color and black and white.

Shamrock Hatband - Make a simple hatband from green construction paper. Cut out some shamrocks and glue them around the band... that's it! You can use this template for a large shamrock to glue onto the headband, or simply draw your own on construction paper. Super easy and the kids love hats!

Perler Shamrock Keychain - These little perler beads are a great way to keep kids busy for a good long time. This little shamrock keychain is just one little idea... turn them loose with the beads and the St. Patrick's theme and they can create all kinds of "Irish" crafts! This one was created by my 7 year old daughter.

Wee Leprechaun - This is a very cute craft using a toilet paper tube, craft foam and pipe cleaners... Even though it's made from a toilet paper tube, it looks sophisticated enough that older children will love it.

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