Make a shamrock friend craft for St. Patrick’s Day! Shamrocks are the national flower of Ireland, so what better to make in celebration of this Irish holiday. Did you know that shamrocks only have 3 leaves? The shamrock leaves are kind of heart shape so you can tell them apart from the rounded leaves of clovers. Download and print your free shamrock friend craft and count the leaves!
Supplies Needed:
- Shamrock friend craft template
- crayons
- scissors
- green construction paper
- glue
- googly eyes
How To:
After you print out your template, color the large shamrock to be the body and the 4 small shamrocks for the hands and feet. I really like the my son used 2 different shades of green crayons on the body of his shamrock.
Cut out all of your shamrocks.
To make the arms and the legs, cut 1-inch wide strips of green construction. I cut the legs a little bit longer than the arms. Next, fold each strip like an accordion. My son initially needed some help with the folding, but he got the hang out if pretty quick.
Glue a shamrock to one end of each of the strips. Then glue on the arms and legs. We glued the arm between the middle petal and side petals and had the arms sticking up over head in an excited pose. We glued a leg to the back of each of the side petals.
Give your friend a face! My son loves googly eyes so had to add those. Then we drew a smile with a red crayon. Once your project is dry, you can play with your shamrock friend. Its legs look ready to jump around and explore with you!
Don’t forget to read some St. Patrick’s Day stories with your new friend!
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