Cheap and easy kid’s crafts are one of my favorite! Spring is around the corner and this Easy Paper Shamrock Craft is the best fine motor spring craft for your preschoolers, kindergarteners, even older kids! This craft is similar to the Dancing Paper Heart Craft I made for Valentine’s Day a few weeks back. If you have toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, or younger kids around, this is a fun way to engage their fine motor skills as they cut the shamrocks out of the green construction paper. This is such a popular St. Patrick’s Day craft for toddlers and grade school children.
Why should I make this?
Because every kid needs a smiling shamrock in the month of March, that’s why! This is guaranteed to make your kid smile! If you homeschool your kid, this is a fun way to tap into their fine motor skill activities. Most people have paper lying around and if you don’t have googly eyes, you can just draw eyes with the black marker. If you don’t have green paper, but have white paper and green paint, let the kids paint the paper green. Let your imagination run wild, like a child’s.
How to make the best Easy Paper Shamrock Craft
STEP 1: Use a pen to draw a large shamrock on a piece of green construction paper. If you don’t have green paper, you can always have the kids paint a piece of paper green. Either way works.
STEP 2: Use scissors to cut two one-inch-thick pieces of white paper along the length of the white paper (the long side). These are the legs. Then, cut two smaller one-inch pieces of the white paper for the two arms.
STEP 3: Fold a smaller piece of green paper in half and draw a shamrock. Cut it out and you will have two equal sized shamrocks for the hands. Repeat for the feet.
STEP 4: Use a glue stick to glue the two white arms on the back side of the shamrock body. Repeat for the legs. Glue the hands and feet.
STEP 5: Glue the green googly eyes on the face. Use a black marker to draw a nose and smile.
STEP 6: If you make this craft, don’t forget to leave a rating and comment!
More spring crafts you’ll love!
Leprechaun Kid – Easy St. Patrick’s Day Craft
Rainbow Pot O’ Gold – Easy St. Patrick’s Day Kid’s Craft
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Final Thoughts
Finally, if you make this Easy Paper Shamrock Craft, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this craft a rating! I love to hear from everyone who makes this craft and always try my best to respond to all comments.
If you do make this shamrock craft, don’t forget to tag #elisemccollister on Instagram! It makes me so happy to see your craft photos!
Easy Paper Shamrock Craft
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Instructions
- Use a pen to draw a large shamrock on a piece of green construction paper. If you don’t have green paper, you can always have the kids paint a piece of paper green. Either way works.
- Cut two one-inch-thick pieces of white paper along the length of the white paper (the long side). These are the legs. Then, cut two smaller one-inch pieces of the white paper for the two arms.
- Fold a smaller piece of green paper in half and draw a shamrock. Cut it out and you will have two equal sized shamrocks for the hands. Repeat for the feet.
- Use a glue stick to glue the two white arms on the back side of the shamrock body. Repeat for the legs. Glue the hands and feet.
- Glue the green googly eyes on the face. Use a black marker to draw a nose and smile.
- If you make this craft, don’t forget to leave a rating and comment!
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