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DIY St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids

    Celebrated yearly on the 17th of March, St Patrick’s Day is an ideal time to get the family together for some Irish themed crafting. Think of rainbows, pots of gold and fresh green shamrocks. You can turn hand prints into leprechauns or why not transform a shoe box into a leprechaun trap. It doesn’t have to be expensive, you can paint rocks with shamrocks or turn wine bottles into fun decorations. Make your own luck with these St Patrick’s Day Crafts that are perfect to do with the kids.

    St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids

    1. Painted Rocks

    St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids
    We love these green Saint Patrick’s day ladybug painted rocks.
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    2. Shamrock Wand

    St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids
    Make some magic with a Shamrock Wand. Color in rainbow colors on a jumbo popsicle stick. Cut out two shamrock shapes out of green construction paper (you can use an accute die – these kind of dies can be found at libraries, schools, and craft stores). Cut a few ribbons of colorful ribbon. Glue the shamrocks to each side of the popsicle stick and the ribbon in-between the shamrocks.
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    3. Peg Doll Leprechaun

    St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids
    Make a Leprechaun Peg Doll for St. Patrick’s Day. Purchase some Wood Doll Bodies and paint his face. You can make the clothes from green felt.
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    St Patrick’s Day Crafts

    We’re including this video by Awesomely Crafty to show you how they made their outdoor St Patrick’s Day Crafts.

    4. Footprint Art Card

    Footprint Art Card
    Kids will love seeing a magical rainbow sprouting from their own foot print.



    5. Lucky Foot Print Art

    20+ DIY St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids
    Don’t forget to get plenty of gold chocolate coins to make a pot of gold or even a leprechaun trap.

    6. Hand Print Shamrock

    20+ DIY St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids
    Turn their hand prints into a lovely shamrock which makes great wall art or a fun decoration for your fridge.

    7. Construction Paper Hearts

    Construction Paper Hearts
    Cut hearts or use a heart shaped puncher to create hearts from different colored paper and then glue together to make a paper heart rainbow.

    8. Colorful Handprints

    St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids
    St Patricks Day Crafts don’t have to be all green. Turn their hand prints into a colorful rainbow coming from a pot of gold.

    9. Shamrock Canvas Painting

    Shamrock Canvas Painting
    You can use a shamrock stencil for little hands to color in or even free hand your own.

    10. Leprechaun Craft

    20+ DIY St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids
    Leprechauns are synonymous with the season so make St. Patrick’s proud and make this adorable craft with the kids. It’s hard to believe all you need is paper plates and some paint to make this cute leprechaun.

    11. St Patrick’s day baby feet idea

    St Patrick's day baby feet idea
    There is nothing cuter than making some lucky prints from your baby’s foot print. Simply paint their feet green and print onto a sheet of paper.



    12. Rainbow Punch

    20+ DIY St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids
    Kids will love this Rainbow Punch. Make it with Kool-Aid ice cubes and 7-up. Such a fun party idea!

    13. Rainbow Pasta

    Rainbow Pasta
    Give kids the most colorful pasta ever by adding food coloring. Just cook the pasta and add 20 drops of food coloring and 2 tbsp of water for each color in ziplock bags. When the pasta is strained, put pasta in each colored bag and then put pasta back in the strainer, run water over it, and serve!

    14. Leprechaun Trap

    20+ DIY St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids
    Catch that mischievous leprechaun with this awesome craft. You’ll need a green leprechaun hat, skittles, chocolate coins and some other supplies.
    Instructions Leprechaun Trap

    15. Rainbow Wall Art

    St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids
    Help them to make this fun Rainbow Wall Art which will really brighten up any wall in your home.
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    16. St. Patrick’s Day Wine Bottles

    20+ DIY St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids
    Transform old wine bottles into a cute leprechaun by painting it green and adding a green sparkly bow. It also doubles up as a fun decoration for the day and can be brought out year after year for the occasion.

    17. St. Patrick’s Day Tiered Tray

    20+ DIY St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids
    3 tiered trays are so much fun and show that St Patricks Day Crafts can also include decorations. Children will love switching out the decorations for each season. Add green decorations to each layer such as shamrocks, green candles and leprechaun mugs for example.
    Instructions 3 Tiered St. Patrick’s Day Tray

    18. St. Patrick’s Day Cards

    20+ DIY St Patricks Day Crafts for Kids
    You’ll need rainbow paints which are then painted on in blocks to your child’s foot to create this magical card.

    Leprechaun Trap Game


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