St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for kids
St. Patrick’s day festivities are all about fun and lots of colour. There’s no better way to start off the celebrations, then to craft your very own St. Patrick’s day props, decorations, pictures and cards. With so many different varieties of green, white and gold and heaps of creative ideas, no two pieces will be quite the same and the fun involved in making them, will be sure to keep the kids busy during the school holidays.
Included below are some nifty ideas to start you thinking creatively, so grab your glitter, glue, paper and even pasta and get a head start on your unique St. Patrick’s day creations. Enjoy!
Cards & posters
Making St. Patrick’s day cards can be so much fun and many different materials (usually found at home) can be used in the process; from paper plates, to toilet roll inserts, corks and even your very own hands!
Colourful St. Patrick’s day ideas from craftymorning.com
So many shades of green in Mosaic Shamrock’s from happinessishomemade.net
Finger print magic rainbow idea from craftymorning.com
Bunting & Decorations
Strings of bunting are a fantastic way to add that splash of colour to your St. Patrick’s day theme. These templates can be used as a base, to decorate, add as much paint, glitter, string or ribbon as you would like, to make your own unique St. Patrick’s day bunting decoration.
Great bunting ideas from theimaginationbox.com
St. Patrick’s Day mobiles
White card, cotton balls, glue, string, pasta and poster paint – what more could you need to create the perfect rainbow.
A beautiful pasta rainbow mobile from b-inspiredmama.com
And many more ideas…
20 fun St. Patrick ideas from iheartcraftythings.com
Little hats filled with gold coin treats from canadianliving.com
Hand and Foot creations
Feet, hands, paper, paint = fun, constructive, messy creativity – What’s not to love about that?!
Unusual creations from 123homeschool4me.com
St. Patrick’s day ideas for crafting are limitless and great fun can be had in the making, plenty to keep children of all ages occupied over the school holidays. The colourful finished projects can then be proudly put on display for all to see.
Article by Gráinne Kennedy
