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    Home » St. Patrick's Day

    Published: Feb 21, 2023 by Vicky · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

    Pot of Gold Craft

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    If you are looking for spring activities for kids, you are going to love this fun Pot of Gold Craft as much as your kids. It is a fun craft project that results in one of the most eye-catching pots of gold I have ever seen.

    But if you look beneath the surface, you'll find a fine motor activity designed to strengthen fine motor skills for kids. Cool craft + fine motor activity = mom win!

    pot of gold yarn craft with paper plate
    Jump to:
    • 🍀Why this Shamrock Lacing Card is awesome
    • 🖍️Supply Notes
    • 📋Step by step instructions
    • ✂️Expert Tips
    • 🤷🏻‍♀️Craft FAQs
    • ☘Related posts
    • 📃Craft Tutorial

    🍀Why this Shamrock Lacing Card is awesome

    • This craft works on fine motor skills as it requires hole punching and beading.
    • Punching holes is really a great way to strengthen hand muscles.
    • Makes a fun St. Patrick's Day decoration
    • Can be done with simple supplies you may already have at home

    🖍️Supply Notes

    • Paper plate - the base of this St Patty's day craft
    • Yarns in rainbow colors - we used red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet yarn.
    • Scissors - for cutting out the pot of gold
    • Hole puncher - this is necessary to make the holes to string the yarn and beads through
    • Markers: black and green - to color the pot and grass
    • Yellow pony beads - these will represent the gold coins in the pot
    • Pencil - to draw the pot pattern
    • Tape - to wrap around the end of the yarn to make threading easier
    supplies for a st patricks day craft project

    📋Step by step instructions

    STEP 1: Fold a white paper plate in half. Most paper plates have a ridged border. Trace the border to form the inside circle. You can make a pot of gold by drawing a circle with a long skinny triangle on top. Any shaped pot will do, so don't stress so much about this part. Just make sure the top rim is large enough to have room for 6 hole punches.

    paper plate craft

    STEP 2: Cut out the pot of gold shape with scissors.

    paper plate with scissors

    STEP 3: Using the hole punch, punch 6 holes along the top of the pot of gold while the plate is folded in half. You'll need one hole for each color you will be using. Then hole punch along the inside circle of the plate. Older kids can help with this step.

    hole punch paper plate

    STEP 4: Unfold the plate.

    plate with punched holes

    STEP 5: Using the green and black markers, color the pot of gold black and the bottom green for the grass.

    coloring a pot of gold

    STEP 6: To start lacing, begin with the red yarn on the first pot of gold hole and thread through and tie to secure.

    lacing pot of gold

    pot of gold craft

    STEP 7: Then thread through the border hole on the back of the pot.

    lacing craft

    STEP 8: Sporadically add a yellow pony bead to the yarn before threading it back through the next hole. When finished, the beads will look like gold filling the pot.

    lacing craft

    STEP 9: Use this technique with all the colors of yarn. Each color will have its own hole at the top of the pot of gold. Secure each end on the back with a knot.

    paper plate lacing
    lacing card with yarn

    STEP 10: When you are done with the last color, secure it on the back of the plate with a knot.

    pot of gold craft

    When the rainbow pattern is done, the pot of gold craft is complete and ready to be hung up for St. Patrick's Day!

    pot of gold craft

    This St. Patrick's Day activity will keep kids busy for some time as they thread to create some beautiful art.

    Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope you find good luck at the end of the rainbow!

    If you are looking for more fun crafts, check out The Creative Girls Club subscription box . Every month, girls receive two kits filled with creative fun. The craft may be done with little adult supervision, which is the best part.

    pot of gold yarn craft

    ✂️Expert Tips

    Tip 1: For an added pop of color, place a piece of background paper behind the completed craft. We used blue construction paper. You can use cardstock as well.

    Tip 2: When you draw the pot initially on the paper plate, make sure the top rim is large enough to have room for 6 hole punches.

    Tip 3: To make threading easier, wrap the end of the yarn in tape.


    🤷🏻‍♀️Craft FAQs

    Can I use a styrofoam plate for this rainbow pot of gold craft?

    It can be harder to punch holes through styrofoam and the end result would not look as neat. For these reasons, I would only use paper plates in this activity.

    What ages kids can make this paper plate craft?

    There are some steps that will be difficult for little ones, but small children (5 and up) can do the bead threading for sure. If you wish to do this with small children, they will require some help.


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    📃Craft Tutorial

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    Pot of Gold Craft

    This pot of gold craft is designed to keep kids having fun this St. Patrick's Day while working on their fine motor skills.
    Author: Vicky

    Materials

    • Paper plate
    • Yarns in rainbow colors
    • Scissors 
    • Hole puncher
    • Black and green markers
    • Yellow pony beads 
    • Pencil
    • Tape

    Instructions

    • Fold a white paper plate in half. Most paper plates have a ridged border. Trace the border to form the inside circle. You can make a pot of gold by drawing a circle with a long skinny triangle on top. 
    • Cut out the pot of gold shape with scissors.
    • Using the hole punch, punch 6 holes along the top of the pot of gold while the plate is folded in half. You'll need one hole for each color you will be using. Then hole punch along the inside circle of the plate.
    • Unfold the plate.
    • Using the green and black markers, color the pot of gold black and the bottom green for the grass.
    • To start lacing, begin with the red yarn on the first pot of gold hole and thread through and tie to secure. Then thread through the border hole on the back of the pot.
    • Sporadically add a yellow pony bead to the yarn before threading it back through the next hole. When finished, the beads will look like gold filling the pot.
    • Use this technique with all the colors of yarn. Each color will have its own hole at the top of the pot of gold. Secure each end on the back with a knot.
    • When you are done with the last color, secure it on the back of the plate with a knot.

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    Notes

    When you draw the pot initially on the paper plate, make sure the top rim is large enough to have room for 6 hole punches.
    For an added pop of color, place a piece of background paper behind the completed craft. We used blue construction paper. You can use cardstock as well.
    To make threading easier, wrap the end of the yarn in tape.

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