I love activities that combine a fun craft with an essential skill. This Shamrock Lacing Craft is the perfect example of a double duty activity. Kids will create an eye catching shamrock while working on those all important fine motor skills. This St. Patrick's Day craft does require some adult assistance, but kids get to do all the fun lacing! Don't miss our 10 Shaving Cream Activities for Kids.
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Why kids will love this Shamrock Lacing Craft
- They will have fun while working on their fine motor skills
- It can be displayed for St. Patrick's day
- Colorful craft that will entertain them
Supplies
- Pencil
- Paper plate
- Yarns in rainbow colors
- Scissors
- Hole puncher
How to make a shamrock lacing craft
To make this fun St. Patrick's day craft, start by folding a white paper plate in half. Most paper plates have a ridged boarder. Trace this border to form the inside circle. Using a pencil, draw half a shamrock in the middle. When you do so, make sure to connect the bottom of the shamrock with the border.
Cut out the shamrock shape with scissors, leaving the stem intact.
Keeping the plate folded in half, use the hole punch to punch holes around the entire inside of the plate and on the edge of the shamrock.
Now comes the fun part for kids - the lacing! Have them start with the red yarn and push it through the bottom left hole. Make a knot to secure the yarn. Then lace it through the holes in the shamrock to the holes around the boarder. If you warp the end of the yarn with a piece of tape it will prevent the yarn from fraying while your child is lacing.
Repeat this same process with the orange, yellow, green, blue and purple yarns to form a rainbow.
Secure each color end with a knot on the backside on the plate.
Now your shamrock lacing craft is complete!
These shamrocks look so pretty hung in a window to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
May the luck of the Irish be with you!
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Marta Rivera
Do you think it would be weird to have my kiddos do this craft? I love it so much, so what if they're thirteen and in high school!
celeste
I was looking for good crafts for the month of march that are festive, I am so glad I found this one and I cannot wait to try it with my toddler.
Ali Gilbert
This is ADORABLE! So creative. My daughter will love doing this. Thanks for the idea!
Sheila Rhodes
I have a friend who works in a Senior Center, and I am going to show her this. It would be beautiful hanging on their doors and get those fingers moving!
Megan
Oh my god. These are so fun!