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    Home » St. Patrick's Day

    Shamrock Lacing Craft

    Published: Feb 16, 2023 by Vicky · This post contains affiliate links.

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    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 easy 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.

    shamrock craft on green background
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    • 🍀Why kids will love this Shamrock Lacing Card
    • 🖍️Supply Notes
    • 📋Step by step instructions
    • ✂️Expert Tips
    • 🤷🏻‍♀️Craft FAQs
    • ☘Related posts

    🍀Why kids will love this Shamrock Lacing Card

    • Kids of all ages will have fun while working on their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
    • It can be displayed for St. Patrick's day
    • Colorful craft that will entertain them
    • Only requires a few craft supplies

    🖍️Supply Notes

    • Pencil - to make your shamrock shape on the plate.
    • Paper plate - it is thicker than regular paper and circular shaped so it works perfectly for this craft.
    • Yarns in rainbow colors - these will represent the rainbow and will be used to create the lacing effect.
    • Scissors - to cut the shamrock shape out of the plate.
    • Hole puncher - makes the holes for the lacing craft.
    paper plate, hole punch, scissors, pencil, yarn

    📋Step by step instructions


    STEP 1: To make this fun St. Patrick's day craft, start by folding a white paper plate in half. Most paper plates have a ridged border. 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.

    paper plate with rainbow colored yarn

    STEP 2: Cut out the shamrock shape with scissors, leaving the stem intact.

    paper plate shamrock with scissors

    STEP 3: 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.

    This step really helps kids with important skills like hand strength.

    paper plate shamrock with holes punched in it

    STEP 4: To start lacing, get 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 border.

    lacing red yarn through paper plate shamrock

    STEP 5: Repeat this same process with the orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple yarns to form a rainbow.

    red orange and yellow yarn on paper plate lacing craft
    shamrock paper plate craft with yarn

    STEP 6: Secure each color end with a knot on the backside of the plate.

    lacing yarn craft

    Now your shamrock lacing craft is complete!

    shamrock lacing craft

    This colorful rainbow shamrock leaf looks so pretty hung in a window to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

    rainbow lacing craft with shamrock

    May the luck of the Irish be with you!

    Check out the subscription box from The Creative Girls Club if you want to find more entertaining projects. Girls get two kits full with creative fun each month. The best thing is that the craft may be completed with little adult supervision.

    ✂️Expert Tips

    Tip 1: 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.

    Tip 2: If you want to display this, really pops with black or green cardstock paper in the background.

    🤷🏻‍♀️Craft FAQs

    Can I use a styrofoam plate for this paper plate St Patrick's Day shamrock lacing craft?

    It would be harder to punch holes through and the end result would not look as clean. For these reasons, I would only use paper plates.

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    🌟If you try this craft, leave a star rating below or a review in the comment section. Be sure to sign up for my newsletter to get my latest posts!

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    Shamrock Lacing Craft

    This Shamrock Lacing Craft gives kids the chance to create an eye catching shamrock while working on those all important fine motor skills.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Active Time20 mins
    Total Time35 mins
    Author: Vicky

    Materials

    • Pencil 
    • Paper plate 
    • Yarns in rainbow colors
    • Scissors
    • Hole puncher 

    Instructions

    • To make this fun St. Patrick's day craft, start by folding a white paper plate in half. Most paper plates have a ridged border. 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.
    • To start lacing, get 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 border.
    • 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 of the plate.

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    Notes

    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.
    If you want to display this, really pops with black or green cardstock paper in the background.
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    Comments

    1. Megan

      February 15, 2019 at 7:00 am

      Oh my god. These are so fun!

    2. Sheila Rhodes

      February 13, 2019 at 9:08 pm

      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!

    3. Ali Gilbert

      February 13, 2019 at 11:26 am

      This is ADORABLE! So creative. My daughter will love doing this. Thanks for the idea!

    4. celeste

      February 13, 2019 at 10:58 am

      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.

    5. Marta Rivera

      February 13, 2019 at 10:32 am

      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!

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