Are you looking for spring activities for kids? I had a fun idea to try this St Patrick's Day Activity with Straws, and I think the results are so eye-catching. Even more importantly, the kids had fun in the process and had their own take on creating straw art for the holiday.
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- Painting Essentials For St. Patrick's Day Activity with Straws
- Shamrock Crafts For Preschoolers
- Easy Shamrock Craft
- Materials For St. Patrick's Day Activity With Straws
- How To Paint A Shamrock With Straws
- Tips For Shamrock Painting Activity
- FAQs for St. Patrick's Day Activity with Straws
- Saint Patricks Day Kids Activities
- Free Shamrock Template
Painting Essentials For St. Patrick's Day Activity with Straws
If you're going to be painting with kids, there are some basic items you should have. Washable paints, kid-sized brushes, and a tablecloth to keep surfaces neat are my must-haves.
A smock helps keep kids clean, but an oversized tee shirt works just as well. If you don't have any of these items, you can find them on Amazon.
KUUQA Waterproof Children Art Smock Kids
Crayola Washable Kids Paint (6ct), PaintThe Mega Deals Kids Painting Set,Caliart 24 Colors Acrylic Paint Set
Shamrock Crafts For Preschoolers
Shamrock crafts are a great activity for preschoolers! Most are simple and perfect for helping kids make something crafty while improving fine motor skills. As a bonus, these crafts make fun decorations! These are some of our favorite ways to make shamrock art this season:
- Shamrock Leprechaun Craft
- Beaded Shamrock Craft For Kids
- Shamrock Tissue Paper Suncatcher Craft
- DIY Shamrock Wand
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Easy Shamrock Craft
Get ready for a Saint Patrick's Day activity that kids will love! This painting project is easy and fun, and best of all, it uses supplies you probably already have at home. It’s the perfect way to keep little hands busy while creating a cute decoration for the holiday.
Thanks to our free printables and worksheets, this activity is completely fool-proof, making it stress-free for parents and fun for kids.
Materials For St. Patrick's Day Activity With Straws
- Large milkshake straw - To make the circle stamps.
- Green paint - Any shade of green would work.
- Small cup for paint - To help contain any mess.
- Shamrock printable - Get the link for the free printable at the end of this post.
- Scissors - To cut out the shamrock.
- Glue - To attach the shamrock to the construction paper.
- 12x18 sheet of construction paper - For the background.
How To Paint A Shamrock With Straws
Print out the shamrock template or draw one freehand.
Pour green paint into a small cup. Have your child dip the end of the straw into the green paint and stamp it onto the shamrock to make a small circle.
Try to fill as much of the shamrock as you can with small green circles. Kids can stamp outside the shamrock as well since the shamrock will be cut out.
When the paint dries, cut out the shamrocks and glue them on construction paper. Older kids can cut out the shamrocks themselves, younger kids need help.
We used green construction paper for the background, but the shamrocks would really pop off white construction paper as well.
Kids can even experiment with the straw and paint by using the straw like a paintbrush.
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Tips For Shamrock Painting Activity
Tip 1: Getting the straw to make a circle with the paint will take some practice. You can practice straw stamping on a sheet of scrap paper.
Tip 2: You don't have to use green constriction paper for the background. The shamrocks would also look great on white construction paper.
FAQs for St. Patrick's Day Activity with Straws
Using a tablecloth or newspaper to cover surfaces and having smocks or old T-shirts for the kids helps manage the mess.
The stamping and cutting take about 25 minutes, while drying adds around 45 minutes.
Saint Patricks Day Kids Activities
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St. Patrick's Day Activity with Straws
Materials
- Large milkshake straw
- Green paint
- Small cup for paint
- Shamrock printable Get the link for the free printable link in FAQ
- Scissors
- Glue
- 12x18 sheet of construction paper Green or color of your choosing.
Instructions
- Print out the shamrock template or draw one freehand.
- Pour green paint into a small cup. Have your child dip the end of the straw into the green paint and stamp it onto the shamrock to make a small circle.
- When the paint dries, cut out the shamrocks and glue them on construction paper. Older kids can cut out the shamrocks themselves, younger kids need help.
Video
Notes
- Practice straw stamping on scrap paper first to get the hang of making clean circles. Try green construction paper for the background, but white paper makes the shamrocks stand out even more.
Kim Vij says
I adore this shamrock idea! Print making can be so much fun. Thank you so sharing on the After School Linky Party. I've featured you this week in our St. Patrick's Day Roundup. Can't wait to see what you share this week.