Shamrock Lacing Craft

5 from 1 vote

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

Active Time20

Total Time35

Author: Vicky

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.

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.