Kids will love making this adorable and easy Shamrock Man. A fun St. Patrick’s Day decoration for the fridge or wall and a great way to spend a winter afternoon!
A lesson for a shamrock man
Similar to ours Valentine hugsthis shamrock man is easy to make using construction paper! This makes a great group project for a classroom or kindergarten as well.
Craft Supplies You’ll Need:
Useful information about the project:
- Age Level: 4 and up – younger children may need assistance
- Clutter Factor: low. Scraps of stencil cutting and glitter glue are less messy than real glitter
- Difficulty level: easy
- Completion Time: 15-20 minutes
- Cost estimate: Less than $0.50 at Shamrock Man, except for the glitter glue
Crafting Tips:
- For a group setting, it may be easier to make several copies of the template to hand out to each table of children.
- For a little shine, use a bottle of green glitter glue to draw a glittering border around the hands, feet and head of the Shamrock Man.
- If the construction paper doesn’t fit your printer well, print the shamrock pattern.
- You can attach a magnet on the back of the big shamrock to hang on the fridge!
- You may want to cut the stem from the largest shamrock we have. This will limit any inappropriate giggling from the kids!
How to make a shamrock
- Print one large and four small shamrocks on green construction paper. You can also print on white paper and use as a template.
- Cut out the shamrocks. Cut the stem off the largest clover.
- Cut white construction paper into 4 strips, about 1.5 inches wide. Cut 2 inches off two of the strips (the arms).
- Fold the strips in an accordion style back and forth.
- For the hands, glue a white accordion strip to the back of the left side of the shamrock. Repeat for the right side.
- For the legs, glue a white accordion strip to the back lower left side of the shamrock. Repeat for the right side.
- Glue the two small clovers to the ends of the arms and the two small clovers to the ends of the legs.
- Glue the two googly eyes to the large clover and use the black marker to add a smile.
- If you want some glitter, apply green glitter glue around the border of the head, legs and arms. Allow the glitter glue to dry completely.
Kids will love this cute shamrock man. A fun way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the kids!
More St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
The Shamrock Man
This shamrock man is easy to make using construction paper! This makes a great group project for a classroom or kindergarten as well.
Does: 1 project
Consumables
- 1 each sheet Green and white construction paper
- 2 large googly eyes
- Shamrock patterns
- Green glitter glue at will
Instructions
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Print one large and four small shamrocks on green construction paper. You can also print on white paper and use as a template.
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Cut out the shamrocks.
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Cut white construction paper into 4 strips, about 1.5 inches wide.
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Fold the strips in an accordion style back and forth.
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For the hands, glue a white accordion strip to the back of the left side of the shamrock. Repeat for the right side.
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For the legs, glue a white accordion strip to the back lower left side of the shamrock. Repeat for the right side.
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Glue the two small clovers to the ends of the arms and the two small clovers to the ends of the legs.
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Glue the two googly eyes to the large clover and use the black marker to add a smile.
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If you want some glitter, apply green glitter glue around the border of the head, legs and arms. Allow the glitter glue to dry completely.
Expert advice and FAQs
- For a group setting, it may be easier to make several copies of the template to hand out to each table of children.
- For a little sparkle, use a bottle of green glitter glue to draw a glittery border around the Shamrock Man’s arms, legs and head.
- If the construction paper doesn’t fit your printer well, print the shamrock pattern.
- You can attach a magnet to the back of the large clover to hang it on the fridge!
This post originally appeared here on February 26, 2020.
