Mar 16, 2011

St. Patrick’s Day – Craft and Book

Rashi / creative craft / 32 Comments

St. Patrick’s Day is Thursday, March 17, 2011. This is a fun day to do crafts for both kids and for adults. Since we are celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this week, we decided to spread the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day by doing a kid’s craft related to this day.

What you’ll need: Construction Paper, Scissor, Glue, Chenille Stems, Paper Punch & Marker.

Step 1: Draw a shamrock leaf on a green colored (since it’s St. Patrick’s Day) construction paper.

Step 2: Let your kids cut out along the shape of shamrock. Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 to make multiple Shamrock leaves.

Step 3: Cut out a long slit of construction paper and roll it and glue it.

Step 4: Punch holes at regular intervals.

Step 5: Hang each shamrock leaf with a pipe cleaner as illustrated.

Step 6: You can help your kids to hang different colored shamrock pieces.

Step 7: We used red, yellow & green color shamrock.

And, a festive St. Patrick’s Day craft is ready in no time. You can make a number of these and hang it out side your house in lieu of a wreath.

Suggested Reading:

St. Patrick’s Day by Anne Rockwell is one of my favorite book as it’s a perfect way to educate kids about St. Patrick’s Day. The book talks about the various Irish tales and traditions.

So, we did a craft and read a book while celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this week. What did you do with your kids on St. Patrick’s Day?

Rashi Tandon

32 comments on “St. Patrick’s Day – Craft and Book”

maggy, red ted art on March 17, 2011 at 9:33 am said:

Aaaah the shamrocks are lovely!

Happy St Patrick’s Day!!!

Maggy
(and thank you for linking up to Kids Get Crafty!)
Martianne on March 17, 2011 at 10:40 am said:

Cute craft. It’s wonderful to connect activities to books. My children love doing so.
Jamie on March 17, 2011 at 11:44 am said:

Hi there Rashi,thanks for stopping over at our family blog.This is the cutest hat I have seen,great job.It is really cute how the shamrocks dangle.
All Things Beautiful on March 17, 2011 at 11:50 am said:

I think it would look nice hanging over the table for a St. Patty’s dinner.
Majordan on March 17, 2011 at 1:01 pm said:

Beautiful! My daughter would love making this!
Ali on March 17, 2011 at 1:02 pm said:

Fun craft! We are headed to the parade!

http://funoutofthebox.blogspot.com/
Maureen on March 17, 2011 at 2:19 pm said:

That is so cute – thanks for sharing.
Maureen
www.strongstart.blogspot.com
Rose :: FineCraftGuild on March 17, 2011 at 9:09 pm said:

So cute!. Thank you for linkint it up with us at our re-newed Linky party. Hope to seeing you again next week Wednesday.

Rose
http://www.FineCRAFTguild.com
RashiAtMemetales on March 18, 2011 at 12:08 am said:

Thanks Maggy and Happy St. Patty’s Day!
RashiAtMemetales on March 18, 2011 at 12:09 am said:

Martianne, I am glad you enjoyed my post. Thanks for visiting!
RashiAtMemetales on March 18, 2011 at 12:09 am said:

Appreciate your feedback!
RashiAtMemetales on March 18, 2011 at 12:10 am said:

I am sure that would look beautiful as well, Thanks!
RashiAtMemetales on March 18, 2011 at 12:10 am said:

Thanks Melissa!
RashiAtMemetales on March 18, 2011 at 12:11 am said:

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, hope you had fun at the parade!
RashiAtMemetales on March 18, 2011 at 12:12 am said:

Thanks Maureen, Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
RashiAtMemetales on March 18, 2011 at 12:12 am said:

Rose, I will definitely be back next week!
Maryanne on March 18, 2011 at 4:46 pm said:

That’s a really cute craft, and the book sounds neat! We’ll have to look for it for next year!
RashiAtMemetales on March 19, 2011 at 2:14 am said:

Thanks Maryanne!
Debbie on March 20, 2011 at 3:17 am said:

I really like the craft! I will have to look for the book next year. Thank you for linking up.
Brooke on March 21, 2011 at 4:04 am said:

Great idea. My son isn’t old enough to cut along lines yet but he had a fantastic time “snip, snipping” this morning. Great motor skills.

The book sounds great too. I’m always on the look out for books that talk about holidays and celebrations.
RashiAtMemetales on March 21, 2011 at 5:32 am said:

Thanks Debbie and it’s always a pleasure linking up to your blog.
RashiAtMemetales on March 21, 2011 at 5:32 am said:

I am glad you enjoyed my post, thanks Brooke for leaving a note.
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