I’m looking for something, possibly to do with St. Patricks Day, for preschooler to make that is quick and easy. Any suggestions?
Here are a few. If none of these catch you eye, have no fear I’ve included lots of websites for you to seach for that perfect craft. Have fun!!
Leprechaun Ladder!
Need: Yarn, Straws, Green Construction paper, and Scissors.
Directions: Cut about 10 Shamrocks out for each child. Make the Shamrocks Small. About 3 inches wide. Cut Straw into 2 inch pieces. String the Straws and the shamrocks. One Straw, One Shamrock, One Straw, One Shamrock, One Straw, One Shamrock, etc…. (A good Idea is to put tape on one end of the string so it does not come apart, while Stringing. Tape the second end to the table so the objects don’t come off the other side.) When it is done tie a knot in the Yarn on both side. Hang it From the Ceiling. You can make them as long or as short as you wish. They really look great. Also a great Stringing project for Preschoolers.
Paper Plate Shamrock
Need: 3 paper plates, Green Crayons, Green Construction paper, glue, and scissors.
Directions: Color all three paper plates green. Cut a stem from green construction paper. Glue the three paper plates together and in a triangle type shape. Then glue the stem at the bottom.
Coffee Filter Shamrock
Need: Coffee Filter, 2 baby food Jars, Water, scissors, Yellow and Blue food coloring, and a Q-tip
Directions: Cut Coffee filter in the shape of a shamrock. Put water in two baby food jars. Add yellow food color in one jar and blue in the other. Give the children Q-tips and let them mix the colors on the coffee filter. You end up with a very interesting green shamrock.
Texture Shamrocks
Need: Green paint, grits, paper
Directions: Have the children use green finger-paint that has been mixed with grits (to give it a texture) to cover a shamrock shape.
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try orientaltrading.com they have TONS of easy fast craft projects you can do for every holiday as well.
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How about a shamrock, a derby hat or a combination of both?
How about a green paper tree shillelagh?
Don’t try so hard honey, they are just kids and it’s just St. Patricks Day, and us parents hate collecting all that crap after Kindergarten anyway!
Seriously… If I have to find a place to put one more construction paper piece of junk I am going to scream!
I prefer to teach my kids the value of trees rather than their senseless destruction for craft projects…
Just don’t use glitter okay? Us parents really hate glitter!
References :
http://www.mycraftbook.com/List.asp?subcategoryID=60 http://familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts/
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get tiny cups to color black or find something to look like a pot to hold gold
then use ritz crackers let them spread them with peanut butter like a sandwhich use a microwave to melt butterscotch chips let them dip in melted chips and they have made their own pot of gold
References :
Here are a few. If none of these catch you eye, have no fear I’ve included lots of websites for you to seach for that perfect craft. Have fun!!
Leprechaun Ladder!
Need: Yarn, Straws, Green Construction paper, and Scissors.
Directions: Cut about 10 Shamrocks out for each child. Make the Shamrocks Small. About 3 inches wide. Cut Straw into 2 inch pieces. String the Straws and the shamrocks. One Straw, One Shamrock, One Straw, One Shamrock, One Straw, One Shamrock, etc…. (A good Idea is to put tape on one end of the string so it does not come apart, while Stringing. Tape the second end to the table so the objects don’t come off the other side.) When it is done tie a knot in the Yarn on both side. Hang it From the Ceiling. You can make them as long or as short as you wish. They really look great. Also a great Stringing project for Preschoolers.
Paper Plate Shamrock
Need: 3 paper plates, Green Crayons, Green Construction paper, glue, and scissors.
Directions: Color all three paper plates green. Cut a stem from green construction paper. Glue the three paper plates together and in a triangle type shape. Then glue the stem at the bottom.
Coffee Filter Shamrock
Need: Coffee Filter, 2 baby food Jars, Water, scissors, Yellow and Blue food coloring, and a Q-tip
Directions: Cut Coffee filter in the shape of a shamrock. Put water in two baby food jars. Add yellow food color in one jar and blue in the other. Give the children Q-tips and let them mix the colors on the coffee filter. You end up with a very interesting green shamrock.
Texture Shamrocks
Need: Green paint, grits, paper
Directions: Have the children use green finger-paint that has been mixed with grits (to give it a texture) to cover a shamrock shape.
References :
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/stpatrick/
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/patrick/index.html
http://www.makingfriends.com/spring/st_pats_paper_crafts.htm
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/patrick/
Disney’s http://familyfun.go.com/parties/holiday/specialfeature/stpatday_sf/
http://www.thebestkidsbooksite.com/stpatricksdaycrafts.cfm
here’s a few websites:
childresresources.org
earlychildhood.com
earlychildhoodtoday.com
preschoolrainbow.org
theideabox.com
preschooleducation.com
preschoollessonplanz.com
themailboxcompanion.com
http://www.freecolorpages
http://www.familyfun.com
have them glue green tissue paper on a shamrock
or make a shamrock mobile w/ little shamrocks hanging from it
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llisted above