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3-D SHAMROCKS
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Using a shamrock shape,
cut medium sized shamrock shapes from
heavy green paper. |
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Cut green tissue paper into 1-inch squares. |
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Set out small bowls of glue. |
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Give your child a shamrock shape and some green tissue paper squares. |
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Show her how to twist a tissue square around the eraser end of an unsharpened pencil. |
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Dip the tissue into the glue and then place it on her shamrock shape. |
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Encourage her to cover her entire shape with paper twists. |
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Using the heart pattern, cut out three small heart shapes of green felt. |
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Give your child the three heart shapes and a large craft stick. |
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Show your child how to arrange the three hearts together, points touching, to create a shamrock shape. |
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Help him glue the three heart shapes on one end of his craft stick. |
Extension: Add felt facial features to the shamrock stick puppet. Let your child use their puppet as they sing shamrock songs. |
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Cut two 2-inch squares out of black construction paper and give them to your child. |
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Show her how to fold each square in half. |
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Then, show her how to cut a ½-inch square shape out of the middle of each fold. |
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Have your child open her squares to reveal two buckle shapes. |
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Use double-sided tape to attach the buckles to your child’s shoes when they are doing leprechaun dances.
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| Variation: Begin this project by placing a glob of blue paint and a glob of yellow paint on your child’s paper. He may be surprised to find green paint on his paper when he is finished finger painting. |
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