15 FUN Shamrock Crafts & Activities (2023)

Looking for shamrock crafts for kids?

I have fun and easy shamrock crafts that are perfect to make for St. Patrick’s Day.

Check out the entire article! I have some awesome FREE printables included that you have to check out.

Let’s get started with my 15 shamrock crafts for kids!

#1: Fingerprint Shamrock Craft

This simple shamrock craft will be one you keep!

Fingerprint crafts are always so fun and easy for the kids to do. I love seeing their little prints on the paper.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

  • black paper
  • paint
  • shamrock shape
  • masking tape
  • paint tray
Click HERE for your free shamrock template

B. Set-up

Use masking tape to attach the shamrock shape to black paper! Then, add paint to a paint tray.

C. Activity

Have the kids make prints ALL around the shape on the paper! They will also need to make prints around the shamrock shape for it to appear.

Once they are done, use clean hands to peel off the shamrock shape. The kids will love seeing the shamrock appear!

#2: Puffy Paint Shamrocks

Make your own puffy paint with just a few simple steps and ingredients.

This shamrock craft is adorable! I love how fluffy the outcome is.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

  • foam shaving cream
  • glue
  • food coloring
  • paintbrush
  • sprinkles
Click HERE for your free shamrock templates

B. Set-up

In a bowl, mix equal parts foam shaving cream, glue, and a few drops of green food coloring!

If you want the paint extra fluffy, add some more shaving cream.

C. Activity

Scoop the paint out using a spoon and put some on the shamrocks. Then, have the kids use a paintbrush to spread the paint all over.

Once the paint is covering the shamrock, add some sprinkles on top!

Put the craft in a safe place over night and let it dry. It will dry puffy, but it will flatten a bit. It feels really cool when it is dry. Just don’t press down on it, or it’ll mess up the art.

#3: Ripped Paper Shamrocks

This simple fine-motor shamrock craft is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day.

It’s also a cute gift to give someone special during March!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

  • construction paper
  • glue stick
  • Lucky For You Printable
Click HERE for your FREE Lucky For You Craft

B. Set-up

Print off the resource and have your kids start ripping construction paper!

C. Activity

The kids will rip different colors of green construction paper to fill in the shamrock.

They will create different sizes of ripped paper to fill the whole shamrock in. Then, they will use a gluestick to add the pieces on!

RELATED: Holiday Printables

#4: Pom Print Shamrocks

Use my free printable to do this fun craft or other fun shamrock crafts for St. Patrick’s Day!

This sponge painting craft is fun and easy for kids to do.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

  • washable paint
  • sponges
  • scissors
  • paint tray
  • cardstock
  • Shamrock Printable
Click HERE for your FREE Shamrock Printable

B. Set-up

Print off my shamrock shapes and cut them out. Use masking tape to tape them on paper.

Then, cut a sponge up into 6 different strips for the rainbow colors!

C. Activity

Have the kids dip the sponges into the paint and make prints around the shamrock shapes! Make sure they get close to the shamrocks to see the whole shape show up.

Once they are done, peel off the shamrocks to show them what it looks like!

RELATED: Holiday Printables

#5: Sponge Printed Shamrock Craft

Make shamrocks out of sponges! This is a fun and easy craft that turns out really pretty.

This shamrock craft is a must-try! I love it combines rainbows and shamrocks.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

  • sponges
  • paint
  • Sharpie
  • paint tray
  • paintbrush

B. Set-up

Draw a heart shape on a sponge and cut it out. We made a few of these because we wanted to do a few different colors.

C. Activity

Paint the sponge green, or even use rainbow colors!

To make a shamrock, you’ll start making the center print first. Then, you’ll do both sides. The bottom of the sponge should line up with the bottom of the print from the ones you create.

Use the bottom of the heart sponge to make the bottom of each shamrock by making a line.

Use black paper for green and use white paper for the rainbow colors!

#6: Q-tip Dot Shamrocks

This is a great fine-motor shamrock craft for kids! It’s also a FREE printable for you to grab.

Use these printables to make a shamrock or a rainbow with Q-tips.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

  • free printable
  • washable paint
  • Q-tips
  • paint tray
Click HERE for your FREE Q-tips Crafts

B. Set-up

Print off the sheets you want the kids to work on!

C. Activity

The kids will dip a Q-tip end into the paint to create a shamrock or rainbow.

They can make the shamrock completely green or different colors.

RELATED: Rainbow Crafts

#7: Marbled Shamrocks

This shamrock craft has such a fun process!

Marbling shamrocks is a fun and simple setup! The kids will love how they turn out.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

Click HERE for your free shamrock templates

B. Set-up

On cardstock, create a shamrock shape and cut it out. On an art tray, spray some foam shaving cream and drop in a few drops of food coloring. Use a toothpick to spread the food coloring throughout the shaving cream.

C. Activity

Place the shamrock into the shaving cream mixture and gently press down to make sure the entire shape gets the mixture on it. Pull it up and place it on an art tray!

Use a paintbrush to brush off the extra shaving cream to reveal the colors underneath! Let them dry on the tray.

#8: Color by Code

This is a little bit of a different rainbow craft for kids, but I wanted to add it in.

This FREE color-by-code St. Patrick’s Day activity is a fun way for kids to practice numbers.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

  • Color by Code sheets
  • crayons
  • markers
Click HERE to grab your FREE St. Patrick’s Color by Code

B. Set-up

Print off the sheets that you want to use!

C. Activity

Make sure your child understands how to read the key at the top of the page. Then, they will color each number in the picture based on what the key says.

These are my kid’s favorite out of all the printables I create. They love revealing the St. Patrick’s Day pictures at the end.

#9: Salt-Painted Shamrocks

Salt painting is so much fun, and it’s a perfect shamrock craft for kids!

The colors turn out amazing each time. It’s also so cool to watch the water flow through the salt.

salt painted shamrocks

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

watercolor set for kids

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B. Set-up

With a pencil, draw a bunch of shamrocks on cardboard or paper. Then, outline your drawings with glue and dump salt ALL over them. Make sure to do this on an art tray so it’s easy to dump the excess it’s the trash.

You can do this craft right away, or you can let it dry before starting to paint!

C. Activity

Use watercolors to paint the salt! You can stick with one color, or you can try different colors. No matter how you do it, it will turn out beautiful.

#10: Pastel Shamrocks

Working with pastels is fun and colorful! I love how bold the colors show on the paper.

These shamrocks are so fun because you can make them rainbow colors or keep them green.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

  • cardstock paper
  • oil pastels
  • masking tape
Click HERE for your free shamrock templates

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B. Set-up

Print off the shamrock shape or draw your own and tape it down to paper using masking tape.

C. Activity

Use oil pastels to outline the shamrock shape! Create liens around the entire shape.

Once it is all done, slowly peel up the shape to check out your shamrock!

This is such a fun shamrock craft for toddlers and preschoolers.

#11: Handprint/Fingerprint Shamrock

Handprint crafts are always the ones that we keep to remember! It’s so cute looking back on the kid’s prints.

This is a must-try shamrock craft this year.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

  • free template
  • cardstock paper
  • paint
Click HERE for your FREE shamrock printable

Bkid’s-up

Print off the free shamrock template and get your paint ready!

C. Activity

Have the kids either create a handprint inside each part of the shamrock or have them make fingerprints.

My kid’s hands are just a little too big now to fit inside the shamrock, so we had to do fingerprints.

This is an adorable shamrock craft keepsake that you can give to someone or keep right at home!

#12: Shamrock Suncatchers

Have you ever made your own suncatchers? Once you make suncatchers, you’ll want to repeat this craft every holiday.

This shamrock craft is fun and easy for the kids to make! It’s such a pretty decoration in your house or in the classroom.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

Click HERE for your free shamrock template

B. Set-up

Cut a piece of contact paper off the roll and make a shamrock shape using a sharpie. You can use my free shamrock printable for the shape.

Then, make an outline of the shape by tracing the shape a 1/2″ inside. Poke a hole with a pencil on the inside of the shape and cut it out to make the outline.

C. Activity

The kids will cover the shamrock shapes you make with tissue paper squares!

We used a mix and light green tissue paper squares. We also made a rainbow one too!

Then, fold the piece of contact paper over to seal the shamrock. Or, you can just cut another piece of contact paper off and place it on top of your shamrock.

Cut the shape and tape to the window! Kids can write their name on the shamrock on the cardstock paper part!

#13: St. Patrick’s Day Hats

Make your Patrick’s Day hats with my free printable.

I have 4 different options of hats available. The kids will love coloring them and wearing them.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

  • crayons
  • stapler
  • markers
  • free printable
Click HERE for your FREE St. Patrick’s Day hats

B. Set-up

Print off the hats that you want to use. Also, make sure to print off the band for the back of the hat.

C. Activity

Have the kids color and decorate their hats however they would like to! They can use markers, crayons, or even stickers and glitter glue!

Once they are done, staple the band to the front of the hat on both sides. The kids will love this for St. Patrick’s Day!

#14: Decorate a Shamrock

Here’s a simple, fun shamrock craft to make with preschoolers and toddlers!

You just dump the supplies in the tray, and the kids pick what they want to use to decorate the shamrocks!

decorate a shamrock activity

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

kwik paint sticks

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B. Set-up

Place the materials you have in an organizational tray! This is an easy way to clean up as well!

C. Activity

Let your little ones pick what they want to add to their shamrocks! They can make fun designs, or they can even work on creating patterns!

#15: Handprint Rainbow

This may be the cutest rainbow craft for kids that we have done yet!

I LOVE handprint crafts. This time, I used both my daughter’s and my son’s handprints!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

  • cardboard/larger paper
  • washable paint
  • paintbrush
  • cardstock paper
  • scissors
  • glue
  • paper
  • tissue paper

B. Set-up

Paint your child’s hand red and have them make prints on a piece of white paper. Press down their hand to show the entire hand on the print.

Repeat this process for each color of the rainbow.

C. Activity

rainbow handprint craft for kids

Once the handprints dry, the kids can glue them in the order of the rainbow on the cardboard/paper.

Draw a pot of gold using black paper. Then, have the kids scrunch up some yellow tissue paper to make the “gold” for the pot!

Add some fun St. Patrick’s Day stickers if you’d like!

RELATED: Rainbow Crafts

Final Thoughts and Conclusion

I hope you found some shamrock crafts that you will try with your kids or students!

These shamrock crafts for kids are perfect for St. Patrick’s Day! Lots of fun and easy ones to choose from.

Let me know what your favorite shamrock craft was in the comments below in the comments! Also, let me know if you try any of the crafts. I’d love to hear about how it went.

Happy Crafting!

Deena

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