Craft Ideas for Toddlers and Young Children~St. Patrick's Day

Leprechaun Handprint

You Will Need:

·         White Construction or Printer Paper

·         Green Construction or Printer Paper

·         Gold/Yellow Construction or Printer Paper

·         A Random Black Button or Two

·         Acrylic Paints (two colors; listed below)

·         2 Paint Brushes 

I used “Apple Barrel®” brand acrylic paints.  For the hair and beard I used the color “Chestnut” and for the face I used “Orange Sherbet”; however, you can use any brown and skin tone color you would like.  Paint the child’s hand on the very bottom of the palm with your brown color and also their four fingers (not the thumb.)  The rest of their palm you paint the skin tone color.  Have them then press their palm and fingers onto the white construction paper. 

 

 

Out of the other construction paper, design and cut out a hat and glue on the button.  Once the paint drys, draw on a mouth and eyes.     

Four Leaf Clover Thumb Prints

You Will Need:

·         Acrylic Paint

·         Paint Brush
 

Again I used “Apple Barrel®” brand acrylic paint in “Green Clover” color.  Paint your child’s thumb with the green paint and have the child put their thumb print on the paper in a circle fashion four times (you might need to re-apply the paint after each thumb print).  Finish off by drawing a stem.

 

 

 

There you have it… a great gift for Grandparents or anyone else on St. Patrick’s Day!