Paper Crafts For Kids:
St. Patrick’s Day Houseplant

Paper crafts for kids can be an easy and inexpensive way for them to have fun and express their creativity. A really easy paper craft is this St. Patrick's Day houseplant. It makes a great St. Patrick’s Day craft project for kids of all ages. The younger ones may need some help.

It's a quick way to turn any houseplant into a St. Patrick's Day centerpiece for your table. We have provided the instructions, shamrock template and a list of the craft and floral supplies that you will need to complete this houseplant idea.

Materials For Paper Crafts For Kids:
St. Patrick’s Day Houseplant

Craft and Floral Supplies:

• Scrapbooking paper (green & gold)
• Floral wire
• Green ribbon
• Puffy/3D paint (gold)
• Wire cutters
• Hot glue gun or Elmer’s glue
• Scissors
• Houseplant in green pot
• Optional: Gold coin candy

Instructions For Paper Crafts For Kids:
St. Patrick’s Day Houseplant

Step 1:

Print and cut out the shamrock template.

Step 2:

Trace and cut out the shamrocks from a variety of green scrapbooking paper or construction paper.

Step 3:

Cut your floral wire in different lengths and then glue them to the back of the shamrocks. See photo A.
           

Step 4:

Decide if you want double or single layered shamrocks. If you want double shamrocks like we show in photo B, then use the next smaller size of shamrock for the center. Before gluing, crease each petal to give it some dimension.

Now simply put a little dab of glue in just the center. You can now stick them into your houseplant.

Step 5:

To turn your flower pot into a leprechaun hat, you first measure and cut a piece of ribbon to go underneath the rim of the pot. You could use two pieces of different sized ribbon or you could use scrapbooking paper and ribbon like we did. Then using the square buckle template, cut out a buckle from gold paper and glue it into place on the ribbon band.

Step 6:

To give the buckle some sparkle, outline it in gold puffy paint. See photo C.

For more fun kids crafts, click the link below to see our other fun and easy craft ideas.

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