Easy St. Patrick’s Day Craft
Posted By Melissa on March 14, 2010
While Mia and Ty were doing their GREEN things scavenger hunt the other day, I was preparing for this easy craft.
What you’ll need:
*Green paint (I used tempera for it’s non-toxicness and washability)
*Smocks (optional especially if you trust the word “washable” on the bottle of paint). We use old shirts and full-sized bibs
*Paper (we used yellow construction paper)
*Heart shaped plastic cookie cutter or large stamp or potato for cutting into a stamp
*Sponge brush (if you’re not into finger painting)
What to do:
- Prepare work surface (i.e., clear off kitchen island and cover with newspaper)
- Smock kids if you choose.
- Explain St. Patrick in age-appropriate terms. I emphasized how he taught others about Jesus using a shamrock. We talked about the three shamrock leaves representing God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. We also talked about God as LOVE (hence the heart shape).
- Use a sponge brush (or your fingers) to brush some paint onto the stamp, potato, or wrong side of the cookie cutter.
- Stamp 3 hearts with points toward the center in the shape of a shamrock. (You may have to re-ink between each stamping).
- Paint on a stem.
Voila!
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