DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Shamrock Tree Craft
There are two variations on this craft depending on which templates you print and how messy you want to get. You can either:
- Print the Shamrocks and decorate a "homemade" trunk (to make the trunk, trace your child's arm from the elbow up, including the fingers)
- Print the Trunk and the Shamrocks and paste them together.
If you want a very well covered tree, print two copies of the Shamrocks template.
Materials:
- printer,
- paper,
- scissors,
- glue,
- something to colour with.
- You will also need finger paint if you choose the first option.
Instructions:
- Print out the craft template of choice.
- Colour pieces, as necessary. (For a change of pace, try using different mediums than you typically do, such as paints or pastels).
- Cut out the pieces. This step may require adult assistance. Don't worry too much about getting the tree branches cut out perfectly.
- Glue the shamrocks all over the tree to decorate.
- You can glue the entire tree to a decorated background (blue construction paper, with green tissue paper for grass, a painted rainbow and white cotton balls for clouds works very nicely!).
Templates:
- After printing, close the template window to return to the main page.
- If the template doesn’t fit on one page, adjust your printer margins:
• In most browsers: Print → More settings → Margins → Minimum
• Or use Page Setup / Printer Setup in your printer dialog