These nature shamrocks are an easy craft to celebrate the coming of spring or St. Patrick’s Day. Enjoy this simple art activity for kids!
These shamrocks are an easy craft for kids that showcase the beauty of nature. Set them on a book shelf or in front of your windows.
No matter where you display it, this nature craft will bring an extra bit of beauty to your space.
Here’s how we made these lovely shamrocks.
Supplies:
- Shamrock craft template printed onto heavy paper or cardstock (download for free here)
- Scissors
- Clear contact paper
- Botanical findings from nature (leaves, seeds, petals)
Directions:
- Use your scissors to carefully cut out the interior of the shamrock craft template.
- Use your scissors to cut a piece of contact paper to fit behind the shamrock-shaped cut out.
- Stick the contact paper onto one side of the shamrock craft template.
- Arrange your botanical findings on the sticky side of the contact paper.
- Display your completed shamrock craft on a bookshelf, in front of a window, or wherever you would like!
Looking for another contact paper craft to do with your kids? Check out this blog post on creating Nature Wands.
You can also download this free full lesson plan on creating Symmetrical Suncatchers – a project with a fabulous opportunity to integrate math and art.
