This is a fun and easy craft for St. Patrick’s day that the kids will love, and you only need a few things to be the coolest mom on the block. The best part…no pins to worry about!
Supplies:
- Green pipe cleaners
- Green construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Little hole punch if you have one, if not a tack or pin
Fold one piece of paper in half twice as shown.
Now cut out the shape of a clover leaf like shown. Ours were about 4 inches long, but when we make them later I think I will keep them at about 3 inches tall. This should give you four leaves.
Now fold over one corner and slightly bend the leaf to curve as shown. Use the glue stick to secure. Next glue them to each other forming a four leaf clover. I used a little flashlight to hold them together on the table for a few minutes. Let the glue dry completely.
Use a hole punch or a tack to make a small hole through the center of all four leaves.
We used two pipe cleaners twisted together to make them sturdy. Just leave an inch at the top of single pipe cleaner to put through the hole.
Insert the end of the pipe cleaner through the hole on the flat side of the shamrock, then bend the pipe cleaner to create a 90 degree angle.
Then simply loop the end on the front to secure…..
…..and blow!
They really are fun, my 3 year old had a riot! This was his first pinwheel…can you believe that? I should be ashamed of myself.
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Clever and simple.
oh and fund!!
Um, fun – I mean.
very cute and fun idea! thanks!
I know my boys would love those, and I even have everything to make them. Thanks for the idea.
Poor Hank…I’m glad that you finally introduced him to a pinwheel! He will be excited every time he sees one now.
Cute idea and simple too!
Destri! I have all these supplies! I bet mine will look more like a dead flower though! How fun would these be to take to the St. Patty’s day parade with my tot!
This is such a cute idea!