Fine Motor Rainbow Shamrock Craft {Free Shamrock Printable}

With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner I thought it would be fun to do some shamrock crafts with my preschooler.  The one feed back I hear over and over from his preschool class is that he needs to work more on his fine motor skills.  So when I went to go create a project I wanted to make sure it would be fun for him, pay homage to the season, and help him work on his fine motor skills.

Supplies Needed for Shamrock Craft:

• Food Coloring
• Cheerios (Lucky Charms would also work.)
• Glue
• Shamrock Template
• Plastic Bags
• Cupcake liners (or small container to keep colors separate)

Directions:

• Print out Shamrock Template.
• Separate cereal into 4 baggies.
• Place 1-2 drops of food coloring in each bag.
• Have child shake and mix up coloring until most of the cereal is covered.
• Pour cereal into cupcake liners.
• Cover one section of clover with glue and have child fill it up with one color.
  
• Do the same for the remaining 3 sections.

You can then use the remaining colored cheerios to make a rainbow with cotton ball clouds.  Or feel free to print out more shamrocks and get creative.

Other ideas for more shamrock crafts include:

• String them along and make a banner.
• Younger children can finger paint.
• Create tie dyed shamrocks with circle sponge applicators and different shades of green. (My son loved this one.)
• Fill shamrocks with stickers.
• Stamp shamrocks into the shamrock.
• Print smaller shamrocks – tape them down to paper and have child paint over them. Remove the shamrocks to see a fun design.
• Trace shamrock onto parchment paper, cut and glue tissue paper on.  Place on a window for a fun sun-catcher.

All of these shamrock craft ideas are perfect for ages 2-7 plus they are working on fine motor skills but having too much fun to know it’s educational!

Get your free Shamrock Template – Download Shamrock Template Printable

Looking for a fun and easy sweet treat to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with?  Try these delicious St. Patrick’s Day Marshmallow Treats!

These are fun to make with kids, and make a great school treat too!

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Emily is a wife & mom living in Las Vegas. The owner and writer at Our Knight Life, Emily loves sharing her two adorable boys and journey through motherhood. Emily has run four half marathons to date and is always training for her next big race. She also enjoys creating healthy recipes for her family and sharing family friendly product reviews.

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