Kids will love making this adorable and easy Shamrock Man. A fun St. Patrick’s day decoration for the refrigerator or wall and a great way to spend a wintery afternoon!
Shamrock Man Tutorial
Similar to our Valentine Hugs, this shamrock man is easy to make using construction paper! This makes a great group project for a classroom or daycare as well.
Craft supplies you will need:
Helpful Project Information:
- Age Level: 4 and up – smaller children may need help
- Mess Factor: Low. Scraps from cutting out patterns and glitter glue is less messy than actual glitter
- Level of Difficulty: Easy
- Time to Complete: 15-20 minutes
- Cost Estimate: Less than $0.50 per Shamrock Man, excluding glitter glue
Crafting Tips:
- For a group setting it might be easier to make multiple copies of the pattern to hand out to each table of children.
- For some sparkle, use a bottle of green glitter glue to pipe a glittery border around the Shamrock man’s hands, feet, and head.
- If construction paper doesn’t fit nicely into your printer, print the shamrock template.
- You can attach a magnet to the back of the large shamrock to hang on the fridge!
- You may want to cut off the stem from the largest shamrock as we have. This will curb any inappropriate giggles from the kids!
How to Make a Shamrock Man
- Print one large and four small shamrocks onto green construction paper. You can also print onto white paper and use as a template.
- Cut out the shamrocks. Cut the stem from the largest shamrock.
- Cut white construction paper into 4 strips, about 1.5-inches wide. Cut 2-inches off of two of the strips (arms).
- Fold the strips accordion style in a back and forth pattern.
- For the arms, glue a white accordion strip to the back of the left side of the shamrock. Repeat for the right side.
- For the legs, glue a white accordion strip to the back lower left side of the shamrock. Repeat for the right side.
- Glue the two small shamrocks to the ends of the arms and the two small shamrocks to the ends of the legs.
- Glue the two googly eyes to the large shamrock and use the black marker to add a smile.
- If you want some sparkle, pipe green glitter glue around the border of the head, feet, and arms. Allow the glitter glue to dry completely.
Children will love this cute Shamrock Man. A fun way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the kids!
More St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
Shamrock Man
This shamrock man is easy to make using construction paper! This makes a great group project for a classroom or daycare as well.
Makes: 1 project
Supplies
- 1 sheet each Green and white construction paper
- 2 large googly eyes
- Shamrock patterns
- Green glitter glue optional
Instructions
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Print one large and four small shamrock onto green construction paper. You can also print onto white paper and use as a template.
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Cut out the shamrocks.
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Cut white construction paper into 4 strips, about 1.5-inches wide.
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Fold the strips accordion style in a back and forth pattern.
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For the arms, glue a white accordion strip to the back of the left side of the shamrock. Repeat for the right side.
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For the legs, glue a white accordion strip to the back lower left side of the shamrock. Repeat for the right side.
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Glue the two small shamrocks to the ends of the arms and the two small shamrocks to the ends of the legs.
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Glue the two googly eyes to the large shamrock and use the black marker to add a smile.
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If you want some sparkle, pipe green glitter glue around the border of the head, feet, and arms. Allow the glitter glue to dry completely.
Expert Tips & FAQs
- For a group setting it might be easier to make multiple copies of the pattern to hand out to each table of children.
- For some sparkle, use a bottle of green glitter glue to pipe a glittery border around the Shamrock man’s hands, feet, and head.
- If construction paper doesn’t fit nicely into your printer, print the shamrock template.
- You can attach a magnet to the back of the large shamrock to hang on the fridge!
This post originally appeared here on Feb 26, 2020.
