Last Updated on February 6, 2025 by Masha Eretnova
Are you searching for engaging and simple crafts to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with your little ones? Whether you’re a busy mom or a teacher of toddlers and preschoolers, finding age-appropriate activities that captivate young minds can be challenging.
To make your planning easier, here is a list of 15 delightful shamrock-themed crafts suitable for children aged 2 to 6. The ideas not only spark creativity but also help develop fine motor skills.
There is even a science experience on the list! I’m excited as a child myself for this!
I have here a variety of crafts such as DIY shamrock necklaces made from salt dough, colourful rainbow paper shamrocks, and yarn-wrapped shamrocks. Many of the activities come with free printable templates to simplify the process.
More St Patrick’s Themed Crafts
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DIY Shamrock Necklaces
Super cute and simple shamrock necklaces to make with daughters with salt dough! It is a fun experiment, you need to make the salt dough first, and then shape and color it.
Tutorial: DIY Shamrock Necklaces
St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Paper Shamrocks
Create a colorful Rainbow Shamrock using paper, glue, and scissors. Perfect for kids 4-8 yo, this simple craft adds a touch of luck to any classroom or home activity, plus, can help you work on motor skills.
Tutorial: St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Paper Shamrocks
ShamROCKS and Gold Nuggets St Patrick’s Day Crafts
The Shamrock and Gold Nugget Painted Rocks craft involves painting rocks to create cute St. Patrick’s Day decorations, perfect for little hands. This easy project can start with a walk to find perfect rocks for apintin and is ideal for kids aged 4-8.
Tutorial: ShamROCKS and Gold Nuggets St Patrick’s Day Crafts
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St. Patrick’s Day Perler Beads
The St. Patrick’s Day Perler Beads craft collection features over 50 patterns to create simple designs like rainbows, leprechauns, shamrocks, and pots of gold. Perfect for kids aged 6 and up.
And with so many patterns – the activity will last way beyond St Patrick’s!
Tutorial: St. Patrick’s Day Perler beads
Shamrock Science Experiment for Kids
Make these shamrock pucks with preschoolers and kids in elementary to introduce them to science and chemistry. Each puck explodes, revealing a hidden St. Patrick’s Day treasure.
The best part? You need just some colors, baking soda, water, and vinegar. Well, and the treasures, of course!
Tutorial: Shamrock Science Experiment for Kids
Torn Paper Shamrock Craft
With torn paper crafts there are no rules: you just tear paper and glue it, and kids will love that! It will be perfect for preschool to make a bunch of four-leaf clovers.
Tutorial: Torn Paper Shamrock Craft
Yarn Wrapped Shamrock Craft for Preschoolers
Grab some yarn and create a Yarn-Wrapped Shamrock with your little ones for a lucky St. Patrick’s Day craft! It’s perfect for preschoolers (ages 3-6) and super simple—just wrap, stick, and shamrock away.
A perfect way to use any leftover yarn!
Tutorial: Yarn Wrapped Shamrock Craft
Kid-Made Shamrock Photo Card
This Kid-Made Shamrock Photo Card is a cute and customizable craft where kids add their own photo inside a shamrock design.
Perfect for preschoolers and elementary school, it’s a fun way to create a personalized St. Patrick’s Day card for family and friends, or class art projects for kids to speak about their siblings.
Tutorial: Shamrock Photo Card
Shamrock Wreath Craft for Kids
Make a Shamrock Wreath Craft using green paper, scissors, and glue. Will be best for elementary school and older kids, it’s a simple craft that helps them practice cutting and fine motor skills while making a festive decoration.
You can adapt it for preschoolers if you will cut out all the puzzle pieces for them to glue.
Tutorial: Shamrock Wreath
Shamrock Coloring Page
Coloring can occupy kids for hours as you simply can print as many black coloring pages as you want and they can explore colors.
These Shamrocks are not that easy to color, you can follow with your children all the nooks with different shades of green or just make it one color.
Tutorial: Shamrock Coloring Page
Shamrock Yarn Craft
The yarn shamrock crafts will work for preschoolers and older kids and make brilliant garlands or stand-alone decorations. All you need is green yarn and cardboard.
Tutorial: Shamrock Yarn Craft
Stained Glass Clover Craft for Kids
The Stained Glass Clover Craft uses colored tissue paper to fill in a clover outline, creating a beautiful, light-filtering effect that resembles stained glass. The “stained glass” name comes from the translucent, colorful paper that mimics the look of actual stained glass windows
This craft is perfect for older toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary class students.
Tutorial: Stained Glass Clover Craft
Fingerprint Shamrock Painting
The Fingerprint Shamrock Painting uses kids’ fingerprints to form the leaves of a shamrock, creating a personal and colorful St. Patrick’s Day craft. Great for toddlers and kids who love to be hands-on in an experience.
Make sure to use paint that is safe for kids skin.
Tutorial: Fingerprint Shamrock Painting
Shamrock Wand
The Shamrock Wand craft lets preschoolers make their own magical St. Patrick’s Day wands by decorating a shamrock with glitter and attaching it to a skewer stick. Girls will love this sparkly accessory for the holiday, especially if they are Harry Potter fans.
Tutorial: Shamrock Wand
St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Wreath
Turn a bunch of cut out paper shamrocks into a festive Shamrock Wreath that makes a perfect St. Patrick’s Day decoration! Ideal for kids aged 4-8, this craft helps little hands practice cutting and gluing while creating something fun to hang up at home or in the classroom.
Tutorial: Shamrock Wreath
Torn Paper Shamrock
The Torn Paper Shamrock craft is a simple way for kids to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day while working on their fine motor skills in a controlled mess.
Ideal for toddles and kids up to 6 y.o., this activity involves tearing green paper and gluing it onto a shamrock shape (template comes with the tutotial) —perfect for little hands that aren’t quite ready for scissors yet!
Tutorial: Torn Paper Clover
Masha Eretnova, born in 1991, is a Buenos Aires-based certified teacher, artist, and member of the Professional Artist Association with 20+ years of personal painting journey.
She started painting and drawing very early and is now an international abstract artist and educator passionate about acrylic painting, gouache, and crafts.
Her works are part of international exhibitions and contests, including ArtlyMix (Brazil), Al-Tiba 9 (Spain), Exhibizone (Canada), Italy, and many more.
Besides her artistic pursuits, Masha holds a post-grad diploma in Teaching Film Photography and 2 music school diplomas: piano and opera singing.