Shamrock Handprint Canvas Craft for Kids. A fun hands-on craft and activity to make this March!
Shamrock Handprint Canvas Craft for Kids
There are so many different fun crafts that you can make with your kids or students during March to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, but our favorite types are the ones you get to keep.
This handprint shamrock craft is something you can create with your kids as a keepsake for years to come.
Plus, it makes the perfect decoration for Springtime!
Materials Needed For Canvas Shamrock Craft
- Canvas
- Gold paint
- Green paint
- Paintbrush
- Glitter (optional)
How To Make A Shamrock Handprint Canvas Craft With Kids
For our canvas, I didn’t want to have a white background, so I had the girls paint the canvas with a gold background.
Not too much paint is needed.
I just wanted to give it a touch of gold behind the shamrock.
If you decide to paint the canvas make sure that you allow your paint to dry for a few hours before starting on the handprints.
If not, your hands will slip on the wet paint. I talk from experience 😉
Once your canvas is dried completely, it’s time for handprints.
- Brush green paint on your child’s hand and ensure all the fingers are completely covered.
- You first want to print on the top middle shamrock; this will be your base for the other two.
- Center your child’s hand on the canvas and start from the palm press down to print.
- For the following two shamrock prints, rotate your canvas so it’s easy to center the handprint.
- To add the gold glitter at the bottom of the canvas, have your child brush more gold paint and sprinkle gold glitter before it dries.
- Help your child lightly add a shamrock stem using their paintbrush with green paint.
- Allow your shamrock canvas to dry, and then it will be ready to be hung up for everyone to enjoy in your home!
These would make such great gifts for family members and even home decor.
I don’t know about your kiddos, but my girls always get excited when I hang their artwork to be displayed.
They love showing off their art to everyone who comes and visits.
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