{"id":7306,"date":"2017-02-15T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/?p=7306"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:06:31","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:06:31","slug":"bubble-wrap-shamrock-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/bubble-wrap-shamrock-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Bubble Wrap Shamrock Man"},"content":{"rendered":"
Add a fun new twist to a classic St Patrick’s Day Kids Craft. Make a Bubble Wrap Shamrock Man.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n It’s time to kiss goodbye to our Valentine’s Hearts and say hello to some Shamrocks<\/a>, Leprechauns and Rainbows.<\/a> St Patrick’s Day wasn’t a festival we paid much attention too, until me moved our family over to Ireland 7 years ago. Now our local parade is \u00a0a Spring highlight. As is decorating our home in the run up to St Patrick’s Day.<\/p>\n All three of my kids have made Silly Shamrock Men<\/a> in preschool over the years, but we haven’t made any ourselves at home until this year. To add a fun twist to our Shamrock Men, we have used our favourite junk material Bubble Wrap<\/a>. This\u00a0really helped bring them to life.<\/p>\n If your kids are still feeling creative after making their Shamrock Man, why not try this awesome\u00a0Rainbow Watercolor Raised Salt Paint Shamrock<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 or if they are feeling hungry then I’m sure one of these Pot O’Gold St Patrick’s Day Cookie Cups<\/a> would go down a treat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This post contains affiliate links for you convenience<\/em><\/p>\n Supplies<\/strong><\/p>\n Click here to Subscribe and receive our FREE eBook<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Ahead of the Activity<\/strong><\/p>\n To save time I printed bubble wrap into green paint and stamped it over \u00a0a sheet of white paper. The activity was ready to go then after school.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I have been doing lots of activities using scissors with my daughter to improve her cutting skills<\/a>. It is really paying dividends now and she had no trouble at all cutting out her Shamrock shaped body.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To create our Shamrock Man’s arms and legs, Bella cut out long strips of green paper and folded them back and forth in a concertina fashion, to give them added bounce.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n She glued them onto the back of his bubble wrap body, before securing the shamrock cutouts in place for his hands and feet.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He then just needed a few finishing flourishes. A pair of googly eyes, a nice smile, a couple of green feathers and a few heart shaped buttons to make another shamrock on his chest.<\/p>\n Next on our decorating list is to make one of these awesome DIY Shamrock Wreaths.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Will you head to a Parade this year or maybe you are marching in one? We would love to hear about it or even see some photos over on our Facebook Page.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n If you are looking to carry on the fun of St Patrick’s Day when you get home, why not set up this\u00a0Pot of Gold Scavenger Hunt<\/span><\/a> by Sunny Day Family or this\u00a0Leprechaun Obstacle Course<\/a>\u00a0by Wunder-Mom.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can find all of our St Patrick’s Day Activities<\/a> here:<\/strong><\/p>\nBubble Wrap Shamrock Man<\/h2>\n
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Happy St Patrick’s Day<\/h2>\n