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St. Patrick's Day Crafts

• 1/2 gallon Round ice cream container, clean and dry (you do not need the lid)
• 2 or 3 sheets of Green construction paper
• 1 sheet of Yellow or Gray construction paper
• 1 sheet of Black construction paper
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Pen
• Double stick tape
• Large circular object (however wide the construction paper is)

• Trace around the large circular object on the green construction paper with the pen.
• Cut out the circle.
• Use the double stick tape to adhere the circle to the bottom of the ice cream container.
• Cut a piece of green construction paper to fit around the container. You may need two pieces of construction paper or be able to piece them together.
• Use the double stick tape to adhere the construction paper around the container.
• Cut a strip about 2" wide out of the black construction paper.
• Cut a 4" square out of the gray or yellow construction paper.
• Cut a rectangle in the middle of the gray construction paper about 1 1/4" x 2". Discard the little piece of construction paper. Hint: Fold the square into fourths and cut a square out of the middle of the folded area. Open up the square.
• Check positioning of the black band by laying it around the hat about an inch above the brim. Cut off any excess construction paper where it meets in the back.
• Lay the gray or yellow (buckle) over the black band as shown in the photograph. Once the layout is satisfactory, tape in place.
• Add green tortilla chips, if available, and get ready for your feast.

• Shallow small yogurt cup (we used Dannon Sprinkl'ins)
• Corrugated cardboard
• Scissors
• Gold spray paint
• Black spray paint
• Gold paint pen, optional

• Wash and dry thoroughly the yogurt cup.
• Spray paint the yogurt cup with black paint. Let dry. You may need to spray a few coats to cover.
• Cut circles out of cardboard.
• Spray paint the cardboard circles with gold paint. Let dry.
• Fill your "pot" with "gold". Display on your table as a place setting.
• Use a gold paint pen to write on a name on the pot, if desired.

• Green construction paper
• 2 Green chenille stems
• Tape
• Glue
• Stapler
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Heart shapes (tiny cookie cutters, Woodsies, etc.)

• Trace around the heart shapes 4 times lining up the sides of the hearts together to form a ring of hearts. Cut out.
• Repeat above step 3 additional times.
• Make some small snips between the hearts (not all the way through!) to show the petals of the shamrocks.
• Cut 2 strips of green construction paper about 1 1/2 inches wide. Tape one end together and try on child's head. Cut and tape to fit. Remove from child's head.
• Staple one chenille stem to the outside of the green paper ring.
• Staple the other chenille stem to the opposite side of the green paper ring. (Note: You can use wire cutters and cut the stem in half to make shorter wiggling shamrocks if desired.)
• Glue 2 shamrocks to the opposite end of each of the chenille stems. Let dry.
• Place on the child's head and have some fun!