I told myself I wasn’t going to make a St. Patrick’s Day craft. Too many holidays, you know?
But then I went to the craft store and as I was checking out I saw these buttons. I’m a sucker for cute packaging, and these were practically screaming, “BUY ME!” anyway, so I tossed them in my cart.
Buttons!
I had a plan for them, and it actually ended up being as easy as I’d envisioned (yay), so I’m sharing it here today. This easy St. Patrick’s Day craft is kid-friendly, inexpensive (the buttons were less than $5, and I had the rest of the stuff around the house), and doesn’t take long to complete. AND – it comes with a free shamrock printable.
This button clover is super easy to make!
Supplies You’ll Need:
- Paper with a clover on it – you can draw your own, or print the one I’ve provided below (I printed it on card stock)
- Frame (without the glass)
- Buttons
- Glue (I used a craft/tacky glue)
If you need a clover, just click on the picture below to download your own.
Click to download. Don’t worry – no text will appear on the downloadable version!
Place the clover template in the frame before you get started. It’s much easier this way!
Put glue on the paper, and place the buttons on the glue. Move quickly, so you can move them around and make them all fit before the glue dries. I actually found it was easier to cover most of the clover with glue and then put the buttons on; this way, I could move them around and fit them together.
Give it some time to dry, and then…that’s it. Easiest craft ever. I don’t think I spent more than fifteen minutes on it!
How do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Do you do anything special?
Here are a couple of other kid-friendly St. Patrick’s Day activities from around the web:
- St. Patrick’s Day Vocabulary Cards for Kids from Rock-a-Bye Parents
- St. Patrick’s Day Bingo for Kids from Play 2 Learn with Sarah
You might also like this fun St. Patrick’s Day post:
Super cute! So glad you are sharing your creativity…mine has been running dry these days!
Those buttons have been screaming my name every time I check out at Michael’s but I just wasn’t sure what to do with all of them. Thanks for the inspiration!
The check out area at Michael’s always costs me a minimum of $10 I didn’t intend to spend!!
This is really cute. It would also make a great fine motor skills exercise for little fingers.
This is adorable! Will have to do it with my preschooler and toddler. Pinned to my St. Paddy’s board. Stopping by from DIY Showcase. If you’re still linking up this weekend I’d love for you to share your clover at My Favorite Things Saturday. http://ow.ly/tG9l2
How adorable! I have been looking for a fun craft to do with my 5 year old for St. Patty’s Day, and I think he would love this. Pinning it now!
Thanks Christin! My kids loved this.
love it super cute and a great craft for little hands as well
thanks for sharing
come see what I shared at http://shopannies.blogspot.com
Being Irish I adore all these crafts and ideas that come up this time of year. This button shamrock is super cute. I have a ton of buttons and some green paint. I might have to make my own green buttons!
Ooooh, that would be SUPER cute!!
I love St Patricks Day as it’s my Birthday 😉
Thanks for linking up with the parenting pin it party this week x x
Happy Birthday!!
Love this idea! Thanks for sharing.
OMG! I love this. Pinning!
We love to celebrate St.Patties Day here in our home. This craft would be perfect! Thanks for linking up at Tell Me About It Tuesday. I can’t wait to see what you share next week!
I love that button craft! So cute. May have to pick up some green buttons, so I can add this as a fun St. Patrick’s Day project for Jaden. Thanks so much for sharing on Inspire Me Wednesday. Featuring you in next week’s issue.
I got these for $1/jar at Michael’s! Thanks for the feature! <3
That is really cute. I don’t do much for St Patricks Day. Thanks for linking up with the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Party. I have pinned your post to the Bloggers Brags Pinterest Board!
this is too cute thanks for sharing visting from friday pin fest
I keep meaning to start collecting buttons. I never have any when I need them! Thanks for linking up with us at the Create Link Inspire party! You were featured today! http://www.marvelousmommy.com/2014/02/7-featured-crafts-for-kids/
This is adorable, and I love those buttons. I’m always amazed at the ideas you come up with. You need to share some of that inspiration. 😉
What a great idea. Thanks for linking up at Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again this weekend!
I may have to go through my button stash!
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Ummm, yes! Going to do this today! 🙂
This is really cute! I should try to make one with my kids.
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