Make Shamrock Prints

Nothing says Saint Patrick's Day like a great big shamrock. Simple and symmetrical, this symbol of Irish culture is a perfect shape for preschool prints. Use one of the following techniques to make shamrock prints for cards or other Saint Patrick's Day decorations.

What You Need:

• Green paint
• Shallow container
• Paper
• Knife
• Green pepper
• Scissors
• Cardboard
• Empty thread spool
• Glue
• Tape
• 3 small cans or baby food jars

What You Do:

• Pour the paint into the container. Dip your child's palm  and four fingers in the paint (don't paint the thumb.) Press her hand onto paper, dip it in the paint again, and press it again two times in a circular pattern, fingers pointing to the center, to make the shamrock shape.
• Cut a green pepper in half horizontally. have your child grasp the top half by the stem, press it in the paint, then press it onto paper.
• Cut a heart shape from cardboard and glue it onto the empty thread spool. Have your child dip the shape in paint, then press it onto paper. Make two more heart prints, placing them so the pointed tips touch, to make a shamrock shape.
• Tape the small cans together in a circle. Have your child press the bottoms of the cans into the paint then onto paper.