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Rainbow Shamrock Craft

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Easy Toddler St Patricks Day Shamrock Craft

My favorite crafts to create around St Patricks Day are all rainbows and shamrocks.  Thats why I decided to combine the 2 into this simple Preschool Shamrock craft.  I know green is the traditional color, but I love this little colorful twist.  Don’t you?  Read on to find out how we made them.

Rainbow Shamrock Craft ~ Easy toddler St Patricks Day Craft

 Materials Needed:

  • Craft Glue ~ Watered Down 50/50
  • Paintbrush
  • Thick White Paper
  • Tissue Paper ~ In Rainbow Colors
  • Free Printable Shamrock Template ~ (click the link to print)

Rainbow Shamrock Craft ~ Easy toddler St Patricks Day Craft

Stained Glass Shamrock

I precut a number of little squares of tissue paper in the colors of the rainbow.  I was surprised with how many we used, so make sure to cut lots.

Rainbow Shamrock Craft ~ Easy toddler St Patricks Day Craft

 

Simply glue the colorful squares onto the paper with watered down glue.  Tissue paper tares easily when wet.  By watering the glue down, it helps keep the tissue paper from rips.

Set aside to dry.

Rainbow Shamrock Craft ~ Easy toddler St Patricks Day Craft

Print, trace and cut out the Shamrock template from the rainbow colored paper.  Click here for the template, or draw your own)

Have you tried making our Coffee Filter Shamrocks?  They look great hanging in your window and use the same Shamrock template.

Rainbow Shamrock Craft ~ Easy toddler St Patricks Day Craft

I love the rainbow colors of this simple St Patricks Day craft.  We have made a number of green shamrocks, so this is a refreshing twist.  Love it!

Rainbow Shamrock Craft ~ Easy toddler St Patricks Day Craft

We also created these adorable St. Patricks Day Cards.  So easy, and perfect for spreading a little good-luck.  We made a smaller version of the Shamrock template so it fits on a 4×6 card.  (click here to print)

Rainbow Shamrock Craft ~ Easy toddler St Patricks Day Craft

 For more Shamrock Craft ideas, check out our:

Shamrock Crystals

Glitter Shamrocks

Shamrock Sprouts

Stained Glass Shamrock

Coffee Filter Shamrock

Fruit Loop Rainbow Craft

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Simple Preschool Rainbow Craft

Do you remember making Fruit Loop Rainbows when you were a kid?  There is nothing quite like a simple sequencing activity made with sugary cereal.  Love it!  We have made a number of Rainbow Crafts over the years, but this might be one of the kids favorites!

Fruit Loop Rainbow craft ~ Simple Preschool activity

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Materials Needed:

Fruit Loop Rainbow craft ~ Simple Preschool activity

This a great activity for reviewing colors, sequencing and sorting.  You can even sneak in a little early math as well.  Have you seen our Rainbow Math Game?  Super simple and fun activity that focuses on early addition.

Colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.  Sorry no indigo could be found in the Fruit Loop box;)

Fruit Loop Rainbow craft ~ Simple Preschool activity

The kids enjoyed glueing the cereal on one at a time, but it would be totally more efficient to make a line of glue instead.  Hey, I’m all for letting kids figure things out on their own.

This little Rainbow craft is beautiful, fun and oh so easy.  A perfect craft for St. Patricks Day or spring.  Love it.

Fruit Loop Rainbow craft ~ Simple Preschool activity

For more fun Rainbow Craft ideas, check out our:

Rainbow Paper Plate

Circle Rainbows

Rainbow Q-tip Painting

Rainbow Math Game

Rainbow Math Game

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Color the Rainbow with Fruit Loops ~ Addition Math Game

Rainbows are my favorite sign of spring.  We had a few Fruit Loops left over after we made our delicious Fruit Loop Treats (if you have not tried making them, you totally should.  The kids LOVE them!)  These colorful little Fruit Loops work perfect as game pieces for our rainbow math game.

Color the Rainbow with Fruit Loops ~ Addition Math Game

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Materials needed:

Color the Rainbow with Fruit Loops ~ Addition Math Game

How to set up the Math Game:

  • Print and cut out the cloud on white paper (Click here for the PDF).
  • Cut 1 1/2″ strips of construction paper ~ Red, orange, yellow, green. blue and purple.
  • Set out a bowl of Fruit Loops and 2 dice.
  • You are all set to play!

Color the Rainbow with Fruit Loops ~ Addition Math Game

How to Play:

  • Shake and roll both dice.
  • Add the 2 numbers shown on the dice together (3 + 2 = 5)
  • Place 5 red Fruit Loops on the red strip of paper.
  • Roll the 2 dice for the orange paper.  Add the numbers and place the correct number of orange Fruit Loops on the paper strip.
  • Continue until you have rolled, added and placed the Fruit Loops on each paper strip.

If your kids are not ready for addition yet, you could simply roll one dice at a time instead of 2.

Color the Rainbow with Fruit Loops ~ Addition Math Game

For more Rainbow Crafts and Activities, check out our:

Paper Plate Rainbow

Rainbow Q-tip Painting

Scissor Skills Circle Rainbows

Sorting the Rainbow

Rainbow Playdough 

Paper Flower Garland

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DIY  Garland created from Paper Flowers

I love how flowers brighten a room.  With spring just around the corner, It’s the perfect time to create a bright and colorful Paper Flower Garland with your kids!  Let them paint their favorite color combination, and string them up were ever you need a little splash of color.  Read on to find out how we created this simple DIY Garland.

DIY Garland created from Paper Flowers

I received free Creatify products from Horizon Group USA in exchange for my fair and honest review. All opinions expressed are 100% my own.

Shopping for craft supplies just got a whole lot easier.  No need to make a special trip to the craft store.  What?  Creatify is releasing a fun line of craft supplies that can be found at Target stores starting in March 2015.  They recently sent me a giant box packed full of crafty supplies to review and share with you.  Love it!  The first thing we noticed was all the creative names…Bling & Things, Glitz & Glam, Junk Drawer, All Tied Up…so fun!

DIY Garland created from Paper Flowers

 Paper Flower Garland Supplies:

  • Creatify Junk Drawer #2 ~ Colorful Buttons
  • Creatify Bling & Things ~ Bakers Twine and Mini Clothes Pins
  • Watercolor Paints
  • Heavy Weight White Paper
  • Black Tempera Paint
  • 2 different sizes of Flower or Snowflake Cookie Cutters ~ we used Snowflakes
  • Scissors
  • Glue

DIY Garland created from Paper Flowers

Flower Petals:

Start by pouring a small amount of black paint onto a paint tray/paper plate.  Next, encourage the kids dip their cookie cutter into the paint and stamp onto their paper.  Easy Peasy!  Continue stamping until their entire paper resembles a giant coloring book dotted with beautiful flower outlines.  My favorite outlines are the ones where the cookie cutter “jumped” a little and there is a double impression…adds a little character.  Set the paper aside to dry.

Now the kids can add a splash of color with watercolor paints.  There is no right or wrong color combo…the more color the better!  Once everything is dry, cut out each of the flowers.  This is the perfect time to work on those scissor skills.

DIY Garland created from Paper Flowers

How to Assemble the Paper Flowers:

Now you have all the painting and cutting done, your ready to assemble the flowers.  Each flower consists of 2 large petals, 2 small petals petals and a large brightly colored button.

  • Layer and glue the 2 smaller petals together
  • Layer and glue the 2 larger petals together.
  • Layer and glue the smaller petal into the center of the larger petals.
  • Finally, top everything off with a large colorful button from Creatify.
  • Repeat until you have all the flowers you need for your garland.

DIY Garland created from Paper Flowers

How to make the DIY Garland:

Once all the flowers are all glued together, its time to assemble them into a fun garland.  This is super easy with the bakers twine and mini clothes pins from Creatify.  Simply cut a piece of twine the length you desire and secured it with a little tape.  Then attached the flowers to the twine with a mini clothes pin.  That’s it!  What a simple and beautiful DIY garland.

DIY Garland created from Paper Flowers

Our simple Paper Flower Garland is so quick and easy to create.  The kids especially loved stamping and painting the flowers!  It would be a perfect addition to your spring or Easter mantel.

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DIY Garland created from Paper Flowers

Check out these creative ideas from Housing A Forest:

Painting with Flowers

Paper Plate Rainbow

Ladybug Craft

Shredded Paper Sheep

Fruit Loops Rice Krispy Treats

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Fruit Loops Recipe ~ Rainbow Squares

My kiddos love classic Rice Krispie Treats.  With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, we decided to put a little twist on the classic childhood recipe.  We switched the Rice Krispies for Fruit Loops.  Creating a yummy batch of colorful Rainbow Fruit Loop Treats.

Fruit Loops Recipe ~ Rainbow Squares. Similar to traditional Rice Krispy Treats.

Your kids will love this simple twist on traditional Rice Krispie Treats.  Its a bit of a sugar rush but hey its OK it indulge once in a while;)

Fruit Loops Recipe Fruit Loops Recipe ~ Rainbow Squares. Similar to traditional Rice Krispy Treats.~ Rainbow Squares

 

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I love how easy this recipe is to make.  It only take 3 ingredients!  Seriously does it get any easier?

Fruit Loop Treat Recipe:

Fruit Loops Recipe ~ Rainbow Squares. Similar to traditional Rice Krispy Treats.

 

Directions:

  • In a large pan, melt the butter with your stove turned to medium heat.
  • Add the marshmallowsto the pan of melted butter, and stir them until they are melted  completely.
  • Toss in your cereal and mix well.  You will want to work quickly, it will become a sticky mess as the marshmallows cool.
  • Pour the mixture into a large bread pan which has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Allow bars to cool completely before serving.  Cut into squares or use a cookie cutter to make fun shapes and enjoy!

Fruit Loops Recipe ~ Rainbow Squares. Similar to traditional Rice Krispy Treats.

 

These little yummy treats are a fun Dr. Seuss treat; a fun addition to your kids Easter basket; a colorful rainbow for St. Patrick’s day; a festive birthday goodie, or just because.  Your kids will love them…mine did!

Fruit Loops Recipe ~ Rainbow Squares. Similar to traditional Rice Krispy Treats.

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