41 Easy St. Patrick's Day Crafts to DIY With the Whole Family
You can never have too much green!
If you're searching for easy St. Patrick's Day crafts for the kids to make or want to try your hand at some DIY shamrock-inspired decorations, you're come to the right place! We've put together a list of easy projects that will look adorable in your home and keep the whole family entertained. If you're a beginner, with less than expert crafting skills you'll find plenty of printable crafts, including cute gift tags, banners, and lunch box joke cards to brighten your child’s day. If you're a bit more adventurous (maybe you own a cordless glue gun!), try making an elegant St. Patrick's Day wreath, stitch up lucky coin bags, or dress up mason jars myriad ways, from gnome planters to Irish flag vases to mossy terrariums complete with tiny felted sheep.
Little ones can lend a helping hand with all these St. Patrick's Day crafts, but we have ideas just for them too. Younger children will get a kick out of decorating their own picture frames or making leprechauns out of recycled paper tubes, while tweens (if you can tear them away from their phones) will love their upgraded rainbow headphones so much, they might keep them that way permanently.
Need more ideas? Our roundup of St. Patrick's Day games includes some DIY ideas too. Or move your craftiness to the kitchen and whip up some Irish recipes, such as Shamrock Soda Bread.
Mason Jar with Four-Leaf Clover Tags
Give a sweet treat this year by filling a green mason jar with candy. Adding a four-leaf clover tags will let the recipient know you put it all together just for them.
To make: Use a craft punch or cut out four-leaf clovers from green craft paper. Use a mini circle hole punch to make a small hole in each clover. Thread thin twine through the holes and tie to a length of ribbon. Fill a green mason jar with candy (we used green peanut M&M’s) then tie the ribbon around the lid of the jar and seal.
Pillow with Painted Four-Leaf Clovers
Freehand paint a few four-leaf clovers on a natural-colored pillow cover to create a bit of sophisticated St. Patrick’s Day decor to your house.
To make: Start by removing the pillow insert if applicable. Draw clovers on the cover using a disappearing pen. Paint clover using several different colors of green fabric paint, mixing the colors together slightly to great texture and highlights. Once dry, stuff with insert.
Leprechaun Mason Jar with Gold Wrapped Candy
Set out this pot of gold, brought to you by your friendly leprechaun, on your party buffet or gift to a teacher.
To make: Paint the inside of a Mason jar with green craft or spray paint. Wrap a length of black ribbon around the lower part of the jar to create a belt. Top with a piece of yellow felt that’s fashioned into a buckle with hot glue. Fill with individually wrapped gold chocolates.
Oversized Clover Wreath
Welcome guests to your St. Patrick’s Day party with a door adorned with an oversized four-leaf clover made from moss and natural rope.
To make: Cut a large four-leaf clover from 1/4-inch thick foam core or sturdy cardboard. Use hot glue to attach reindeer moss to the leaves of the clover. Wrap the stem in a thin natural rope, attaching it with hot glue. Attach a length of ribbon to the back of leaf, opposite the stem, for hanging.
Clover Garland
Bring a little luck to you house with this sweet four-leaf clover garland. No special tools or supplies needed–you’ll probably have everything you need in your craft box!
To make: Tear pages from a book or copy them onto off-white printer paper. Cut the pages into 3 3/4-inch-wide by 5-inch-tall flags. Cut out clovers from green craft paper and glue to the flags. Use a small hole punch to a hole in the corner of each flag. Thread twine through holes and hang!!
Pot of Gold Hanging Mobile
Lots of luck and riches will surely come your way when you hang this DIY mobile.
To make: Cut 1-inch-wide strips of paper from colored craft paper. Use a hole-punch to make a hole in the middle of each strip of paper; stack strips in the order of the rainbow. Thread a piece of twine through holes, knotting it just above and below the paper to hold paper in place. Fold a piece of black craft paper in half and cut out a pot shape, so that you have two identical pieces. Cut out two dome-shaped pieces of yellow craft paper and sandwich between the black pieces, gluing everything together. Glue yellow mini pom-poms to the yellow paper. Punch a hole at the top of the yellow dome, and thread twine through, securing with a knot. Cut out mini clovers from green craft paper and glue to the front and back of the pot; outline with a white pen if desired.
Tissue Paper Four-Leaf Clover Ornament
This sweet four-leaf clover ornament will look equally cute hanging from a magnet on the fridge or on the front door. Make it as small or large as desired.
To make: Tear light green, dark green, and white tissue paper into small pieces. Lay pieces in between self-sealing laminating pouches; seal. Cut out a four-leaf clover shape. Punch a hole in the top of the clover with a small hole-punch. Thread thin green ribbon through the hole and hang.
Lucky DIY Rainbow Headphones
Got a kid who likes to dress up head-to-toe for St. Patrick's Day? They will adore this easy paper craft for their headphones.
Get the tutorial at Merriment Design.
St. Patrick’s Day Gnome Planters
These guys may be too cute for words, but they're just right for your St. Patrick's Day table.
Get the tutorial at Crafting Cheerfully.
St. Patrick’s Day Picture Frames
These shamrock frames are easy and fun for all ages.
Get the tutorial at @PlayingCreatingEducating on Instagram.
Bell Pepper Four-Leaf Clover Stamp
The kids can make sham-rockin' shirts and refrigerator art for St. Patrick's Day with a little green paint and stamps made from bell peppers!
Get the tutorial at Good Housekeeping.
Mini Four-Leaf Clover Pin
Proudly display your Irish pride with this DIY clover pin.
To make: Roll out green oven-bake clay to 3/8-inch thick. Cut out shape with a mini shamrock cookie cutter. Bake per manufacturer's instructions. When cool, brush a light layer of craft glue on the shamrock and sprinkle with green glitter. Glue a brooch pin on the back.
Shamrocks and Gold Nuggets Painted Rocks
These beautifully painted rocks can be created more easily than you think, thanks to the clear step-by-step instructions.
Get the tutorial at Sustain My Craft Habit.
Recycled Paper Tube Leprechaun
Preschoolers and kindergartens will have blast crafting this sweet leprechaun from the most famous craft supply—the toilet paper tube!
To make: Wrap a toilet paper tube in green paper. Add a paper face, then draw on eyes, mouth, and eyebrows. Add a beard made from orange paper circles and a button made from brown paper; draw on button holes with a black pen. Fashion a hat from green, brown, and gold paper and glue on top.
Pot of Gold Mason Jar Gift Idea
Fill up these cute Mason jars with chocolate coins to remind your loved ones that they make you feel lucky every day.
Get the tutorial at Polka Dot Chair.
"Box" of Gold
With a few standard craft supplies, any shape or size of box can be transformed into a seasonal "box" of gold.
To make: Wrap a box in green crepe paper. Wrap top in green streamers. Cut shamrock shapes from green craft paper and attach to the front of the box. Fill box with pennies or chocolate gold coins, and top with a rainbow made from paper strips and cotton balls.
Rainbow & Gold Lucky Sign
You'll want to keep this adorable sign up all year, especially with the fun gold accents.
Get the tutorial at Landeelu.
Green & White Wreath
Decorate the front door or above the mantel with this shimmery seasonally appropriate wreath.
To make: Wrap a Styrofoam wreath form with green ribbon. Create "X" shapes around the wreath using a thin white ribbon. Add felt clovers, attaching them with straight pins.
Paper Shamrock Wreath
All you need are different scraps of paper to create this cute shamrock wreath.
Get the tutorial at The Craft Patch.
DIY Kiss Me I'm Irish Shirt
Anyone can make this cute shirt at home with the provided template and some bright green paint.
Get the tutorial at Lovely Indeed.
Terri Robertson is the Senior Editor, Digital, at Country Living, where she shares her lifelong love of homes, gardens, down-home cooking, and antiques.
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