Coffee Filter Shamrock Craft: How to Make & 4 Fun Ideas
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This coffee filter shamrock craft is a simple and colorful way to brighten up your St. Patrick's Day celebration.
With only two supplies, you can create a fun and festive decoration for your home or classroom. It’s a perfect activity for kids of all ages that's great for homeschooling, spending quality time with your little ones, or school DIY project. Plus, this craft is so easy and quick, you'll be able to make a bunch of these adorable shamrocks in no time!
I've got easy-to-follow instructions, tips, cool ideas for using your shamrock craft with your students.
Related: Have more creative fun by making this rainbow paper chain with pot of gold!
Easy Shamrock Craft Your Kids Will Love
Want to take your St. Patrick's Day fun to the next level with your kids? Need a frugal activity that helps you all get in the holiday spirit? Perhaps you'd like some homemade decorations but not sure what to make?
Well, this easy coffee filter shamrock craft is a fantastic match for all of those things and more!
St. Patrick's Day has always been a delightful holiday to celebrate with my boys in our homeschool. We've had lovely celebrations with poetry teatimes and activities. Along with yummy treats, we would work on hands-on projects and crafts. This simple shamrock coffee filter craft was just thing to make when I had toddlers through teens!
Related: Make your own shamrock wand for your St. Patrick's Day celebration
Suggested Supplies for This St. Patrick's Day Craft
This coffee filter craft is fantastic because you only need a few supplies that you may have or can pick up for very little money. To get started with this craftivity, you'll need:
- Coffee Filter
- Green Markers
- Scissors
- Spray Bottle
- Optional: FREE printable shamrock templates
If you'd like traditional shamrocks, stick with green markers. You can use different shades of green for neat highlights.
Want to add a touch of rainbow to your shamrock? Go for it! Try a mix of markers in all sorts of colors. The colors will bleed so take that into consideration. Wonderful way to teach your students about color mixing!
How to Make This Coffee Filter Shamrock Craft
01
Prepare the shamrock template
Make a template to cut the shamrocks. Draw three heart shapes, facing up, left, and right, so the points meet in the middle. Cut the template out.
*OR you can trace the FREE printable shamrock templates!
02
Cut out shamrocks
Stack several coffee filters together and cut around the template.
03
Color coffee filters
Start coloring the coffee filters with the various green markers. Any pattern will look good, even random marks.
04
Spray shamrock coffee filters
Lay the coffee filter on cardboard, paper, or paper towels to soak up any ink that bleeds through.
Spray the shamrocks liberally with water until the colors run together. Allow time to dry.
Frequently Asked Questions About This St. Patrick's Day Project
You can use standard white coffee filters. But, you can also experiment with natural or brown filters for a different look. Also, my boys and I have used layers of tissue paper with success.
Absolutely! You can try watercolor paints, crayons, or even food coloring to dye the coffee filter for a different effect. We've used Kwik Stix (tempera paint sticks) and that went well.
Lay them flat on a clean surface and allow them to air dry. I like to place a few layers of paper towels underneath the damp coffee filters to speed up the process. Also, a fan set on a gentle breeze can make it faster. Don't place the wet coffee filter on anything with color or print (like newspaper) because those colors can interfere with your final shamrock!
4 Ideas for Using This DIY Shamrock Activity
This coffee filter craft is a creative project for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. You can use it as part of your party, library event, and at home. Not sure how to use your shamrocks? You can enjoy them as:
- Window decorations: Hang your shamrocks and add some colorful suncatchers.
- Party decorations: Place your shamrocks on walls, cabinets, bookcases, bulletin boards and hallways.
- DIY St. Patrick's Day cards: Make smaller shamrocks and glue to front of homemade cards for friends or family. Or you can place your coffee filter shamrock inside the card for a fun surprise!
- DIY garlands: Make several shamrocks. Glue to party streamers, yarn, string, or ribbon to add a personal touch to your celebration.
Oh, and you can learn more about shamrocks, clovers, and St. Patrick's Day with these fabulous books:
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover!The Story of Saint Patrick's DayThe Night Before St. Patrick's DayS is for Shamrock: An Ireland Alphabet (Discover the World)Happy St. Patrick's Day from the CrayonsSt. Patrick's Day
⭐ WooHoo! Don't these coffee filter shamrock crafts look amazing! I love how festive, fun, and frugal they are. What ideas do you have for making and using this craft for kids? Also, let me know if you have any questions about the instructions. Please share in the comments area at the bottom of this post!