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Shamrock Garland: Easy St Patrick’s Day Craft

Many themes for St. Patrick’s Day include shamrocks, leprechauns, green beer, or green juice for the kids. A Shamrock garland is an easy St Patrick’s Day craft to make with the kids for decorating your home!

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St Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world each year on March 17th. Many young adults will head out to the pubs to celebrate and others will stay home and celebrate with family and maybe a few friends. There are many ways to prepare for the celebration. Whether you are going out or staying in, every occasion deserves some fun and easy food and drinks with an Irish theme.

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Once you get the kids going on the St. Patricks Day garland, you can head into the kitchen to prepare your food for the day. If you don’t know where to begin, here is a list of 8 traditional Irish food ideas that are simple and easy to prepare. Some are even done in one pot giving you time to do more St. Patrick’s Day arts and crafts. Make sure to click for some green ideas to go with your Irish theme celebrations.

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St Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers

St Patrick’s Day crafts are not only fun for the entire family, but will work for crafts in the classroom with kids and preschoolers. Here are 20 St. Patrick Day crafts that will make decorating the home or classroom fun for all. Since the clover garland is green, you might want to add a few more colours to your decor by adding some colourful rainbows with cotton ball clouds.

Shamrock garland craft

To start that St. Patrick’s Day theme, you will need some decorations to display around the house. A garland is easy to make with only a few materials needed to get an Irish theme vibe started. It is a fun way to keep the kids busy and enjoy some family time plus giving you space to slip into the kitchen to prepare some yummy dishes.

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List of Supplies

  1. Green Coloured craft papers (different shades)
  2. Twine or string
  3. Craft glue
  4. Pencil
  5. Scissors
  6. Shamrock garland template

How to make a garland

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Step 1

Select different shades of green coloured craft papers. Print and cut out the shamrock patterns from the template sheet. The printable template includes several different sizes, so you can select any size you want or you can also mix different sizes for the 4 leaf clover garland. Trace and cut out the shamrock patterns from the selected craft papers.

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Step 2

Take a shamrock paper cutout and fold it into half (symmetrically). One by one, fold the rest of the shamrock cutouts into half. For each 3D shamrock pattern, we used 3 shamrock cutouts: 2 half folded and 1 plain cutout.

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Step 3

Take 2 half folded shamrock cutouts and 1 plain shamrock cutout. Glue a half folded shamrock on any one side of the plain shamrock cutout.

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Step 4

Glue the other half folded shamrock cutout on the other side of the plain shamrock cutout to complete the 3D shamrock pattern.

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Step 5

Make as many 3D shamrock patterns as you need to make the garland. Take a string or twine and cut out some small pieces of papers (preferably square).

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Step 6

Apply glue on the small square paper cutouts. Placing the string on the stem part of a 3D shamrock pattern, attach the glued paper over the twine to attach the shamrock, and twine together.

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Step 7

Similarly, attach the rest of the 3d shamrock patterns to the twine to make the shamrock garland. This is the backside of the garland.

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Step 8

When you are done attaching enough 3D shamrock to make a garland, flip the four leaf clover craft to the right side and hang it on a wall.

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Shamrock Garland: Easy St Patrick's Day Craft

Shamrock Garland Craft

Yield: 1 Garland
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Active Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

A Shamrock garland is an easy St Patrick's Day craft to make with the kids for decorating your home on St. Patty's!

Materials

Tools

  • Scissors

Instructions

STEP 1

Select different shades of green coloured craft papers. Print and cut out the shamrock patterns from the template sheet. The printable template includes several different sizes, so you can select any size you want or you can also mix different sizes for the 4 leaf clover garland. Trace and cut out the shamrock patterns from the selected craft papers.

Shamrock Garland Step 1Pin

STEP 2

Take a shamrock paper cutout and fold it into half (symmetrically). One by one, fold the rest of the shamrock cutouts into half. For each 3D shamrock pattern, we used 3 shamrock cutouts: 2 half folded and 1 plain cutout.

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STEP 3

Take 2 half folded shamrock cutouts and 1 plain shamrock cutout. Glue a half folded shamrock on any one side of the plain shamrock cutout.

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STEP 4

Glue the other half folded shamrock cutout on the other side of the plain shamrock cutout to complete the 3D shamrock pattern.

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STEP 5

Make as many 3D shamrock patterns as you need to make the garland. Take a string or twine and cut out some small pieces of papers (preferably square).

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STEP 6

Apply glue on the small square paper cutouts. Placing the string on the stem part of a 3D shamrock pattern, attach the glued paper over the twine to attach the shamrock, and twine together.

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STEP 7

Similarly, attach the rest of the 3d shamrock patterns to the twine to make the shamrock garland. This is the backside of the garland.

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STEP 8

When you are done attaching enough 3D shamrock to make a garland, flip the four leaf clover craft to the right side and hang it on a wall.

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Lyne Proulx
Lyne Proulxhttps://ottawamommyclub.ca/
Lyne Proulx is a Certified Professional Wedding Consultant and experienced Event Planner with a strong background in community engagement and large-scale event coordination. For eight years, she led the Annual Infant Information Day/Early Years Expo for the City of Ottawa. From 2013 to 2016, she was the driving force behind the BConnected Conference, Canada’s premier digital influencer and social media conference, held in Ottawa and Toronto. Lyne also served as co-chair of the Navan for Kraft Hockeyville committee from 2009 to 2011, organizing five major community events in just six months. Her leadership helped Navan become one of the top 10 finalists in the national competition. In recognition of her exceptional volunteerism and dedication to community building, she was honored with the City of Ottawa Mayor's City Builder Award in April 2011. In 2025, Lyne brought her passion for weddings and event planning to a new level by organizing the inaugural Tucker House Bridal Fair, showcasing local vendors and creating a unique experience for engaged couples.

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  1. As St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, I would love to make these garlands with my grandchildren. Even though we only have a wee bit of Irish blood running through our veins, I still choose to celebrate that fact.

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