How To Make Kawaii Felt Shamrock – A Fun Craft for St. Patrick’s Day!
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Looking for a fun craft to do for St. Patrick’s Day? Why not try making some Kawaii Felt Shamrock! This easy tutorial will show you how to make these little cuties, and they’re perfect for decorating your home, office, or classroom for the holiday. So get ready to get crafty, and happy St. Paddy’s Day!
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Kawaii Felt Shamrock
The full list of materials, tools, and instructions is found in the printable tutorial card at the end of this post. I highly recommend reading the blog post all the way through before starting this project to ensure that you have everything required and understand the steps and timings involved.
This adorable kawaii felt shamrock craft is fun family activity to create in just about 30 minutes.
Make them with the kids as you talk about St. Patrick’s Day (at home or in the home/classroom) and what shamrock actually is!
To help you along, a shamrock is a three-leaf clover (which comes from the Gaelic word seamróg, which literally means “little clover.”), used as a symbol of Ireland. Saint Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint, is said to have used it as a metaphor for the Christian Holy Trinity – The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Not to be confused with four-leaf clover which when found is said to bring luck as it’s very rare to find those!
Additionally, you can work on shapes, colors, cutting, and counting with this simple craft created from felt.
You could use them as place cards for a St. Paddy’s Day dinner, or attach a whole bunch of them to string to hang up as a garland – whether at home or in the office (even us grown-ups need a bit of cheer at work!)
We’ve shown three options in the tutorial card using brooch/pin backs to attach a cute shamrock to your clothes, an alligator hair clip to place the green shamrock in your hair, and small magnets to pop onto the fridge or other magnetic surface!
Materials & Tools Used in This Craft
The complete list of supplies, which may include basic crafting items that you already have can be found in the tutorial card at the end of this post. For your convenience, I’ve linked any notable materials and tools needed for this project to Amazon below.
- Free Printable Template – opens in a new window. It is size US Letter size, but can be printed on A4, your printer settings will take care of it for you!
- Craft Felt – assorted shades of green and light pink
- Googly Eyes
- Pin Backs – optional
- Hair Clips – optional
- Small Magnets – optional
- Permanent Marker
- Low Temp Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
- Scissors
Cheap Craft Supplies
A great thing about this St. Patrick’s Day craft idea is that it’s very budget-friendly using supplies you may already have or can be purchased cheaply in stores:
If you’re in the USA, check out your local Dollar Store or Dollar Tree; and if you’re in the UK, the Poundshop, The Range, Wilko, and Baker Ross are great places to shop for cheap and inexpensive craft supplies. The rest of the world reading this – I don’t know every cheap store – sorry! But hunt the ones out in your location for crafting bargains!
More St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
Looking for more crafts to make for St. Patrick’s Day? Here are some more for you to check out! Just right-click and open a new tab to read next!
- Craft This Sweet St. Patty’s Gnome Banner for St. Patrick’s Day!
- These St. Patrick’s Day Puppets Are Simple & Fun To Make!
- St. Patrick’s Day Green Sugar Scrub | Leprechaun Sugar Scrub!
I’ve shared lots of great craft ideas on The Purple Pumpkin Blog over the years, in fact, there are 100+ crafts to make and do at home for you to try!
How Do I Make Kawaii Felt Shamrock?
Just check out the how-to card below with full materials, tools, and instructions. Any demonstration photos do not print out to save your ink.
Kawaii Felt Shamrocks
Materials
- Free Printable Template
- Craft Felt – Assorted Shades of Greens and Light Pink
- Googly Eyes
- Pin Back; Hair Clip; Magnets – your choice optional
TOOLS
- Black Permanent Marker
- Low-Temp Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
Instructions
- Download, print, and cut out the shamrock shapes from the template (link in materials above).
- Select one of the three sizes included or mix and match!
- Trace onto green craft felt with a permanent marker.
- Cut out with scissors, inside the lines, so you have a clean, finished project.
- Make the "cheeks" from light pink felt by cutting small rectangles, then cutting those into squares, and finally into circles. Or you can cut circles freehand if confident enough.
- Glue pink felt cheeks to shamrock as shown.
- Attach the googly eyes, very close together to the top center of the shamrock.
- Draw a wide and shallow smile from cheek to cheek with a black permanent marker.
- Flip the shamrocks over and attach a pin back, hair clip, and/or magnets to the back of each with
the glue gun and glue sticks. - Use your kawaii felt shamrock as required! Happy St. Patrick's Day!