Want to spread a little luck o'the Irish with your children this St. Patrick's Day? Creating fun crafts as a family can be a fun thing to do together and provide some fun handmade memories.

Don't worry if you aren't crafty! These crafts are pretty simple to make, but will brighten your child's day. Most of these crafts are suited for preschoolers and up.

Ready to get started?

Shamrock tee

What will your child be wearing on St. Patty's Day? Funkify their day with a fun, homemade four-leaf clover tee. And who knows, maybe you will be inspired to personalize more clothes for them! It's just that fun and easy.

Materials: Child-sized white t-shirt, green fabric color spray (Tulip makes a spray available at craft stores like Michael's), cardboard, paper, scissors, trash bag

Directions:

1) Using the paper, cut out a stencil for the shirt. You can fold it into quarters and cut out a heart shape to make a four-leaf clover.

2) Lay a large trash bag flat on the floor. Arrange the cardboard inside the t-shirt and lay it on the center of the plastic bag. Have your child help arrange the stencil or stencils on the shirt.

3) Spray the color around the stencil(s) onto the shirt. Follow the directions on the bottle to dry properly and wash before wearing (it may be several days before the shirt can be worn).

Shamrock napkin rings

What better way to decorate your St. Patty's Day table than with some fun homemade napkin rings. Anyone can make these and materials will cost you around $2. If you have older kids, you can get more creative, adding different colors of green or letting them paint the rings.

Materials: white foam sheet (cut into 2" by 5" strips - 1 per napkin ring), green acrylic paint, paper plate, stapler

Directions:

1) Make sure that your hands and your child's hands are clean and nails are clipped. Set up an area on your table with plastic or newspaper to protect the table. On a small paper plate, squirt a bit of the green paint. Have a wet paper towel at the ready.

2) Lay out one of the white foam strips. Using your child's pointer finger, dip it into paint and then put three finger prints in a shamrock pattern on the white strip. Create as many patterns as you like on the strip and then set aside. Repeat until all of the strips have the pattern. Use the wet paper towel to wipe your child's finger clean before leaving the table.

3) Use a thin paint brush to draw a stem on each shamrock.

4) Let the strips dry over night.

5) Curve the strips into a loop with about 1/2" of overlapping foam. Staple together.

Leprechaun's purse

Okay, so St. Patrick's Day isn't one of those holidays where you hand our presents or hide candy. Nonetheless, these cute little totes are a cute and fun thing to make with kids -- and maybe St. Patrick will deliver a few trinkets or handfuls of candy to the bags on St. Patrick's Day eve.

Materials: 1 sheet of green felt, green patterned ribbon, scissors

Directions:

1) Using scissors, cut slits (about 1/2 inch long) along the edge of the felt, about 1" apart, all the way around.

2) Weave the ribbon through the slits (little fingers are a big help with this -- have them alternate between pushing and pulling the ribbon through the slits). Tie the ends of the ribbon together. Then, pull the ribbon tight, scrunching the felt to form a patch. Tie a second knot about four inches from the pouch opening.

3) Fill with candy, trinkets or whatever you desire.

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