A pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is the theme for this St. Patrick’s Day preschool craft.
Your pot of gold can turn into a purse (like ours did), a mailbox to count gold coins into (we tried that too), or a place to keep all of your treasures.
Materials:
- paper plates
- glue
- paint or markers
- construction paper
- string or yarn
Cut a plate in half and glue around the inside edges. Press the two halves together.
The Elmer’s Early Learners Glue Pen works great for this step because you can squeeze just the right amount of glue out without a huge mess and it goes on purple and dries clear so you can see where you have applied the glue.
Decorate your pot of gold with paint, markers, or glitter.
Cut out 3 or 4 hearts and line up their points to make shamrocks. Glue your shamrocks onto the pot of gold.
We used the Elmer’s Early Learners Glue Stick which I love because of the triangular shape and angled tip which helps to develop the proper writing grip. I should also add that it doesn’t roll away which is an extra bonus!
Punch a hole on each side and attach a piece of yarn or string.
First, our pot of gold became a colorful purse that has inspired hours of pretend play.
Then, we delivered and counted “gold coins” (circles cut out of yellow paper) into other pots of gold.
What is the number on the shamrock? 5! So she added 5 gold coins to that pot of gold.
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This craft and giveaway is sponsored by Elmer’s Early Learners Academy. The opinions and ideas are my own.
22 Comments
Another great idea! Thanks so much for sharing!!
March 3, 2014 at 1:59 pmThis turned out super cute, Nicole! 🙂
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March 3, 2014 at 4:51 pmLove how it came out. I think my 3 year old would love a rainbow purse. 🙂
March 3, 2014 at 5:48 pmVery fun! We’ll be trying this out next week.
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March 3, 2014 at 8:46 pmAnother great idea!!
March 3, 2014 at 9:12 pmThis looks like a great activity!
March 3, 2014 at 11:13 pmThis is a cute idea. I have paper plates, glue, and construction paper. I might have to try this with my youngest son.
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March 4, 2014 at 2:17 amI love this idea! I will be trying it with my youngest!
March 4, 2014 at 5:14 pmWhat fun!
March 4, 2014 at 9:02 pmWhat a great idea! Now I know a cute idea to do with my son this week. 🙂
March 5, 2014 at 1:24 pmHow fun! My son is just getting to the age where he tries to mimic the crafts I’m doing. 😛
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March 11, 2014 at 1:59 pmI love all of your ideas! Thanks for the giveaway!
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March 9, 2014 at 1:21 amCute idea for the pot of gold! 🙂
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March 9, 2014 at 10:46 pmSuch a cute idea. Thanks for the chance to win!
March 10, 2014 at 10:34 am