Shamrock paintings are fun to make for St. Patrick's Day. Celebrate this annual event with a fine motor art activity using recycled egg cartons. Make shamrock paintings to decorate your home or classroom for St. Patrick's Day. 

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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with this fun painting idea!  Since St. Patrick's Day is all about the color green, grab some green paint and an egg carton, and let's create shamrocks.

Green just happens to be one of my favorite colors, especially lighter shades like moss and sage.

If the color green is not your choice for wearing, you can always have fun with it in other ways!

Have a green color day at home or in the classroom. 

• Use a green table cloth, napkins, plates.
• Create green art with markers and crayons.
• Have a green-things-only scavenger hunt.
• Look for green leaves outside on a nature walk.

A painting activity is another fun way to include the color green in St Patrick's Day celebrations. Paint beautiful shamrock pictures with this easy art activity.

You can even create a four-leaf clover! 

Related: Easter eggs with egg carton cups . 

Shamrock Painting Activity

This painting activity is easy to provide for early learners. It works just as well at home with a toddler as it does for a group of children in the preschool classroom.

The activity uses everyday craft supplies such as paint and markers, as well as a recycled egg carton.

Supplies list

• green paint
• egg carton
• green marker
• paint brush

Instructions for shamrock paintings

1. Make the egg cup paint stamp.

Cut three cups from the egg carton so all three remain attached.

2. Press the egg cup stamp into green paint.

Pour paint onto a recycled foam tray.

Wiggle the egg cups around to coat thoroughly with paint.

3. Press the egg carton stamp onto paper.

Wiggle your fingers gently as you press down to spread paint to form the petals of the shamrock.

4. Draw a stem.

Use a paint brush or green marker to make the stem.

Make a four leaf clover.

Separate four egg cups from the egg carton, with all four cups attached.

Follow the same steps for painting a shamrock.

Enjoy this green painting activity for St. Patrick's fun with the kids. Be sure to include a four-leaf clover in your picture!

More shamrock activities from kid-friendly bloggers!

Shamrock Art Project from The Resourceful Mama

Pipe Cleaner Shamrock from Gift of Curiosity

Mosaic Paper Shamrocks from Happiness is Homemade

Shamrock Window Craft from Hands On As We Grow

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