The weather is warming up and the rain continues to fall! So what to do with a rainy day and a busy toddler, plus a newborn? Craft time! With a little bit of luck you can create your own pot of gold – three toddler approved crafts and one for those newborn toes too! These are perfect St. Patrick’s Day crafts!
Pot of Gold
Supplies: Paper, markers or crayons, and finger paint.
- Step 1: When the kids are in bed, cut out your own pot of gold with black construction paper or draw your own with markers or crayons.
- Step 2: Put yellow finger paint on a paper plate.
- Step 3: Prepare toddler for finger painting! Model how to dip your fingers in the paint to create the gold for your pot.
- Step 4: Have toddler add as many gold coins to the pot as they wish!
- Step 5: After paint drys add a rainbow with your crayons or markers.
Gold Slime Sensory Activity
Supplies: Slime activator, gold glitter glue
- Step 1: Mix entire bottle of gold glitter glue with 1/3 cup of slime activator
- Step 2: Add various items to slime and let your toddler get busy!
(The slime was even better the following day after it has settled!)
Handprint (or footprint!) Shamrock
Supplies: Paper, markers or crayons, and finger paint.
- Step 1: Paint one infant foot green and place in the middle of a piece of paper
- Step 2: Continue step one until you have four footprints to create a 4 leaf shamrock!
Which St. Patrick’s Day crafts are your favorite?
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