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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! These shamrock windsocks are a fun way to get little fingers messy! Lots of opportunities to allow a young mind to be creative!
List of supplies
- White paper
- Green paint
- Paintbrush
- Paint dish
- Ribbon - green and white
- Tape
- Scissors
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Steps
- Pour green paint into paint dish.
- On white paper, use fingers to paint four-leaf clover leaves.
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- Paint on stems of clovers with the paintbrush.
- While paint is drying, cut ribbons into various lengths.
- Once paint has dried, turn paper over and tape ribbons to the bottom edge of paper.
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- With the four-leaf clovers facing out, roll paper into a circle and tape closed.
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- To make the hanger, tape ribbon to the inside of the base.
- Curl bottoms of ribbon if you want.
- Hang and enjoy!
Janelle Cumro-Sultzer lives in Overland Park with her husband, son and two dogs. Janelle is a former health care executive director and is a mediator in Kansas, helping families in conflict. Janelle loves to focus on learning through play and getting messy with crafts.