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Fuzzy Shamrock Craft for St. Patrick’s Day

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 11:00 AM PDT

My sons love those baby books that have touchy-feely parts in them, even now that they’re not babies anymore. Here’s a craft for kids that creates a furry shamrock, perfect for St. Patrick’s Day. Kids will enjoy making a little decorative picture, a greeting card for Grandma or maybe even the cover of a notebook, with these fun fuzzy shamrocks.

So what’s the secret fuzzy ingredient? Velour pads, like the ones you put on the bottom of tile coasters.

Supplies for Fuzzy Shamrock Card:

  • A package of velour pads (I found mine at the dollar store)
  • Craft foam or card stock
  • A marker

Instructions: Stick four circles together in a group on cardstock or foam, draw a stem, and decorate as desired. Easy!

Heather Mann is a regular contributor at Make and Takes. She's is the mother of three boys, ages 3,  2, and baby. She publishes Dollar Store Crafts, a daily blog devoted to hip crafting at dollar store prices, CROQ Zine, a print magazine devoted to hip crafting, and also CraftFail, a community blog that encourages crafters to share their not-so-successful craft attempts.

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Homemade Recycled Easter Bunny Bucket

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 12:17 PM PST

We’re making a fun Easter Bunny Bucket from a recycled frosting tub. This white tub works perfect to cover and contain fun Easter treats. We’re using ours to fill with dirt and grow grass, but you could fill this with yummy Easter treats and snacks.

Supplies for Recycled Easter Container:

  • recycled container – this is a frosting tub
  • white cardstock paper
  • cotton ball
  • scissors, markers
  • glue – glue dots work great

Instructions:

1. Measure your white paper around your container. With your scissors, cut the paper to fit the length around the whole container. Leave a few inches of the paper extra long for the bunny’s ears to point out long.

2. Using glue, attach the paper around the container.

3. Color a bunny face with your markers or crayons.

4. Attach a cotton ball with glue to the back of the container as bunny tail.

Now it’s ready to fill up with fun Easter goodies!

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