If you can’t find a lucky four-leaf clover–make one! This lucky clover project is a fun spring art and craft idea perfect for Saint Patrick’s Day.
Invite children to make lucky four-leaf clover collage art, at home or in the classroom, with this simple Saint Patrick’s Day craft idea! We used fresh clover growing in our yard to create the lucky four-leaf clover nature art collage in the photographs.
However, many other natural items and craft supplies would also work well to make this quick and easy collage art project for Saint Patrick’s Day. First published in February 2016, this four-leaf clover craft art collage tutorial is regularly updated and republished to improve the content. For more nature craft ideas, look at this list of Nature Crafts for Kids, Teens, and Adults.
What does the four-leaf clover symbolize?
A four-leaf clover is one of the most well-known symbols of luck, especially in Irish culture. Unlike the more common three-leaf clover (or shamrock), the four-leaf clover is much rarer, making it a symbol of good luck.
Each leaf of the four-leaf clover is believed to represent hope, faith, love, and luck. The rarity of finding a four-leaf clover (about 1 in 5,000 clovers) adds to its mystique and the belief that it brings good fortune to those who find it.
The symbol of the four-leaf clover has been embraced in various cultures around the world, not just in Ireland, as a universal sign of luck and good fortune. If you have ever wondered what the difference between a shamrock and a four-leaf clover is, find the answer along with a great list of St. Patrick’s Day Art and Craft Projects–>HERE.
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The Search for a Four-Leaf Clover
One could spend hours looking for a four-leaf clover and never find one. My daughter and I sure did! After several afternoons with no luck, we came up with a new plan. We decided to make our own luck!
Finding a three-leaf clover is a lot easier than finding a four-leaf clover, so, we decided to collect some clover to make lucky four-leaf clover collage art, and now you can too!
First, invite children to look for a lucky four-leaf clover. You just may find one! While they are at it, collect clover to make a nature collage or use any other craft supplies from the list below.
Four-Leaf Clover Collage Art Supplies:
- Four-Leaf Clover Outline Templates.
- Fresh-picked clover leaves (fresh clover is one of the first signs of spring.)
- Alternatively, use any of the optional collage art craft supplies listed below.
- Scissors.
- White glue.
Optional Art Collage Craft Supplies for Lucky Clover Project:
Use natural clover to make the nature art collage pictured, or, try any of the other craft supplies listed below to complete this four-leaf clover collage art project:
- Buttons.
- Saint Patrick’s Day stickers.
- Washi tape.
- Dot stickers or rainbow dot markers.
- Use scissors, or a small paper punch, to cut up pieces of; tissue paper, construction paper, or colored cardstock.
- Natural materials such as noodles, beans, lentils, small leaves, flowers, or twigs. (Encourage children to go outside on a nature walk to collect fresh clover or other natural materials they can use.)
- Anything else that is green, or rainbow-colored, will work to make an art collage!
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How to Make Four-Leaf Clover Craft
Making an art collage is a great fine motor activity for toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners. Placing the clover, or other craft materials, onto the paper and gluing it down is a fun way for children to develop the fine motor muscles of the hand to prepare them for writing and other more advanced handwork crafts such as sewing.
If you are lucky enough to have clover growing nearby, send the kids out searching for four-leaf clovers. It will get them outside studying nature and burning energy and allow you the time to relax for a bit, unless you’d like to join the fun of course. Or use other natural or recycled materials to create this simple St. Patrick’s Day craft.
Step by Step Four Leaf Clover Craft Collage Instructions:
Follow the step-by-step instructions below to make this simple St. Patrick’s Day craft idea.
1. Gather natural materials and art supplies to make a clover art collage.
- Go on a nature hunt searching for clover, or gather any of the other craft materials listed in the art supplies above.
2. Draw or print a four-leaf clover art template.
- Once you have a collection of fresh clover or another craft material you can use to craft an art collage, draw, or print a four-leaf clover.
- In other words, use one of the four-leaf clover outline templates from the Rhythms of Play Learning Center, or draw your four-leaf clover.
3. Create lucky four-leaf clover collage art.
- Invite children from toddlers to teens, and even adults, to make their own luck with this fun Saint Patrick’s Day craft idea!
- Either cut clover leaves and use glue to attach them to the paper inside of the four-leaf clover outline.
- Or use any of the other art collage craft material options from the supply lists above to craft a four-leaf clover.
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Lucky Four-Leaf Clover Art Collage Example:
My daughter loved this art project from start to finish. We had a blast hunting for four-leaf clovers together. When we didn’t find any, I suggested that we make one. She was so excited she raced home with a handful of clover ready to go. First, she noticed that each cloverleaf looked like a heart as she placed one on each leaf of the four-leaf clover.
She worked carefully to fill each petal of her lucky clover one by one.
I love how she glued the stems of clover to her lucky clover–so cute!
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Saint Patrick’s Day Collage Art Project for Kids
Making a lucky four-leaf clover nature collage is a fun spring art project for kids. Make a lucky four-leaf clover today!
And, if you have ever wondered, ” What is the difference between a shamrock and a clover?” Visit our list of St Patrick’s Day arts and crafts to find out!
You may also like our Spring Bucket List filled with all of the best spring activities for kids and this collection of Fun Easter Traditions to start with your family.
Don’t forget to check out this list of Spring Activities with a printable bucket list to check off each activity on the seasonal activity guide! Learn more about Rhythms of Play HERE!
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