Use the step-by-step instructions below to make lucky four-leaf clover handprint crafts for St. Patrick’s Day!
Make Saint Patrick’s Day handprint crafts at home or in the classroom with this four-leaf clover handprint art idea complete with a printable art template (and original poem by Nell Regan Kartychok creator and founder of Rhythms of Play). Are you ready to dive into the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day with a fun handprint craft project perfect for crafters of all ages? Look no further!
In the tutorial below, we guide you through the instructions to create lucky four-leaf clovers using nothing more than your handprints. You will notice that there is a printable with a handprint poem you can use, but the DIY project tutorial also shares how to make these St. Patrick’s Day crafts on an art canvas. Alternatively, you can make shamrock handprint crafts, click the link to access the the step-by-step tutorial.
Not only is this project a fun way to get into the holiday spirit, but it also serves as a precious keepsake that captures the uniqueness of each handprint, making it a perfect gift or decoration for St. Patrick’s Day. You might also enjoy the list of St. Patrick’s Day arts and crafts for kids–>HERE.
What Does a Four-Leaf Clover Symbolize?
A four-leaf clover is a symbol of good luck and fortune. Unlike the more common three-leaf clover known as a shamrock, the four-leaf clover is a rare variation of the clover plant. Each leaf on a four-leaf clover is said to represent different qualities: hope, faith, love, and luck.
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How rare is it to find a four-leaf clover?
There is approximately one four-leaf clover in 5,000 clovers, and the rarity of finding one has contributed to its status as a symbol of luck. This symbol is deeply embedded in Irish culture and folklore. However, the four-leaf clover is recognized worldwide as a universal sign of good luck and fortune.
Saint Patrick’s Day Handprint Arts and Crafts for Kids
Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or just looking for a festive activity to share with your cute little leprechauns at home or in the classroom, this St. Patrick’s Day craft project is sure to spread some hope, love, luck, and joy.
This four-leaf clover handprint craft tutorial for St. Patrick’s Day is not only a creative way to celebrate the holiday, but also a simple way to add a personalized touch to gifts and decorations.
Handprint arts and crafts make a great homemade gift idea for moms, dads, grandparents, and other friends and relatives. They also make lovely pieces of art to adorn the walls of homes, offices, libraries, bathrooms, kitchens, and sunrooms.
My daughter and I created a shamrock handprint poem with a printable art template for my dad (her grandfather) for Saint Patrick’s Day several years ago. At the time, we also made this 4-leaf clover handprint poem and printable art template, so you can make lucky four-leaf clover handprint crafts for St. Patrick’s Day, too!
First published in March 2018, this post is regularly updated and republished. Unfortunately, my father is no longer around to enjoy this lovely St. Patrick’s Day gift idea, may he rest in peace. But today we have several more printable handprint craft templates you can use for St. Patrick’s Day available–>HERE.
Make this lucky handprint craft to share with parents or someone you love on St. Patrick’s Day! Use the step-by-step tutorial with the printable handprint craft template that includes a sweet St. Patrick’s Day poem. Or follow the directions to make Saint Patrick’s Day handprint art directly onto a canvas. Gather your green paint, choose your supplies, and prepare to get creative.
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How to Make a Handprint Saint Patrick’s Day Craft
As mentioned above, there are a few different ways you can choose to make these super cute four-leaf clover handprint crafts at home or in the classroom. First, decide if you will use our printable four-leaf clover art template with a poem to make St. Patrick’s Day handprint crafts. Or, if you will make your St. Patrick’s Day handprint craft directly onto a square canvas.
Also note, that if you use the four-leaf clover art template, we have provided several St. Patrick’s Day handprint craft template options to choose from. Either create your handprint art inside the four-lobed leaves of the four-leaf clover. Or make the four-leaf clover with your hands on the blank page with the poem.
Update: The printable St. Patrick’s Day art and craft template with the four-leaf clover handprint poem looks better today than in the photographs. It has been updated so you have the options of black or green ink, and the lucky handprint poem printed at the top of the bottom of the page.
The photographs of the St.Patrick’s Day handprint crafts my daughter made below show two of the old versions from the printable handprint craft template bundle. You can see what the printable templates look like today in the Rhythms of Play Learning Center by clicking the image below.
Four Leaf Clover Handprint Craft Supplies:
- Choose one of the following supplies to make handprint art on:
- Printable Art Template for Saint Patrick’s Day handprint craft with Poem printed on bright white heavyweight cardstock.
- Square art canvas
- Wooden board or canvas
- Green tempera or green acrylic paint
- Paintbrush
Follow the simple step-by-step instructions below to create a cute, easy four-leaf clover handprint craft for St Patrick’s Day like the one in the photograph below onto an art canvas. Or, use our shamrock handprint art template and poem to make a shamrock craft. While making these easy St. Patrick’s Day crafts with toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergardeners; teach them the difference between a shamrock and a clover and more intereting facts. The details are included in the giant list of St Patrick’s Day art and craft ideas–> HERE.
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Step-By-Step St. Patrick’s Day Handprint Craft Instructions:
Please read through the step-by-step instructions to make handprints that look like four-leaf clovers before starting this homemade handprint craft project so you know the steps involved and what to expect.
1. Print your favorite St. Patrick’s Day art template (optional) and gather handprint craft supplies:
- Print out our St Patrick’s Day handprint craft template onto heavyweight cardstock,
- Or, create the handprint craft directly onto a piece of cardstock or a square art canvas.
2. Paint one or both hands with green paint to make St. Patrick’s Day handprint art:
- Use a flat wash paintbrush to paint your child’s hands (or hands) with green paint.
- In other words, use one hand to create the four-leaf clover leaves or use both!
- My daughter and I found it easier, and a lot less messy, to paint one hand and spin the paper around to create the four-lobed leaves or petals for the four-leaf clover handprint craft.
- However, it might also be fun to have both hands represented in your Saint Patrick’s Day handprint art.
3. Stamp the painted hand (or hands) onto the printable craft template, or directly onto an art canvas, to make the St. Patrick’s Day handprint craft in the shape of a four-leaf clover:
- Press the painted hand (or hands) down on the St. Patrick’s Day handprint craft template or directly onto a square art canvas or wooden board, to create four-leaf clover handprint art. There are a few different ways you can do this:
- Make a single handprint in the center of a 4-leaf clover,
- fill each of the 4-lobed leaves with a handprint inside the printable template,
- or make each of the four leaves of the four-leaf clover with only your hands.
- Since my daughter is getting older and her hand is getting bigger, we had to overlap her palms to fit them into the 4-leaf clover handprint art template as shown in the photograph below. However, a smaller hand would fit inside the printable St. Patrick’s Day handprint craft template.
Four-leaf clover handprint craft examples:
Here’s one of my daughter’s four-leaf clover handprint crafts for St. Patrick’s Day:
As mentioned above, if you are assisting children with smaller hands, you can create the handprint clover craft to make the palms more visible as shown in the photograph below.
To make the clover handprint craft in the photograph below, stamp your handprint art directly onto the printable St. Patrick’s Day craft template without the four-leaf clover outline or onto a square art canvas. That way, you will have a little bit more room to fit the handprints to make a 4-leaf clover, so that they won’t overlap or obscure the clover handprint art.
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LUCKY Four Leaf Clover ST. PATRICK’S DAY Handprint Poem BY NELL REGAN Kartychok:
I made up a cute little poem to go with this simple handprint clover craft. Send it to someone you love for Saint Patrick’s Day, but please don’t publish it as your own on your blog, in your magazine, classroom materials, or print it on a product in your Etsy store. It is protected by international copyright laws. Click on the link to access the printable, or use an extra-fine tip paint pen to write it by hand onto a Saint Patrick’s Day card or art canvas for someone special. But please do not do so with the intent to sell, or make a profit. Thank you.
These aren’t just handprints, as you can plainly see.
I made a four-leaf clover to remind you of me.
With my little green handprints, I’m sending love and luck your way.
As a special blessing from me to you on Saint Patrick’s Day!
~Nell Regan Kartychok.
Please Note: The St. Patrick’s Day poem above is written by Nell Regan Kartychok, founder of Rhythms of Play, and is copyright protected. It is not for commercial use or resale. It is only for personal use.
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Saint Patrick’s Day Handprint Craft for Kids
Send this four-leaf clover handprint poem as a gift to mom, dad, or grandparents for Saint Patrick’s Day. A handprint clover craft and gift idea anyone would treasure!
Choose whether to make these handprint crafts on the printable template with the original poem. Or, make four-leaf clover handprint crafts directly onto a canvas. You can hang either option.
Simply put the printable with the poem and handprint art in a frame if you would like to hang it on the wall. Both four-leaf clover handprint craft options look lovely adorning walls long after the holiday has passed.
And, don’t get caught without your green on St. Patrick’s Day, make Shamrock and Clover Necklace Crafts to share with your family, classmates, and friends!
Learn more about Rhythms of Play HERE!
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