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St. Patrick's Day Craft

Irish Clauddagh Rainbow Streamer

By Angela Anderson, craftyshops.com March 10, 2011

Teach your kids the legend of the Irish claddaugh symbol while making this fun rainbow streamer.

Materials Needed – Paper plate, Tissue paper (multiple colors), construction paper, green paint or crayons, scissors, glue

  1. Cut out a half moon shape on each side of the paper plate.
  2. Color the plate green with paint or crayons
  3. Trace your child’s hands (both of them) in orange construction paper and cut them out.
  4. Cut out a heart with red and a crown with orange. Cut out jewels (diamond shapes) too.
  5. Layout the claddaugh design on your paper plate and glue them into place.  Add jewels to the crown that are the same color as the tissue paper used.
  6. Cut out long strips of construction paper in a variety of colors.  We used the same colors as the jewels.
  7. Wrap the tissue paper inside of the paper plate openings and tape or glue into place.