Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with your family by crafting this adorable Pot of Gold Handprint Craft. This fun and festive craft is so easy to throw together and can be a fun keepsake with your kid’s handprints.
Pot of Gold Handprint Craft
St. Patrick’s Day is such a fun time of year with all the green, gold, and rainbows. This Pot of Gold Papercraft combines all the best things into one craft!
My kids really love handprint crafts. We’ve done so many, including a Handprint Ladybug craft and a Heart Handprint craft, but we had never done one for St. Patrick’s Day. I decided we definitely needed one and we decided on a pot of gold with a rainbow.
This super fun Pot of Gold papercraft is also so easy for you. All you have to do is download and print the template, and grab a few craft supplies you already have around the house. So simple and your kids are going to love crafting with you.
If you need more St. Patrick’s Day activities, be sure to check out our Shamrock Salt Art craft and our Printable St. Patrick’s Day Bingo.
How to Make a Pot of Gold Handprint Craft
Supplies
- Construction papers
- Pencil – to trace the template
- Craft glue
- Sharpie or gel pen
- Scissors
Printable Template
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Directions
- Grab your construction papers for the pot, gold, and clover, along with 7 colors for the rainbow pattern. Trace the handprint (from the template or your kid’s hand!) on the 7 rainbow colored craft papers and cut out all the pieces.
- Cut a slit along the top side of the pot, so that we can insert coins (gold) through the slit.
- Glue the clover cutout on the pot cutout.
- Insert the gold coin cutouts through the top of the slit and use glue to join them with the pot.
- Take the rainbow colored handprint cutouts and start attaching them by overlapping half of each next handprint.
- Glue all 7 handprints to complete the rainbow pattern. Glue the handprint rainbow pattern on the backside of the pot to complete the craft.
Tips and Tricks
- Rainbows don’t have to go in rainbow order. Let your kids’ creativity shine, however, it looks.
- Have your kids play a fun game when they’re done where one hides their pot of gold and the others are gold hunters trying to find the pot of gold!
- If you only want to make one pot of gold for your family, it would be fun to have everyone’s hands make up the rainbow.
- Try shimmer paper for your gold or for your rainbow hands!
More Ideas…
Still need some St. Patrick’s Day ideas? Check out our round-up of Green crafts to do with your kids. I’m sure you’ll find something your kids will love!
However your family uses your Pot of Gold Papercraft, don’t forget to share your finished project with us on Instagram by tagging us at @frostingandglue. We can’t wait to see your creations!
Pot of Gold Papercraft
This adorable Pot of Gold Papercraft would be so fun for your family this St. Patrick's Day. Simple enough for all your kids to work together, and an adorable craft to decorate with this year.
Materials
- Construction papers
- Pencil - to trace the template
- Craft glue
- Sharpie or gel pen
- Scissors
Instructions
Grab your construction papers for the pot, gold and clover, along with 7 colors for the rainbow pattern. Trace the handprint (from the template or your kid's hand!) on the 7 rainbow colored craft papers and cut out all the pieces.
Cut a slit along the top side of the pot, so that we can insert coins (gold) through the slit.
Glue the clover cutout on the pot cutout.
Insert the gold coin cutouts through the top of the slit and use glue to join them with the pot.
Take the rainbow colored handprinted cutouts and start attaching them by overlapping half of each next handprint.
Glue all 7 handprints to complete the rainbow pattern.
Glue the handprinted rainbow pattern on the backside of the pot to complete the craft.
How Do I Print A PDF?
You’ll need a program that supports PDFs. Adobe Acrobat is a great option. Open the program, click file then print. Select your printer and the number of copies you want to print. Be sure you click double-sided if you want it to print on both sides.
Can I Resell These?
You may not resell any printable or template that you find on our website or received in your email. You may use them for class parties, at church, at home, or in the classroom. You may get these printed at an office supply store or copy center at your own expense.
