Updated on February 22, 2024
Green Pepper Shamrocks. Use a green pepper to create fun shamrock shapes. This is an easy and fun kid’s craft for St. Patrick’s Day.
Today, I have a fun activity for you to do with your kids for St. Patrick’s Day. Did you know if you cut a green (red, yellow, or orange) pepper in half it looks very similar to a shamrock shape? It does!
Add a little green paint and you have a fun stamping activity for your kids to do. You may even have all the supplies on hand already!
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How to Make Green Pepper Shamrocks
This is a fun craft to do with the kids to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!
Supplies:
- Green Bell Pepper – 1/2 per child
- Green Paint
- Paint Brush
- Construction Paper
Choose a Pepper
When choosing a pepper for this project, I try to pick one with deep indentations on the side. This makes for a better shamrock shape.
Choose a pepper with three sides to make a shamrock and four sides to make a four-leaf clover.
Cut the Pepper
Start by having an adult cut the green pepper in half. Please do not cut it vertically or this project won’t work.
Scoop out the seeds, being careful to keep the veins intact.
Paint a Green Pepper Shamrock Picture
Spread some paint on a paper plate and dip the halved green pepper into the paint cut side down.
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Note: You can use any paint. We used acrylic paint because it is what we had, but we realized it could stain if it got on clothing. Use washable kids’ paint instead if you have younger children or are worried about messes.
Now it is time to have fun and let your kids stamp away!
If they are older, have them add a little stem to each shamrock.
This craft doesn’t take long at all. Once the paint is dry, your kids can decorate the inside of the shamrock shapes with faces, more paint or markers, stickers, or even glitter.
I like to use thin plastic cutting boards/placemats when we paint. The paint doesn’t bleed through onto the table and contains most of the mess. I give them a quick rinse or throw them into the dishwasher.
Do you have any fun St. Patrick’s Day crafts you have done with your kids?
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