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Mosaic Pot of Gold

by Amanda Formaro

Kids will love making this fun picture for St. Patrick’s Day! Only a few supplies, this project is fun and cost effective!

Age: 4 and up

This project is rated VERY EASY to do.

What You Need

Ø  1 sheet of light blue construction paper

Ø  ½ sheets of construction paper in green, red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, and black

Ø  shamrock stickers (optional)

Ø  white craft glue

Ø  scissors

Ø  pencil or pen

Ø  click here to open window with pattern

Parental Supervision: none

Time Needed: 1 hour or less

How To Make It

1. Lay the light blue construction paper onto the work surface in front of the child.
2. Cut a wide strip of green construction paper to fit on the bottom third of the light blue, this will be the grass.
3. Place pattern over the top of your construction paper. Use a pen or pencil to trace the pattern, press firmly so that the paper underneath is indented. Remove the pattern and lightly trace the indents with pencil or pen.
4. Tear remaining construction paper into strips, then into squares.
5. Following the pattern lines, use white craft glue to fill in different sections at a time then apply the paper squares onto the glue. We recommend the following order for best results:

Ø  Black pot

Ø  Rainbow

Ø  Gold in pot

Ø  sun

1. Apply shamrock stickers to various places on the grass.

Helpful Hints

• Keep a stock of construction paper for fun impromptu projects.

• Buy holiday themed stickers and supplies after each holiday when they go on clearance!

• If you have carbon paper, you can use this to trace the pattern instead of creating indents and drawing over them.

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Glad you liked it!

I'm glad you liked this project Jen, hope your readers and their kids do too!

Amanda Formaro , March 16, 2009 | url

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