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Paper Tube Shamrock Prints

As Saint Patrick's Day approaches we've been talking a great deal about the legends that surround his life. One such legend is that he used a shamrock to explain the Trinity: "Even the plants of the field tell about God. The shamrock has three leaves but only one stem. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not three gods, but One God."*  To reinforce the three parts of the shamrock, we made paper tube shamrock prints.


Our Supplies: paper tube, construction paper, tape, scissors, paint brush, green paint, 


Step 1: cut three same size sections from the paper tube


Step 2: fold paper tube section in to "hearts" (shamrock leaves)

previously we've used just one of these to make valentine cards

Step 3: tape tubes together into shamrock shape. making sure the bottoms of the tubes all line up.


Step 4: dip tubes in paint then press on paper


Step 5:  use a paint brush to add stems to  your shamrocks


our shamrock prints 

If you are looking for a child-friendly Saint Patrick biography I highly recommend Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland by Tomie dePaola. If gives a factual recording of his life and summarizes a few popular legends.


*while i did find this quote on internet, i do think it was original to Saint Patrick as this legend was not first recorded until many years after his death. 

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Comments

  1. Those are cute! I've seen the hearts done, but I love that you taped them together to form the shamrock -- so much easier for little ones than to tell them to put the hearts next to each other!

    Stopping in from Delicate Construction's linky!

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  2. We love to print with TP rolls but I never thought of taping them together -- such a clever trick = love it! Thanks so much for linking up and sharing with me!

    Warmly,
    Pink and Green Mama
    MaryLea

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  3. How cute! What a fun little project :)

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