Pot of Gold Handprint Craft (Free Template)

Who wouldn’t want to follow a bright, colorful rainbow across the sky, hoping to find a lucky surprise waiting at the other end?!

While we may not have any real leprechaun treasure to share, we do have a golden craft that will bring plenty of smiles – no chasing rainbows required!  

Kids can make their own treasure at the end of a rainbow with this fun and easy pot of gold handprint craft. They’ll love creating a St. Patrick’s Day scene featuring a rainbow leading right to their own shimmering pot of gold. 

Find even more festive fun for kids with our other St. Patrick’s Day crafts to keep the creativity going this March!

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Rainbow Handprint Pot Of Gold

Each pot of gold is personalized since the gold is made using the kiddo’s handprint and a bit of glitter. Each project is a unique keepsake filled with a little extra sparkle.  

Be sure to download our free template to help complete your little leprechauns’ works of art. You’ll also want to grab a few simple supplies along with some markers and a little glitter glue, so your little artists will be ready to create their own St. Patrick’s Day masterpiece.  

Supplies

• Construction paper or cardstock
• Scissors
• Glue
• Gold glitter glue
• Marker or crayons
• Pot of Gold Handprint Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Directions

First, download and print out the template. Then, help your little one cut out the pieces or, if they’re still learning, you can cut them out for them.

Time to make the rainbow! Using markers, color each stripe of the rainbow. Encourage kids to color the rainbow any way they want.

Once the rainbow is colored and cut out, glue it onto a light blue construction paper background. Make sure to leave enough space at the bottom for the pot of gold!

Next, glue the white cloud at the top of the rainbow. This makes it look like the rainbow is coming out of a fluffy cloud!

Now, trace the child’s hand on yellow orange paper, cut it out, and glue it at the bottom of the rainbow. This will become the gold inside the pot!

Glue the black pot piece over the bottom of the handprint. The fingers should still be visible, looking like gold peeking out of the pot!

Use gold glitter glue or gold glitter and regular glue to trace over the handprint, making it sparkle like real gold coins.

Isn’t this the cutest way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? We think your kids will love making their own pot of gold! Be sure to check out some of our other St. Patrick’s Day crafts while you’re here!

Pete The Cat St. Patrick’s Day Craft

St. Patrick’s Day Books For Kids

Pete The Cat: The Great Leprechaun Chase is a must-have for Pete the Cat fans! Join Pete as he tries to catch an elusive leprechaun.

How To Catch A Leprechaun is a silly book that’s, you guessed it, about catching a leprechaun! Please read this book and let your kiddos build their trap and start a family tradition.

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Clover is another book kids can’t get enough of. See what the old lady is doing this St. Patrick’s Day!

Need more book suggestions? Check out our favorite leprechaun books for kids!

Preschool St. Patrick’s Day Crafts

Rainbow Card Craft – Send a little luck to someone with this adorable rainbow card! Kids will love making a bright and cheerful rainbow to share a St. Patrick’s Day greeting or just to spread some joy. Our free template and a few simple supplies will help to easily create a colorful masterpiece!

Shamrock Preschool Craft – This cute shamrock with bendy arms and legs will get kids ready for some interactive St. Patrick’s Day fun! It’s super easy for preschoolers to make with our free template and simple supplies like colored paper and pipe cleaners. 

Handprint Leprechaun Craft – Kids will love using their handprint to create a leprechaun’s fluffy orange beard. It’s a fun and easy activity that brings a little luck and lots of laughter seeing their handprints become something new! Download the free template and get kids started creating their lucky leprechaun today!

Also Try: St. Patrick’s Day Name Craft

Leprechaun Teddy Bear Craft – St. Patrick’s Day has never been cuter until this leprechaun teddy bear came along! Kids will love giving their cuddly friend a festive makeover with a lucky green hat.

There are two templates to choose from to make this craft easy, adorable, and perfect for little hands to create holiday magic!

St. Patrick’s Day Activities For Kids

Looking for a fun, mess-free way for kids to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? These St. Patrick’s Day do a dot printables are the perfect way to keep little hands busy while sneaking in some learning fun!

Just download, print, and let kids enjoy dotting letters, numbers, shapes, and more. Included are 27 engaging pages where they’ll practice fine motor skills, counting, letter recognition, and even graphing all while having tons of fun. Grab your dot markers and get ready for some lucky learning fun!

These popsicle stick St. Patrick’s Day puppets will bring Irish folklore to life! Kids can color a rainbow, pot of gold, leprechaun, and shamrock just the way they like. Then, they’ll practice scissor skills, glue them to popsicle sticks, and let the magic of storytelling begin!

Once their puppets are ready, the fun can keep going when you encourage them to put on a festive puppet show or create their own lucky adventure. Let’s get the St. Paddy’s Day playtime started!

Try this: Shamrock Leprechaun Craft

Get little hands snipping and clipping with these St. Patrick’s Day cutting practice worksheets! Kids will love the holiday-themed designs and trimming along straight, curvy, and zigzag lines to build up their scissor skills.

These hands-on worksheets strengthen fine motor control, boost hand-eye coordination, and even sneak in a little counting fun. Just print, grab some scissors, and let the cutting begin either at home or in the classroom.

These leprechaun alphabet printables are designed for preschool and kindergarten kiddos to help them match and recognize letters while boosting their fine motor skills.

They’ll love coloring in the dots with Do A Dot markers and tracing letters as they reveal hidden words! As kids complete each Leprechaun themed activity, they’ll learn letter recognition and discover the phonetic sounds behind each one.

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