Shamrock Suncatcher Craft [Free Printable Template]

Looking for easy St Patricks Day Crafts for your kids? This cute Shamrock Suncatcher Craft for kids is a great low-prep craft that’s fun for any age! And, it only needs a few supplies that you most likely already have in your craft cupboard!

This is a fun one to do with Toddlers, Preschoolers, or school-aged Kids, as they can personalize their suncatchers according to their skill level, as well as their personal preferences.

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These suncatcher crafts are a lovely all-age craft to do if you have a group of kids with different abilities. Older kids can cut out the template themselves, whilst even small kids can create these if they have the template cut out and stuck onto sticky back plastic for them.

I’m currently working on some more designs, so make sure to pin this post and check back over the next few weeks as I add links to more free templates here!

What you need to make your Suncatcher Craft

To make this cute Shamrock Suncatcher craft, you will need:

• Clear Contact Paper (Sticky-back Plastic)

• My Free Template

• Card to Print on

• Scissors

• Colored Tissue Paper

How to Make your Shamrock Suncatcher Craft

To prepare this craft, go to the bottom of this post to download your free suncatcher crafts template. You’ll see a big, pink button that says, ‘grab your free Shamrock Suncatcher Template here’. There are 3 templates on the pdf so you can choose your preferred size or make a range of suncatchers.

It’s best to print this template out onto card, rather than paper, as it is less likely to break and much easier to work with.

Once you have your template printed out, you need to cut around the outside of it, and cut out the inside. If your kid is old enough, they can do this part themselves, or help with it. If they are younger then it’s best to prep this bit ahead of time.

I used regular scissors to cut these out. My friend tells me that nail scissors make it much easier!

Now you have your template cut out, you need to carefully stick it onto a sheet of sticky back plastic. I did this with the black lines facing towards me (so that they will be at the back of the craft.) This just means that you don’t have to worry about being too exact with your cutting out!

To decorate these, I simply tore up colored tissue paper and stuck it on. Don’t worry if the tissue paper goes over the lines because at the end, you simply cut around the template to get rid of any excess and then stick them to your window.

You might choose to stick another sheet of contact paper to the back side of the your suncatcher too to make it neater. I then used a very small amount of blue tac stuck to the template lines to stick mine on the window so they could easily be taken down later.

Then you can print out the template at home, ready to make right away! Great if you’re needing some last-minute, St Patricks Day Crafts!

I recommend printing them out on card, rather than paper as it makes cutting them out and sticking them to the sticky back plastic much easier!

Make sure to select the option, ‘fit to printable area’ in the advanced settings when printing. This makes sure the printable comes out looking it’s best.