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Completed paper plate pot of gold craft with yellow paper coins and gold pom poms, decorated with a green shamrock and twine bow, displayed with gold coins and greenery on a white background.
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Paper Plate Pot of Gold

Create a fun and festive St. Patrick’s Day decoration with this easy paper plate pot of gold craft! This printable instruction card guides kids step-by-step to make a colorful pot filled with gold coins and a lucky shamrock.
Inactive Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour

Equipment

  • glue gun and glue sticks
  • Scissors
  • Pencil.
  • printed templates

Materials

  • 1 large paper plate
  • 1 bottle acrylic craft paint black·
  • 6 sheets cardstock  black, bright green, medium green, light yellow, medium yellow, dark yellow·
  • 8 small pom poms yellow or gold
  • 10 inches natural jute twine
  • 1 button green

Instructions

  • Gather all your supplies. Fold the bottom edge of the paper plate up about one inch and press firmly to crease it. Then, use scissors to cut along the fold, creating the base shape of the pot.
    Craft materials for a pot of gold project including a paper plate, black paint, glue gun, scissors, colored paper, pom-poms, twine, and buttons arranged on a wooden surface.
  • Paint the outside of the paper plate with black acrylic craft paint. Allow it to dry completely, then add a second coat if needed for full coverage.
    Paper plate being painted black with a brush and acrylic paint bottle on a wooden surface, as part of a pot of gold craft project.
  • Download and print the pot of gold templates, then cut them out. Trace the pot legs twice and the rim once onto black cardstock, the large shamrock onto medium green cardstock, the small shamrock onto bright green cardstock, the coins six times onto both light and dark yellow cardstock, and the gold pile onto medium yellow cardstock using a pencil.
    Craft supplies for a pot of gold project including cut black paper pot pieces, yellow circles for coins, a green shamrock cutout, and scissors arranged on a wooden surface.
  • Cut out all the traced shapes with scissors, staying just inside the lines for a neat and polished finish.
    Craft supplies for a pot of gold project including cut black paper pot pieces, yellow circles for coins, a green shamrock cutout, and scissors arranged on a wooden surface.
  • Attach the legs and rim to the pot using a glue gun and glue sticks. Tip: You can use liquid craft glue instead, but allow extra time for it to dry.
    Black painted paper plate shaped like a pot with attached paper legs and rim, with a glue gun nearby on a wooden surface, as part of a pot of gold craft project.
  • Glue the pile of gold to the top back of the paper plate pot. Then, randomly attach the light and dark yellow coins on top using a glue gun and glue sticks.
    Paper plate pot of gold craft with yellow paper circles glued on top to resemble coins, with a glue gun nearby on a wooden surface.
  • Use a glue gun and glue sticks to attach a mix of yellow pom poms to the pot of gold.
    Paper plate pot of gold craft with yellow paper coins and gold pom poms being added on top, with a glue gun nearby on a wooden surface.
  • Glue the bright green shamrock onto the medium green shamrock, then attach it to the pot of gold using a glue gun and glue sticks.
    Paper plate pot of gold craft with yellow coins and gold pom poms, as a green shamrock is being glued onto the front using a glue gun on a wooden surface.
  • Tie a small bow with natural jute twine, attach it to a green button, then glue the button to the center of the shamrock.
    Paper plate pot of gold craft with yellow coins and pom poms, featuring a green shamrock decorated with a twine bow, with scissors, twine, and a glue gun nearby on a wooden surface.
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