FREE St. Patrick's Day: Mindfulness Shamrocks Activity | EYFS & KS1 Printables

FREE Early Years (EYFS & KS1) St. Patrick’s Day Activity: Mindfulness Shamrocks Multimats (PLAYDOUGH, ART & CRAFT, LOOSE PARTS and Whiteboard Pens)

Bring a touch of calm and creativity to your St. Patrick's Day celebrations with our wonderful FREE St. Patrick's Day: Mindfulness Shamrocks Activity! These engaging printable 'multimats' are perfect for EYFS and KS1 children, providing a versatile platform for mindfulness, creative expression, and hands-on learning through a charming shamrock theme.

Ideal for Preschool, Nursery, School, or for Parents and Childminders at home, these multimats are a fantastic way to introduce children to the themes of St. Patrick's Day while supporting their fine motor skills and concentration.

This versatile FREE sample features:

• Various "Shamrock Multimat" templates. The mats show bold outlines of shamrocks (with varying detail), ready to be filled with intricate patterns, designs, and materials.

• Multiple Use Options:

  • Laminated & Reusable: Once laminated, these mats are ideal for use as a playdough mat or a loose parts mat, allowing children to press, roll, and arrange materials to design their shamrocks. They can also be used with whiteboard pens, providing a reusable surface for mark-making and drawing.

  • One-Time Use: Without lamination, the sheets can be used as a traditional colouring sheet or in conjunction with art and craft cut-and-stick materials for a fun collage project.

(Note: Please use your own discretion and knowledge of your children to ensure appropriateness of each activity suggested on this page and safety concerning any materials given and activity undertaken.)

• 💡 How to use this resource in your classroom/setting

  Our FREE St. Patrick's Day: Mindfulness Shamrocks Activity is incredibly versatile and can be used in a multitude of ways across various early years and KS1 environments:

  • Mindful Colouring: As a colouring sheet, the shamrock can be filled with intricate patterns, colours, and designs. This activity naturally promotes mindfulness and focus, as children concentrate on filling each section, making it an excellent quiet-time task.

  • Sensory & Fine Motor Centre: Place a laminated mat in a continuous provision area with playdough, green-themed loose parts (e.g., green pom-poms, buttons, leaves), or other small manipulatives. Children can use their fingers or tools like tweezers to arrange the loose parts, strengthening crucial fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

  • Art and Craft Activity: Turn it into a collage project! Children can cut and stick green, white, or gold paper, tissue paper, fabric scraps, or other craft materials to create vibrant shamrock designs.

  • Mark-Making Practice: Provide the mat with different pens, pencils, or crayons. Children can fill the shamrock outline with patterns, lines, and shapes, practicing their pre-writing and mark-making skills.

  • Topic Introduction: Use the mats to introduce the theme of St. Patrick's Day, discussing the shamrock as a symbol of the holiday.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐣 EYFS Framework

  EYFS Framework:

  • Expressive Arts and Design: Children explore and use a wide range of media and materials to create their own designs. They develop their own ideas and express creativity through the different ways they decorate their shamrock.

  • Physical Development (Fine Motor Skills): The acts of manipulating playdough, arranging loose parts, or using mark-making tools and scissors all strengthen hand muscles, improve dexterity, and enhance hand-eye coordination.

  • Personal, Social and Emotional Development (Self-Regulation): Engaging in a focused, calming activity like mindful colouring or detailed design work promotes self-regulation, concentration, and patience.

  • Communication and Language: Children can describe their creations, explaining their design choices and the materials they used.

• 🎯 Learning objectives covered - 🐤 KS1 Curriculum

  KS1 Curriculum:

  • Art and Design: Children use a range of materials to design and make products. They can explore colour, pattern, and shape to create their shamrocks.

  • Design and Technology (indirectly): Designing a product for a specific purpose (decoration) and selecting appropriate materials.

  • PSHE (Relationships): The activity can be a starting point for discussions about different cultural celebrations and traditions.

Download our FREE St. Patrick's Day: Mindfulness Shamrocks Activity today and bring a focused, hands-on learning experience to your setting!

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