This shamrock doodle art activity is super simple and so soothing to complete! This activity is a great way to practice logical reasoning skills as well!
We love an activity that lets our right brain release some free-flowing creativity and this St. Patrick’s Day activity does not disappoint!
We used a simple shamrock drawing to complete this activity. You can grab that free printable at the end of the post.
The only supplies you’ll need are a fine point black marker and a range of green, gold, silver, and yellow crayons.
Shamrock Doodle Art
This shamrock doodle art activity couldn’t be any easier to complete. There is one rule to follow: no patterns that match can touch each other.
This means that you’ll have to think of a unique pattern to put next to every pattern. You can repeat patterns, but they cannot touch a similar pattern.
Use your logical reasoning skills to doodle the shamrock! We did the activity twice to compare our different shamrocks!
Logical reasoning is the ability to analyze and make predictions about things or explaining why something is the way that it is.
COMPUTATIONAL THINKING CONCEPTS
Computational thinking is a new way of problem solving that involves thinking about a problem in a way that can be solved by using computing tools like logic, decomposition, abstractions, algorithms, patterns, data collection and analysis, and simulation or modeling.
Computational thinking can be used to solve problems in almost all areas of our lives and helps kids develop some pretty great life skills that can apply to a variety of situations.
What is a computational thinker?
A computational thinker approaches problems through experimentation and play to solve a problem that might have more than one possible solution. It also involves working together with others to reach a common goal and persevering when faced with a difficult problem.
STEAM activities reinforce computational thinking skills by helping kids to find and fix errors in complex problems and design and make solutions for open-ended problems.
Doodle Shamrock Coloring Page
If you’d just like to color an already doodled shamrock, I’ve included a copy of my drawn doodle below. It is ready to be colored. You can still use logical reasoning to color the shamrock by making sure to keep the same colors from touching.
How to Catch a Leprechaun Sequence Coding Activity
Help Paddy the Leprechaun collect all of his gold coins and get to the rainbow by coding the shortest sequence in this leprechaun sequence coding activity!!
St. Patrick's Day Coding: Preschool STEAM
Grab this St. Patrick’s Day coding worksheets to practice sequencing today and finish writing sequences with Lucky Charms™ cereal!
Shamrock Doodle Art Logical Reasoning Activity
This shamrock doodle art activity is super simple and so soothing to complete! This activity is a great way to practice logical reasoning skills as well!
St. Patrick's Day STEM Challenge Cards
From walking rainbows to coding coins, these St. Patrick’s Day STEM challenge cards are perfect for celebrating the holiday with STEAM!
It's Not Luck, it's a St. Patrick's Day Lucky Logic Word Puzzle
We love to put our logical thinking to the test and work on logic puzzles! This St. Patrick’s Day lucky logic word puzzle activity is a way for kids to use logical thinking and pattern matching paired with spatial recognition and spelling.
Preschool Shamrock Process Art Sensory Activity
Make preschool shamrock process art with green peppers for a great sensory learning experience!
Toddler Rainbow Color Recognition Storybook Activity
This toddler rainbow color recognition activity is a great way to incorporate a fantastic book about colors with a tangible color recognition fine motor activity!
This activity is a great way to have some Spring, St. Patrick’s Day, or Summer fun and it reinforces color matching as well as supports fine motor skills.
Grow a Rainbow Chromatography STEM Activity
This growing rainbow chromatography pots of gold activity is a super low-prep STEM activity that demonstrates capillary action, cohesion, and adhesion!
Color by Hexadecimal Rainbow Coding Activity
Color-by-number activities are a great way to introduce basic coding skills by following a key code, matching pieces and patterns to create an image, and executing an algorithm or series of steps to complete the activity!
This Color by Hexadecimal Rainbow is an excellent activity to introduce hexadecimal color coding other to young kids with a recognizable and well-known object!
Awesome Free Printables for St. Patrick's Day
Print these free Irish blessing printables to decorate around the house!
Meet Toni, the Maker Mom behind Our Family Code
Hey there, I’m Toni! I’m a software engineer and Maker Mom that finds my joy in unleashing my children’s curiosity by exploring STEAM concepts with my fantastic five!
When I’m not chasing toddlers or raising tweens, you can find me tearing things up and putting them back together over here at Our Family Code.
I am the owner and content creator of multiple educational websites designed to increase access to STEAM & STEM education with a focus on teaching computer science and coding to kids of all ages!
You can also find out more about me by visiting ToniGardner.com!
