St. Patricks Day Shadow Boxes

Paint the inside of a shallow box with light green tempera. (If you do not have light green paint, mix a little green with white paint.) Glue a strand of green yarn to the outside edge of the inside edge of the box. Tape a loop of yarn at the back to serve as a hanger. Get a cardboard vegetable tray from the grocery store. Paint it dark green to use for the shamrocks. For the large shamrock design, make a heart-shaped pattern and trace it three times, overlapping at the center. Cut this large shamrock from the bottom of the vegetable tray. Glue it to a small piece of sponge and attach the sponge to the back of the box. This gives a three dimensional effect. Cut the pipe from white cardboard, and attach it to the top of the shamrock.