Push Pin Poke Pictures – St. Patrick’s Day Pictures

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Push pin poke pictures provide you with a unique opportunity for helping your children develop fine motor skills. 

Another common struggle can be staying focused for a longer stretch of time. Harping on them all day is NOT going to do the trick! Why not show them how capable they actually are of completing a task that TAKES focus and concentration by printing a page or two from the push pin poke art pictures February Holidays packet? 

The push pin poke art St. Patrick’s Day picture printables provide your children of ALL AGES hours of pokey time fun!

Sometimes called pin prick pictures, these were historically used in the 17th and 18th centuries as a way for girls to pass the time. The designs were created on watercolor paper, and embellished with watercolor paint for effect. This is an idea you can use in your homeschool with older children easily. Simply lay the pattern over watercolor paper and poke! Then children can add paint to “colorize” their masterpiece! 

Happy Hive Homeschooling poke art patterns come in BOTH black and white and color for stunning effects.

HERE IS WHAT YOU GET IN PUSH PIN POKE ART- ST. PATRICK’S DAY PICTURES:

10 – Color and Black & White patterns

• Leprechaun Hat – Top O The Morning
• Horseshoe and Shamrocks – Lucky
• Girl in Leprechaun Hat
• Leprechaun
• 4 leaf clover – Make A Wish
• Boquet of Shamrocks – Happy St. Patrick’s Day
• Rainbow into a pot of gold – You’re my Pot of Gold
• Large Pot of gold/ rainbow
• Rainbow
• Gnome

Directions for use include using the patterns with paint or sewing with the patterns. Sewing with the patterns is a fantastic activity for your older children.

I have also included a link to a short instructional video for the backstitch and a french knot. The pin prick pattern must be poked before it is sewn, so this takes some time to complete. Another good lesson in patience, focus, and completing a project over time. 

Just like throughout history, you and your children can use the patterns to create artwork by poking them then coloring them with crayons, colored pencils, or watercolors.  The sky is the limit and this art activity is not limited to the smallest child.

Using the pre-colored printables makes it easy to use patterns with the littlest of your children because they can see what the picture is!

Suggested poking tools include:

• Jumbo Push Pins
• Embroidery needles secured to pencils to make a “tool”
• toothpicks
• golf tees (although these can make large holes)
• clay working tools
• a ling nail (also prone to larger holes)
• straight pins secured to a pencil (make the smallest holes and can be STUNNING)

Print and have the children poke directly on cardstock, or you can double up and have them poke through two layers. However you decide to complete the project, it is best to have a soft surface behind your child’s paper.

Suggested soft surfaces include:

• Cork Board
• Foam Mat
• Cardboard (2 layers)
• A folded towel
• A large mouse pad

Use these patterns to celebrate each unique February Holiday and then be sure to hang them in a window so you can get the full effect. Painted and sewn pictures can be framed and given as gifts or used as decorations for years to come.

Be sure to check out our other Push Pin Poke Art

PUSH PIN POKE PICTURES – HAPPY NEW YEAR

PUSH PIN POKE PICTURES – FEBRUARY HOLIDAYS

PUSH PIN POKE PICTURES – MARCH HOLIDAYS

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Happy Hive Homeschooling resources are designed by a credentialed teacher and packed with learning opportunities – after all, our major guiding principle is “everything is learning”. We reference major academic terms and overarching concepts addressed rather than specific standards. You know your children best and know what goals you want to accomplish, and how best to accomplish those within your happy hive. Our goal is to save you time by giving you resources you can use to give your children a quality education built on strong relationships, accurate academic resources, and enriching experiences. 

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We hope this set of Push Pin Poke Art is helpful in developing fine motor skills and teaching basic embroidery in your Happy Hive! 

– Christy,  AKA Mrs. Crabtree, and the Happy Hive Homeschooling Team