This week contains St Patrick’s Day! Since it’s a Wednesday night, I am planning some fun themed activities for my youth group. We’re going to learn about some traditional Irish prayers and faith-based sayings, and I wanted to make them a special treat – but one that is pandemic friendly, so it only contains individually wrapped candies.
I had some of these mini terra cotta pots leftover from my Christmastime DIY Santa Treat Pots, so I decided to make “pots of gold” to give to all of my youth kiddos!
Here’s what you need:
- Mini terra cotta pots
- Rolo candies (wrapped)
- A paint brush
- Black paint
- Hot glue gun & glue sticks
- Some kind of clover (I got these glittery clover cupcake picks from Michaels for under $2 and I just removed the sticks)
First, you’re going to paint your mini pots black on the outside. This doesn’t take a ton of skill and it can be a little messy on the rim of the pot and even on the bottom – you simply want it to look like a leprechaun’s black pot.
Once you’ve painted all of the pots you’re making, just make sure they are dry to the touch before moving to the next steps.
Next, if you bought cupcake picks like I did, you’ll need to break off the wooden stems. If you found some clover stickers or foam, you’ll skip that step, of course.
Then, using a heated hot glue gun, simply place a line of glue on the center of the clover vertically. Then push the clover onto the pot as a decorative touch. You’ll need to hold the clover to the front for a minute as the glue sets.
Fill your dried pots with about 4-6 Rolo candies, still in their gold wrappers. My mini pots held 5 really well. This should look like a completed pot of gold to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a little sweet treat!
This is the finished product! Now, don’t forget to wear your green tomorrow!
Kate with a Twang 