Early Childhood St. Patrick's Day Activities

Design a colorful leprechaun trap—and make some memories—with this fun St. Patrick's Day craft project!

Celebrate Irish history and culture this St. Patrick's Day by making a miniature version of the Blarney Stone!

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day by painting the green Irish countryside in this 2nd grade arts and crafts activity.

Pay tribute to the color green this St. Patrick's Day by creating a tactile sensory collage filled with green things in this kindergarten art activity.

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a few riotous rounds of Hot Potato--played with a real potato!

Your children will squeal with delight when they discover all the mishaps that come about after a visit from the leprechaun.

Help your child make a picture of a four-leaf clover this St. Patrick's Day. It's thought that whoever finds a four-leaf clover will enjoy good luck!

Your child can create his own colorful leprechaun paper bag puppet for St. Patrick's Day in this kindergarten arts and crafts activity.

Make a rainbow chain for St. Patrick's day to introduce your child to Roy G. Biv.

Bring a bit of the luck of the Irish into your St. Patrick's Day celebration by showing your preschooler how to craft a special pot of gold.

Help your kindergartener use a map to find "leprechaun gold"--and build early social studies skills in the process!

Watch your first grader marvel at how fun and simple it is to turn ordinary potatoes into custom shamrock stamps.

Shamrock Stamps are a great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Simple and symmetrical, this symbol of Irish culture is the perfect shape for prints.

This shamrock magnet is the perfect project for St. Patrick's Day. It's simple to make and will fill your refrigerator with Irish spirit!

This St. Patrick's-themed color game reinforces your kindergartener's recognition of green objects, and also gives her reading and listening skills a work out.

Make your St. Patrick's Day party an extra festive affair with green punch! A mix of sherbet, lime juice, and lemon lime soda, this recipe is sure to be a hit.

This March, try decorating your home with these scented shamrocks--sure to fill your home with Irish spirit.

Preschoolers get a hands-on lesson about the color wheel in this St. Patrick's Day exploratory painting activity.

Teach your child the colors of the rainbow while creating an impressive treat that will brighten up the whole kitchen.