50 Things to do for St. Patrick's Day

50 Saint Patrick's Day Activities for Kids and Seniors

Are you in charge of the Saint Patrick's Day festivities? Maybe you plan group activities for a church group, after-school program, nursing home, or a retirement home. If you are planning things to do for a St. Patrick's Day event, you've come to the right place. Whether you need nifty refreshments or fun food to make with the group, we've got a recipe. Play Leprechaun games, make a rainbow craft, or decorate with shamrocks- no matter what you choose be sure to make it fun with these 50 fun things to do. Enjoy!

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50 Things to do for St. Patrick's Day.

12 Games, Crafts, and Activities for Kids for St. Patrick's Day

Looking for Classroom Curriculum or Fun After-School Activities for St. Patrick's Day, find them here!

If you are planning Saint Patrick's Day curriculum for an after-school program, homeschool, or early childhood and preschool classes, we've got everything you need from educational games to free printables to easy crafts for kids. Rather than make you search all over our site, we've rounded 12 of them up for you, and it includes some of our very first posts from way back in 2007. Enjoy!

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Games, Activities, and Printables for St. Patrick's Day.

St. Patrick's Day activities for Boys and girls too!

Leprechaun Printable Coloring Sheets.

Felt Leprechaun Craft

Eight St. Patrick's Day Activities for Kids

Shamrock Crafts for Preschoolers

Saint Patrick's Day Leprechaun Cookie Ideas 

Educational Game for St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Door Decoration

Elementary P.E. Games for St. Patrick's Day

Handprint Leprechaun Craft and What is Erin Go Bragh?

Cardboard Leprechaun Hat Party Favors from Toilet Tubes

St. Patrick's Day Play for Children.

Recommended Reading:

The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever*

St. Patrick's Day by Gail Gibbons*

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Cardboard Tube Crafts (Hey, it's a Toilet Paper Roll) Turned Holiday Hat Craft Activity

Cardboard Toilet Tubes turned Holiday Hats

How many rolls of toilet paper do you go though each month? We've got to recycle that cardboard for something. How about these cardboard roll holiday craft mini-hats. They are an easy craft for kids that can be used for birthday party favors, holiday place settings, or Ken and Barbie on a holiday parade. Enjoy!

Cardboard Tube Crafts: Toilet Roll Hats!

Three Clever Saint Patrick Day Craft Activities for Kids (boys like them)

Saint Patrick Day Activities for Kids Boys will Love

The Leprechauns have a parade and an Irish Feast in this Saint Patrick's Day Leprechaun book for kids. "The St. Patrick's Day parade is off to a very fine start. The Leprechaun family is marching with lots of heart! Share in their dancing, share in their fun. You'll have the luck of the Irish when this day is done!" Read the companion book and then do fun St. Patrick's Day activities and crafts. Enjoy!

The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever.

Share in the Leprechaun joy and make your own St. Patrick's Day Parade with our fun ideas. Here are five, fun and clever ideas that even the most un-crafty boys will love from fellow pinners on Pinterest.  

1. GREEN SLIME from Our Best Bites

How to make green slime: A St. Patrick's Day craft for boys.

2.   Leprechaun Foot Prints (for tracking that guy) from Busy Kids = Happy Mom

Make Leprechaun Footprints and then go tracking him.

3.  Hunt for the Pot O' Gold_ Mission Impossible Style from Toddler Approved

Secret Agent hunting for the Leprechaun's gold.

Recommended Reading:

EASY HANDPRINT LEPRECHAUN

Holiday Plays for PreK - 4*

STINGY LEPRECHAUN GAME

The Night Before St. Patrick's Day*

The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever*

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Eight Fun Saint Patrick's Day Craft Activities for Preschool

Here are Eight Saint Patrick's Day Craft Activities for Preschool

Gather the kids and have a fun parade around the classroom while dancing a jig. These games and activities for St. Patty's Day are super easy and require little prep time. Active St. Pat's Day Games for Kids. Enjoy!

Saint Patrick's Day crafts.

1. Carry a Parade Banner

2. Make a Cute Leprechaun Stick Puppet with Scraps

3. Raise a Magic Shamrock Wand

3 hearts glued together make a shamrock.

4. Every Parade Needs Cookies (3 Yummy Recipes)

From GourmetCookieBouquets.com

5. Hand-Print Leprechaun

6. Head to your City's St. Patrick's Day Parade

Check for snakes in the canal.

7. Make Leprechaun for front door or hang over rear-view mirror

8. Rainbow Chain and Shamrock Hat with Paper Plate Base

Make a rainbow linky.

Use 3 hearts to make an easy shamrock.

Recommended Reading:

St. Patrick Day Crafts for Boys

The Story of the Leprechaun*

The Leprechaun's Gold*

The Stingy Leprechaun Money Counting

















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Easy Saint Patrick's Day Activity Leprechaun Door Decoration

Easy Take Home Activity for Classroom: Leprechaun Door Hanger

This silly leprechaun would like to welcome you to Ireland or maybe just a kid's room. Easy St. Patrick's Day Activity for Kids to make: Leprechaun door decoration craft. Enjoy!

Here's an easy St. Patrick'S Day craft based loosely on the Shamrock.  To the best of your ability draw a shamrock (connect three hearts) with a swirly stem that wraps around to form a circle opening big enough to hang on a door knob. Finish the design with green, orange, and peach paint or markers.  Add construction paper of felt details too. All done?  Leave a comment and link your leprechaun for all to see.

Here's our first attempt; I know you can do better!

Leprechaun Door Hanger make a take home craft.

You might also like fingerpaint leprechaun handprint craft.

Recommended Reading:

The Luckiest St. Patrick's Day Ever*

St. Patrick's Day Alphabet Book*

















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Saint Patrick Day Greening of The Canal, Indianapolis INDY

Greening of the Canal, Downtown Indy

A few years back, Mayhem and I went to the Saint Patrick Day Parade Downtown Indianapolis and toured the green canal. Happy March!  When is Saint Patrick's Day? March 17, of course. The Greening of the Canal ceremony in downtown Indy is Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 5 p.m. Enjoy!

Saint Patrick Day Activities in Indianapolis: Greening of the canal.


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Green Fountain for Saint Patrick Day.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Recommended Reading:

Fun Leprechaun activities to do with kids

The Night Before St. Patrick's Day*

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