St. Patrick’s Day Activities

Fun St. Patrick's Day Activities for #preschool and #kindergarten

These fun activities to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day are sure to delight your preschool and kindergarten aged students.

Add a little bit of science, math, literacy and fine motor development and you have a recipe for a successful St. Patrick’s Day celebration!

Fun St. Patrick's Day Activities for Kids #preschool #kindergarten

St. Patrick’s Day Activities

1. Hot Potato Game


Fun St. Patrick's Day Hot Potato Game for #preschool and #kindergarten
This super fun hot potato game is always a huge hit at the St. Patrick’s Day party! Seat your students in a circle and fill a pot with chocolate gold coins. Next, play some Irish music as the kids pass the pot around the circle. Pause the music and whoever is holding the pot gets to take out a chocolate coin; keep playing until everybody has a gold coin. Learn how to make your own pot of gold HERE.

St. Patrick's Day Sensory Play Number Hunt FREE Printable #preschool #kindergarten

2. St. Patrick’s Day Number Hunt


Some green rice, gold numbers and a free printable number mat make for an educational and fun learning experience! Learn how to play HERE.

3. Following the Rainbow


Sheryl from Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds shares how she takes her class on an exciting hunt for the end of rainbow on St. Patrick’s Day.

4. Magic Leprechaun Spray {Baking Soda Science + Fine Motor}


A little science, a little fine motor development and a LOT of St. Patrick’s Day fun is being had over at Little Bins for Little Hands!

5. Engineering a Leprechaun Trap


Planet Smarty Pants shares how to create a clever trap to catch those pesky leprechauns. Encourage creativity, engineering skills and more with this fun activity!

6. St. Patrick’s Day Play Dough {Invitation to Play}


I love this colorful St. Patrick’s Day themed invitation to play with dough from Fantastic Fun and Learning.

St. Patrick’s Day Books


Top 10 St. Patrick's Day Books for kids in #preschool and #kindergarten
Here are ten of my favorite St. Patrick’s Day books to read aloud to young children in preschool or kindergarten. I’m going to try to include more non-fiction books on these lists since non-fiction is an important part of the Common Core State Standards.

Good Luck Bear by Greg Foley
Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie DePaola
Leprechauns Never Lie by Lorna Balian
The Leprechaun Trap by David and Kelly Clinch
Lucky Tucker by Leslie McGuirk
The Naughty Leprechaun Story by Stephanie Hicks
Ten Lucky Leprechauns by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook
St. Patrick’s Day by Dorothy Goeller
The Story of the Leprechaun by Katherine Tegen
What is St. Patrick’s Day? by Elaine Landau

More St. Patrick’s Day Ideas

Mess Free Fruit Rainbow Snack
St Patrick's Day Play Doh Tray
a picture of horseshoes, gold coins, and shamrocks on a table.
St Patricks Day Math Activities for Preschool
Rainbow Rice Sensory Bin
A collage image of rainbow activities such as rainbow rice and dough.

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    1. You are most welcome Natalie! I just love how you described all the skills your daughter learned from the leprechaun trap activity as well as the inspiration and motivate to write.

    1. Thanks for stopping by Sarah. I love how you incorporated opportunities for fine motor development into the exploration- squirt bottles are always fun!

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