St. Patrick's Day Coloring Pages and Crafts

Gather a few of your children's friends to help celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Plan the St. Patrick's Day crafts and download St. Patrick's Day coloring pages accordingly so no one is left out.

Your child will have fun with their friends and when you do a little planning, an hour or two can teach the little ones while they have fun. Consider including some or all of the following activities:

- A short history of St. Patrick's Day and Ireland
- A coloring page
- Sing an Irish song
- St. Patrick's Day craft
- Enjoy a cupcake with green frosting, of course!

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Kids love to sing so check out these fun songs: "Danny Boy," "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," and "Cockles and Mussels". You probably know at least one of these tunes so belt out a tune with the wee ones in your life.

Make sure to be age appropriate by singing only the chorus with very young children. For older kids, provide the words so they can sing along. Let the kids stand and stretch and dance to blow off some steam before hunkering down to do more St. Patrick's Day crafting.

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Most children enjoy playing memory. This remembering game involves a stack of game pieces or cards in pairs. For instance, there might be two cards with the same image of a red ball or two cards with the same fish. For this version, the kids make the cards then everyone can play.

Ahead of time, cut index cards in half. On the blank side, draw or trace images related to St. Patrick's Day. Start with the following images and others as you like:

- pot of gold
- rainbow
- leprechaun
- top hat
- shamrock (three-leaf clover)
- four-leaf clover
- toadstool
- the words "Happy St. Patrick's Day"

Remember to make two of each card.

At the party, let the children color the cards. Then play St. Patrick's Day memory game.

RULES: Flip all of the cards over so the lined side is showing and the pictures are facing the table. Arrange the cards in rows.

Each child takes a turn where they flip over two cards. If they match, they keep the cards and get to go again. If the cards do not match, it is the next child's turn. The trick is to remember where the cards are.

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