St Patrick’s Day Crafts for Kids

For me St Patrick’s Day always heralds the start of spring.
The bright green of the shamrocks …

… the colours of the rainbow…

… and all that leprachaun mischief promise sunshine and laughter after the gloom of late winter.

I just hope the snow has gone and the floods receded by March 17th

But if the weather is still lousy, these super simple, super fun St Patrick’s Days crafts for kids will keep us all from going cabin crazy… and if you’re running out of inspiration for something green to wear on the big day you’ll love these ideas …

St Patrick’s Day Crafts for Kids

Saint Patrick’s Day is both a cultural and religious celebration that takes place every 17 March, which is the death date of the most commonly recognised Patron Saint of Ireland – Saint Patrick. It’s a public holiday in Ireland, Norther Ireland, Newfoundland, Montserrat and Labrador and is also celebrated in many other countries around the world, including the USA, Canada and mainland Britain.

If you fancy getting your kids in the spirit of St Patricks Day, here’s a bunch of lovely St Patricks Day crafts for kids that will have them leaping around like leprechauns at the excitement of it all.

Shamrocks

Sprouting Shamrocks … Housing a Forest

Shamrock Crown – Small Friendly

Split Pea Shamrocks … Honey Bear Lane

Shamrock Votives … Mess For Less

Shamrock Slime … Growing a Jewelled Forest

Green Pepper Shamrock Prints … Learn Play Imagine

Toilet Paper Roll Shamrock Prints … Sassy Dealz

Hanging Shamrocks … Hands On As We Grow

Shamrock Men … Sweet and Lovely Crafts

Shamrock Lei … Simple As That

Egg Box Shamrocks … The Iowa’s Farmer’s Wife

Made in a moment shamrock hair clips from Money Wise Moms

Loo roll shamrocks – Coffee With Us 3

Leprachauns

Grass Haired Leprachauns … Play Dr Hutch

I love the magic leprachaun rocks from Gifts of Curiosity … and can’t wait to give them a try

Peg Doll Leprachauns … Pink and Green Mama

Hand Print Leprachauns … Meet the Dubiens

Leprachaun Trap … The Crafting Chicks

Rainbows

Comb Painted Rainbows – No Time for Flash Cards

Rainbow Cloud … Makes and Takes

Tissue Paper Rainbows … Coupons Are Great

Fruit Loop Rainbow … We Made That

Super simple rainbow painting … Putti’s World

Paper Plate Rainbow … Blog Me Mom

Shamrock & Rainbow Crown – B-Inspired Mama

Rainbow collage from old catalogues … Mama’s Little Muse

Well that’s the kids sorted for St Patricks then… if you fancy something more for yourself, why not check out Guinness Recipes post.