Kids Crafts: St. Patrick’s Day

Saint Patrick’s Day is an annual feast day that celebrates Saint Patrick, the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland.

The day is a national holiday of Ireland. In the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, it is widely celebrated but is not an official holiday.

Green ribbons and shamrocks were traditionally worn in celebration of St Patrick’s Day. He is said to have used the shamrock, a three-leaved plant, to explain the Holy Trinity to the pre-Christian Irish. Today, many people, regardless of ethnic background, wear green-colored clothing on St. Patrick’s Day.

St. Patrick’s Day Crafts

Crafts for this day obviously center around the color green and shamrock leaves. My favorite St. Patrick’s Day crafts, especially for young children (2-4 years), are simple: simply cut large shamrock shapes out of green construction paper (there’s a good template here if you prefer to use one), then use your imagination to decorate.

Kids as young as 2 years old can decorate the shamrock shapes with pieces of colorful paper and foil. Slightly older kids that are OK around small objects can use buttons, beads and glitter. Children can also draw faces on the shamrocks (use plastic craft “eyes” for added fun) and glue bits of yarn as “hair.” It’s also fun to glue the finished shamrock to a popsicle stick and turn it into a puppet. As always, just let the kids use their imagination, and have fun!

Photo by Pink Sherbet Photography

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