I am not Irish but I have a few uncles who like to say we are....with that said, I have never been so involved with St. Patrick's Day goings on except to enjoy a few libations with my friends in my pre-kid days! But, I really really enjoyed the St. Patty's crafts we tried this week - they were all hits, none of them original, so I will of course share the links to the ideas.
Lena is just three this March, so with her age and the amount of importance I wanted to stress or not stress on St. Patrick's Day, I gave the truncated explanation that St. Patrick got rid of all of the snakes in Ireland. (She has no idea where Ireland is but we left it at that). To tie in the holiday with our letter of the week, we worked on letter P this week and I found a fantastic St. Patrick's Day puppet on the Catholic Icing blog (see below) with Lacy's awesome song...Lena LOVED this and asked to watch it over and over...so she could sing along! Thank you so much to Lacy & Catholic Icing!
Okay....here are the activities:
Felt Clover Pattern Matching
a great festive activity using a pattern building skill; I know I will adapt this
to use during other times of the year
- Cut out hearts out of felt
- Draw a set of pattern cards
- Demonstrate how to make the clovers
- Let your child try make her own combinations for more fun
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| Felt Clover Matching |
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| Lena enjoyed this, she chose which pattern card to use and then complete the matching on her own. |
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| She did maybe 2-3 patterns each time we tried this. It was a short activity, but fun for her and a valuable skill |
St. Patrick Puppet
a paper bag puppet that looks adorable and allows for creative play after the craft.
Check out the link to the song. I love that I could squeeze some Catholic foundations despite the secular nature of the St. Patrick's Day holiday.
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| The Finished Product! |
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| Lucy & St. Patrick |
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| This is how he works, Mama! |
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| Happy St. Patrick's Day! |
- Cut out all the pieces, see the link below. I used a combination of foam, manilla folder and construction paper. You can use any combination of these depending on what you have on hand.
- Glue all of the parts onto the paper bag, I made one step by step while Lena made her puppet so she could complete hers more independently and since I have Lucy (age 18 months), she has her own puppet too!
- Sing the song and have fun!
Lyrics to St. Patrick's Day Song: a song about the trinity for kids.
(Tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
St. Patrick shows to you and me a shamrock for the trinity.
The Father and His only Son plus the Holy Spirit are 3 in 1...
St. Patrick shows to you and me a shamrock for the trinity.
(Tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)
St. Patrick shows to you and me a shamrock for the trinity.
The Father and His only Son plus the Holy Spirit are 3 in 1...
St. Patrick shows to you and me a shamrock for the trinity.
Rainbow Painting
easy prep, great results, worked great as a dual activity for my 18 month old and my three year old. It was nice to have one activity for both girls with no adaptations.
- Prep - Using markers, color a rainbow on a paper towel
- Provide a water dish and paintbrush and let your child paint to her heart's content
- Enjoy the magic of watching the markers bleed
Link to Paper Towel Rainbow Paintings
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| You can get a good idea of what the paper towel looked like BEFORE the "painting" commences |
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| Before...I did this one slightly different than the one above...they both turned out well |
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| Lucy & Lena painting rainbows together |
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| A good look at the results and a smile that shows the joy of seeing a rainbow! |
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| Serious Work! |
St. Patrick's Day Clover Card
simple craft can be done as a card or picture, make variations of clovers
or multiple clovers for more complex projects!
- Cut out circles & stems out of paper or foam sheets
- Glue onto card or paper, with or without guide for placement depending on age
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