35 St. Patrick's Day Crafts & Activities (2023)

Looking for St. Patrick’s Day crafts for preschoolers?

I have over 35+ St. Patrick’s Day crafts and activities for you! Inside this article, you’ll also see some FREEBIES!

Let’s get started with the magic!

#1: Leprechaun Paper Plate Craft

This St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers is TOO fun and simple to make.

Paper plate crafts are cute, simple, and the kids love doing them! This one is great, too, because the kids can use them to play afterward.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

B. Set-up

Use a knife (parents will do this step) to make a hole in the paper plate and cut the middle circle out. Paint it orange! Make a hat shape out of green cardstock paper. Then, make a rectangle on black paper and a square on yellow paper for the buckle on the hat.

Cut out the objects on the cardstock paper and put them together to create the hat you see above! You’ll have to poke a hole in the square and cut the middle out to make it look like a buckle!

C. Activity

Once the paint dries on the plate, glue the hat on the plate using hot glue! Then, glue a popsicle stick to the back of the plate to hold it up to their face! Have fun pretending to be a leprechaun!

#2: Fingerprint Shamrock Craft

This simple St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers will be one you keep!

Fingerprint crafts are always so fun and easy for the kids to do. I love seeing their little prints on the paper.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

black paper
paint
shamrock shape
masking tape
paint tray

Click HERE for your free shamrock template

B. Set-up

Use masking tape to attach the shamrock shape to black paper! Then, add paint to a paint tray.

C. Activity

Have the kids make prints ALL around the shape on the paper! They will also need to make prints around the shamrock shape for it to appear.

Once they are done, use clean hands to peel off the shamrock shape. The kids will love seeing the shamrock appear!

#3: Puffy Paint Shamrocks

Make your own puffy paint with just a few simple steps and ingredients.

This St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers is adorable! I love how fluffy the outcome is.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

foam shaving cream
glue
food coloring
paintbrush
sprinkles

Click HERE for your free shamrock templates

B. Set-up

In a bowl, mix equal parts foam shaving cream, glue, and a few drops of green food coloring!

If you want the paint extra fluffy, add some more shaving cream.

C. Activity

Scoop the paint out using a spoon and put some on the shamrocks. Then, have the kids use a paintbrush to spread the paint all over.

Once the paint is covering the shamrock, add some sprinkles on top!

Put the craft in a safe place overnight and let it dry. It will dry puffy, but it will flatten a bit. It feels really cool when it is dry. Just don’t press down on it, or it’ll mess up the art.

#4: Pastel Shamrocks

Working with pastels is fun and colorful! I love how bold the colors show on the paper.

These shamrocks are so fun because you can make them rainbow colors or keep them green.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

cardstock paper
oil pastels
masking tape

Click HERE for your free shamrock templates

B. Set-up

Print off the shamrock shape or draw your own and tape it down to paper using masking tape.

C. Activity

Use oil pastels to outline the shamrock shape! Create liens around the entire shape.

Once it is all done, slowly peel up the shape to check out your shamrock!

This is such a fun shamrock craft for toddlers and preschoolers.

#5: Handprint/Fingerprint Shamrock

Handprint crafts are always the ones that we keep to remember! It’s so cute looking back on the kid’s prints.

This is a must-try St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers this year.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

free template
cardstock paper
paint

Click HERE for your FREE shamrock printable

Bkid’s-up

Print off the free shamrock template and get your paint ready!

C. Activity

Have the kids either create a handprint inside each part of the shamrock or have them make fingerprints.

My kid’s hands are just a little too big now to fit inside the shamrock, so we had to do fingerprints.

This is an adorable shamrock craft keepsake that you can give to someone or keep right at home!

#6: Shamrock Suncatchers

Have you ever made your own suncatchers? Once you make suncatchers, you’ll want to repeat this craft every holiday.

This St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers is fun and easy for the kids to make! It’s such a pretty decoration in your house or in the classroom.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

Click HERE for your free shamrock template

B. Set-up

Cut a piece of contact paper off the roll and make a shamrock shape using a sharpie. You can use my free shamrock printable for the shape.

Then, make an outline of the shape by tracing the shape a 1/2″ inside. Poke a hole with a pencil on the inside of the shape and cut it out to make the outline.

C. Activity

The kids will cover the shamrock shapes you make with tissue paper squares!

We used a mix and light green tissue paper squares. We also made a rainbow one too!

Then, fold the piece of contact paper over to seal the shamrock. Or, you can just cut another piece of contact paper off and place it on top of your shamrock.

Cut the shape and tape it to the window! Kids can write their name on the shamrock on the cardstock paper part!

#7: St. Patrick’s Day Hats

Make your own St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers with my free printable.

I have 4 different options of hats available. The kids will love coloring them and wearing them.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

crayons
stapler
markers
free printable

Click HERE for your FREE St. Patrick’s Day hats

B. Set-up

Print off the hats that you want to use. Also, make sure to print off the band for the back of the hat.

C. Activity

Have the kids color and decorate their hats however they would like to! They can use markers, crayons, or even stickers and glitter glue!

Once they are done, staple the band to the front of the hat on both sides. The kids will love this for St. Patrick’s Day!

#8: Lucky Charms Learning Pack

Using Lucky Charms for a St. Patrick’s Day activity is a MUST

This year, I created a FREE Lucky Charm Learning Pack for you!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

FREE Lucky Charms Learning Pack
Lucky Charms
sensory bin
green cups
tape
fine motor tools

Click here for your FREE Lucky Charms Learning Pack

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B. Set-up

It couldn’t be easier! Print off the learning pack pages and play! In the pack, I have a marshmallow sorting activity (as you see above) as well as a marshmallow graph.

C. Activity

1. Sorting

Cut out the labels and tape them to green cups. Dump the lucky charms into a sensory bin! Have your little ones sort the marshmallows in the correct cups.

2. Graph

Have your kids sort the marshmallows by type. Then, they should place them on the graph. Show them how to tell how many there are on the graph!

This is a great way to introduce graphs to your kids. This is a fun activity that involves treats and small numbers!

#9: Pot of Gold Plate Craft

Creating a pot of gold is a great St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers.

It’s amazing what you can do with a simple paper plate. The kids will LOVE this pot of gold craft!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

Draw a semi-circle on a paper plate and cut it out. Paint the bottom of the plate black. Create some waves on yellow cardstock!

C. Activity

Have your little ones use markers to create the colors of the rainbow on the handle of the paper plate! Then, glue yellow cardstock to the back of the paper plate, so it shows a little.

Hot glue some gold coin to the yellow cardstock paper to look like treasure! Lastly, add a shamrock sticker on the front!

#10: St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Treats

This St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers will get your kids SO excited!

These graham cracker treats couldn’t be easier! The kids can help make them as well.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

graham crackers
vanilla frosting
Airhead Xtremes
mini marshmallows

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B. Set-up

Break a graham cracker in half and spread vanilla frosting on it!

C. Activity

Have the kids place an Airhead Xtreme on the vanilla frosting and several mini marshmallows on each side to look like a rainbow!

#11: Fruit Loop Rainbow Threading

Threading activities are great for fine motor development! This St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers is a fun way for your kids to work on these skills.

Adding a snack into activities has always worked wonders for me. The kids get so excited to participate!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

Fruit Loops
pipe cleaner
marshmallows

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B. Set-up

Bend a pipe cleaner just slightly! Then, place one end of the pipe cleaner into a marshmallow.

C. Activity

Have the kids thread the Fruit Loops on the pipe cleaner. They should follow the colors of the rainbow in order. When they finish threading, place the other end of the pipe cleaner in the other marshmallow to look like a rainbow!

#12: St. Patrick’s Day Color by Code

This is a little bit of a different St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers, but I wanted to add it in.

This FREE color-by-code St. Patrick’s Day activity is a fun way for kids to work on numbers.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

Color by Code sheets
crayons
markers

Click HERE to grab your FREE St. Patrick’s Color by Code

B. Set-up

Print off the sheets that you want to use!

C. Activity

Make sure your child understands how to read the key at the top of the page. Then, they will color each number in the picture based on what the key says.

These are my kid’s favorite out of all the printables I create. They love revealing the picture at the end!

#13: Leprechaun Fork Painting

Have you ever tried fork painting? It’s such a fun process art project!

This St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers is fun and different.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

paint
cardboard/paper
forks
scissors
glue stick
googly eyes

B. Set-up

Draw a leprechaun face on cardboard or paper and paint it!

C. Activity

Have your little one use a fork to paint on the leprechaun’s beard! They will dip the fork into the orange paint and place it down to make prints all over.

#14: St. Patrick’s Day Bingo

Looking for a simple St. Patrick’s Day activity for the kids at school or at home?

Bingo is a great first game to introduce to kids because they learn how to follow the rules of a game, they learn vocabulary words, and you can even work on beginning sounds for children who are old enough!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

St. Patrick’s Day Bingo Cards
St. Patrick’s Day manipulatives (mini erasers, chocolate gold coins)

Click here to grab your St. Patrick’s Bingo Cards

B. Set-up

Print off how many cards you need! I provide 10 different cards with the same objects in the set, just in different spots :). Cut out the playing cards.

C. Activity

Have one player pull the cards out of a bowl. They will say what’s on the card and show the card to all the players (this helps toddlers and preschoolers). They will place their game piece on the picture that is called. The object is to get 5 in a row horizontally, vertically, or diagonally!

Once this happens, they will say BINGO! You can play until the entire card is filled or start back over.

#15: Skittles Rainbow Activity

This St. Patrick’s Day activity is SO fun to watch.

This never gets old. The kids were amazed to see the results. It’s so neat to watch the colors come to the middle!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

white plate
Skittles
measuring cup
water

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B. Set-up

On a plate, create a circle shape with the Skittles!

C. Activity

Pour warm water on the Skittles and watch the colors slowly start to move toward the middle to create a rainbow.

#16: Ripping a Rainbow

Ripping paper is another great way to work on fine motor skills. This St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers turns out so cute.

We wanted to remember that moment and how she told us she was at peace by creating our own rainbows!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

construction paper
white cardstock paper

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B. Set-up

Create a rainbow shape on the white cardstock paper and cut it out. Have the kids begin to rip the different colored construction paper.

C. Activity

Once the kids rip the paper, have them start to glue the construction paper on to form a rainbow! This is an excellent fine motor activity.

#17: St. Patty’s I SPY

I SPY activities have become a staple for us for each holiday/season! The kids enjoy searching for the objects and seeing if they can find all of them before the other one can.

This St. Patrick’s Day activity is perfect if you need a minute to get something done.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

FREE I SPY printable
marker

Click here for your FREE I SPY printable

B. Set-up

Print off the I SPY sheet and grab a marker!

C. Activity

Go through each of the objects on the sheet and have the kids find them on the sheet. Once they find one, cross it off with a marker, so they don’t go back to the same one. Have them write the amount there is on the line!

#18: Rainbow Colored Pasta

This St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers is easy and turns out so cool!

The process of dying the noodles is fun and simple.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

cardstock paper
noodles
acrylic paint
ziplock bag
art tray
parchment paper
glue

Shake it up and make sure the paint is covering all the noodles! Dump out to dry on parchment paper.

Make sure to separate the noodles so they don’t stick together. Repeat this process for each color of the rainbow.

C. Activity

Wait for the noodles to dry. This process takes about 20 minutes for them to dry fully!

Then, have the kids use school glue to create a rainbow! Add a little glue to the noodle and stick it to the paper.

This is a great sensory craft for kids.

#19: St. Patty’s Writing Tray

Writing trays are a frustration-free writing activity for kids! They don’t have to stay within the lines, and they can try their best to learn how to form the letters.

This is a fun St. Patrick’s Day activity for kids to practice handwriting skills.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

tray
Shamrock Tracibles (upper and lowered case included)
rainbow sprinkles
paintbrush

Click here to grab your St. Patrick’s Day Tracibles

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B. Set-up

Print off the letters you want to work on so your child knows how to create each letter! Then, in a tray, dump some green and gold-colored sprinkles in.

C. Activity

Your child can use a paintbrush to create the letters in the sprinkles, or they can use their fingers. They should identify the letter that you place in the tray and then create it! Repeat for all the letters.

#20: Decorate a Shamrock

Looking for a simple St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers? Decorate a shamrock!

You just dump the supplies in the organizing tray, and they can pick what they want to use to decorate the shamrocks!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

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B. Set-up

Place the materials you have in an organizational tray! This is an easy way to clean up as well!

C. Activity

Let your little ones pick what they want to add to their shamrocks! They can make fun designs, or they can even work on creating patterns!

#21: Scavenger Hunt

Trap the leprechaun with this fun St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers.

My kids are obsessed with scavenger hunts! It’s probably one of their favorite activities to do. It doesn’t matter even matter if it’s for post-it notes, they go crazy for them!

I decided to come up with a little scavenger hunt for St. Patrick’s Day to hide some treasure for them!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

FREE scavenger hunt clues
shoe box
green acrylic paint
paintbrush
colored cardstock paper
tissue paper
cotton balls
pipe cleaners
coins
pots of gold
treasure (chocolate, candy, coins, etc.)

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Click here for your FREE Scavenger Hunt Clues

B. Set-up

Print off the scavenger hunt and set up the clues where they need to go around your home! Also, set out the treasurer at the last spot!

C. Activity

Have your little ones say the first clue, or you can read it for them! They should try to figure out the answer to the riddle! Then, head to the next spot until you go all the way through the hunt to find the treasure!

#22: Rainbow Fizzy Pots of Gold

I love a simple science experiment! The kids love them too. Our favorite easy science experiment is fizzy activities!

It’s great too, because most likely, you have all the things you need for this one right at home!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

B. Set-up

In a sensory bin, add several pots of gold. We did one for every color of the rainbow. Add a few drops of food coloring to each pot! Then, place a tablespoon or two of baking soda in each pot to cover up the food coloring!

C. Activity

Dump 2 cups of vinegar into a measuring cup. Have the kids slowly add the vinegar to each pot. They can also dump it in along with you if you have two measuring cups to see the colors flow together!

#23: Salt Painting Shamrocks

Salt-painted shamrocks are perfect to make as a St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers.

The colors turn out amazing each time. It’s also so cool to watch the watercolors flow through the salt.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

cardboard
watercolors
paintbrush
salt
glue
pencil

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B. Set-up

With a pencil, draw a bunch of shamrocks on cardboard. Then, outline your drawings with glue and dump salt ALL over them. Make sure to do this on an art tray, so it’s easy to dump the excess out in the trash.

You will need to let this dry once you completed this step. It takes a few hours. I tend to do this at night, so it’s ready to paint in the morning, so the kids don’t have to wait.

C. Activity

Use watercolors to paint the salt! You can stick with one color, or you can try different colors. No matter how you do it, it will turn out beautiful.

#24: Marbled Shamrocks

This St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers has such a fun process!

Marbling shamrocks is a fun and simple setup! The kids will love how they turn out.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

B. Set-up

On cardstock, create a shamrock shape and cut it out. On an art tray, spray some foam shaving cream and drop in a few drops of food coloring. Use a toothpick to spread the food coloring throughout the shaving cream.

C. Activity

Place the shamrock into the shaving cream mixture and gently press down to make sure the entire shape gets the mixture on it. Pull it up and place it on an art tray!

Use a paintbrush to brush off the extra shaving cream to reveal the colors underneath! Let them dry on the tray.

#25: Growing Rainbow Experiment

This St. Patrick’s Day craft is SUCH a hit with the kids!

It’s really cool to watch the rainbow grow.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

paper towel
markers
art tray
cups
water
scissors

B. Set-up

Rip off one sheet of a paper towel and fold it in half. We used the Bounty brand since it soaks up better than other brands.

Cut the paper towel just a little bit!

Use Crayola brand markers to color bands of the rainbow on either side of the paper towel. Do this on both sides of the paper towel.

C. Activity

Grab two small cups of water. Dip either side of the paper towel into the water. Make sure that only a little bit of the paper towel is in the water on both sides.

Watch to see the rainbow grow to the center!

This is such a cool experiment and is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day!

#26: Pom Rainbow Craft

I love seeing the colors of the rainbow. This craft is SO fun and colorful.

Painting with poms is the perfect supply to make a rainbow for a St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

poms
clothespins
paper
washable paint
paint tray
markers
glue
cotton balls

B. Set-up

Draw a rainbow using markers on a piece of white paper. Then, add the same color paints to a paint tray. Lastly, put some clothespins on pom-poms and place them into the paint.

C. Activity

The kids will use color-matching skills to dab the poms on the rainbow! This is a fun way for the kids to paint.

It’s an excellent fine motor activity as well! After they are all done creating the colors on the rainbow, add some glue at the bottom of each side.

The kids will place white cotton balls at the ends to make the clouds for the rainbow!

#27: Rainbow Cutting Craft

Cutting activities are important for kids to work on, and they improve fine motor skills!

This simple St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers is great to work on scissor skills.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

B. Set-up

Create a cloud shape and cut it out! Then, create the rainbow by cutting strips of colored paper.

Attach the colored paper to the back of the cloud by using tape or a glue stick. Lastly, draw some lines on the strips. You can create them as easy or hard as you’d like depending on the skills of your little one.

C. Activity

Have your child use scissors to cut along the lines you created! They should try to stay on the lines the best they can.

To make it easier for them to cut, tape down the cloud to a flat surface.

#28: Rainbow Name Craft

Name crafts are a great way for kids to practice building their name!

This rainbow St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers is easy and fun.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

construction paper
glue stick
scissors
marker

B. Set-up

Create a cloud shape from white paper and cut it out. Then, make strips of colored paper for the rainbow!

Create the amount of strips that your child will need to build their name.

C. Activity

Either you or your little one can write the letters of their name on the strips of paper! They will then use a glue stick to glue them onto the cloud in order of their name.

Add a face to the cloud if you want!

#29: Painted Pom Rainbow

Have you ever tried using cotton balls for painting? This activity is a little different and SO much fun!

This is a fun St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers that’s SUPER easy to set up.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

cotton balls
liquid watercolors
cups
art tray
droppers

B. Set-up

Set the cotton balls up in a tray in a rainbow shape. Then, in cups, add liquid watercolors or food coloring and water together.

C. Activity

Have the kids use medicine droppers or fine-motor droppers to squeeze the liquid onto the cotton balls.

They should do it in order of the colors of the rainbow! They will love seeing the colors soak through the cotton balls!

This is such a fun craft for St. Patrick’s Day!

B. Set-up

Trace the shape of the foam shamrocks onto the easel paper. You can use different colored markers to do this to make it colorful for St. Patrick’s Day! Write an upper/lower case letter in each shamrock. On the foam shape, write the opposite of what you wrote on the paper!

C. Activity

Your child will sort through the shamrocks to find the match for each letter! Have them identify each letter and say if it’s upper or lower case.

#30: Lucky For You Craft

This simple fine motor activity is the perfect St.Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers.

It’s also a cute gift to give someone special during the month of March!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

construction paper
glue stick
Lucky For You Printable

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B. Set-up

Print off the resource and have your kids start ripping construction paper!

C. Activity

The kids will rip different colors of green construction paper to fill in the shamrock.

They will create different sizes of ripped paper to fill the whole shamrock in. They will use a gluestick to add the pieces on!

#31: Rainbow in a Jar

Here’s a simple experiment that’s perfect for St.Partick’s Day!

Make a rainbow in a jar using just a few supplies that you have right at home.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

jar
water
foam shaving cream
food coloring
water
cups
droppers

B. Set-up

Add water to a jar and fill it almost all the way up! Top the jar off with some foam shaving cream.

In cups or small bowls, add a few drops of food coloring and a little bit of water. You want the color to be vibrant so the more water you add the more it dilutes it.

C. Activity

Use the droppers to drop the colored liquid on top of the shaving cream. Do this in order of the rainbow. It will end up mixing together, but you’ll be able to see the separate colors for a bit!

Watch the colors slowly sink down into the water!

#32: Salt Painted Rainbow

Salt painting is REALLY addicting. Once you try it, you’ll want to find many different ways to do it.

This St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers version is so much fun because all the colors of the rainbow look so pretty together.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

card stock paper
watercolors
paintbrush
salt
glue

B. Set-up

Draw some rainbows with a pencil on the paper. Then, outline it with glue! Lastly, dump salt on top of the glue.

C. Activity

You can either wait for the salt to dry or you can do this activity right away. The kids will use watercolors to paint the colors of the rainbow!

Once they do that, they can use blue watercolors to paint the background of the white paper for the sky!

Watercolor painting is always so pretty! This is a must-try activity for the spring.

#33: Handprint Rainbow

This may be the cutest St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers that we have done yet!

I LOVE handprint crafts. This time, I used both my daughter and my son’s handprint for this one, which was adorable!

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

cardboard/larger paper
washable paint
paintbrush
cardstock paper
scissors
glue
paper
tissue paper

B. Set-up

Paint your child’s hand red and have them make a print on a piece of white paper. Make sure to press down their hand to show the entire hand on the print.

Repeat this process for each color of the rainbow.

C. Activity

Once the handprints are dry, the kids can glue them in order of the rainbow on the cardboard/paper.

Draw a pot of gold using black paper. Then, have the kids scrunch up some yellow tissue paper to make the “gold” for the pot!

Add some fun St. Patrick’s Day stickers if you’d like!

#34: Sponge Shamrocks

Use my free printable to do this fun St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers.

This sponge painting craft is fun and easy for kids to do.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

washable paint
sponges
scissors
paint tray
cardstock
Shamrock Printable

Click HERE for your FREE Shamrock Printable

B. Set-up

Print off my shamrock shapes and cut them out. Use masking tape to tape them on paper.

Then, cut a sponge up into 6 different strips for the rainbow colors!

C. Activity

Have the kids dip the sponges into the paint and make prints all around the shamrock shapes! Make sure they get close to the shamrocks to see the whole shape show up.

Once they are done, peel off the shamrocks to show them what it looks like!

#35: Rainbow Lava Lamps

Lava lamps are ALWAYS a hit with the kids. It’s actually pretty cool for the adults too.

I had to try a rainbow lava experiment for a St. Patrick’s Day activity.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

cups/sensory bottles
baby oil
water
liquid watercolors/food coloring
Alka Seltzer

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B. Set-up

Pour the cup/sensory bottle up halfway with baby oil. Add 1/3 cup of water to each one.

C. Activity

Add some liquid watercolors/food coloring to each cup/sensory bottle. The last step is to drop 1 Alka Seltzer tablet into each one.

Watch the lava lamps go! This is such a fun and simple activity.

#36: Puffy Paint

Puffy paint is fun and easy to make! The kids will love how it feels once it dries.

I have a few ideas for you with puffy paint for St. Patrick’s Day.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

glue
foam shaving cream
food coloring
cardstock paper
construction paper
scissors
glue stick
googly eyes
glitter

Click HERE for your FREE Shamrock Printable

B. Set-up

Make the puffy paint by mixing equal parts glue and foam shaving cream. Then, add the color food coloring that you would like and mix it all together.

Create a leprechaun’s face using construction paper and paste it to a piece of white cardstock. I draw a beard in with a pencil for the kids to use to know where to make the beard to.

You can also use my FREE shamrock printables to create shamrocks too!

C. Activity

Scoop out the puffy paint using a spoon. Then, have the kids use a paintbrush to spread it out around the picture!

You can add some fun St. Patrick’s day glitter, sprinkles or confetti to decorate the shamrocks!

Wait for it to dry (this usually takes a few hours). Then, have the kids feel it! It’s a fun process art activity.

#37: Sponge Shamrocks Part 2

Clearly, you can see that I love using sponges for crafts! This is another fun way to make shamrocks.

This St. Patrick’s Day craft for preschoolers is a must-try! I love it combines rainbows and shamrocks.

How to do this activity

A. Materials you need

sponges
paint
Sharpie
paint tray
paintbrush

B. Set-up

Draw a heart shape on a sponge and cut it out. We made a few of these because we wanted to do a few different colors.

C. Activity

Paint the sponge green or even use rainbow colors! All you have to do is paint the colors of the rainbow in order on the sponge.

To make a shamrock, you’ll start making the center print first. Then, you’ll do both sides. The bottom of the sponge should line up with the bottom of the print from the ones you create.

Use the bottom of the heart sponge to make the bottom of each shamrock by making a line.

Use black paper for green and use white paper for the rainbow colors!

Final Thoughts and Conclusions

St. Patrick’s Day crafts for preschoolers are just way too much fun! All of the colorful rainbow activities are some of my favorite activities I have done with my kids.

I hope you have found some activities that you can do with your kids. What activities do you love to do with your kids to celebrate?

I’d love to hear what your favorite craft/activity was in the article. Let me know in the comments below!

Happy Learning

Deena