St. Patrick's Day celebrations for the kids can be lots of fun…if anyone has ideas of their own, please share with us all! This is a list of ideas, most of what we will be doing this year and have done in the past –*Wearing GREEN of course! (and pinching anyone who doesn't!!!)
*Making a Shamrock Cake or Cupcakes.
*Decorating a page with festive Patty décor.
*Watch the video "The Best Birthday Present Ever" (the Busy world of Richard Scarry) – it
has a cartoon "Patrick Pig Learns to Talk" – it is about the Blarney Stone.
*Playing "Get out of Ireland you snakes!" game, many times – hide a toy snake somewhere
in the room, when a child finds it, they yell "Get out of Ireland you snakes!" to go
along with the legend that St. Patrick banished all of the snakes from Ireland.
*Watch the documentary "Patrick" narrated by Liam Neeson.
*Playing "Find the Four leaf Clover" game – cut out many 3 leaf clovers from construction
paper, cut out a few 4 leaf clovers also. Spread them on the floor and let the
children try to find the 4 leaf clovers.
*Watch the video " Darby O'Gil and the Little People" with Sean Connery. (this is one of
our absolute favs!)
*Dancing some Irish Jigs.
*Reading lots of books about St. Patrick and the Irish, like St. Patrick's Day in the Morning.
*Playing "Luck o' the Irish" game – cut a small 4 leaf clover or piece of gold out of construction
paper or use a penny. Take turns being it. The "it" person sits in a chair in front of
the couch with a blindfold over their eyes. The others decide who will have the "lucky
piece" (LP) cupped in their hands in front of them. The "it" person removes the
blindfold and guesses who has the "LP". If "it" guesses correctly, they say "luck o'the
Irish" very loudly and get to do it again. If "it" guesses incorrectly, the one who is
holding the "LP" gets to try their luck at guessing.
*Listen to The Adventures in Odyssey – St. Patrick Afire 1 & 2 on Days to Remember. This is
about the TRUE meaning of St. Patrick's Day and what he accomplished in the land of
Ireland amongst the Druids.
*Make Shamrock buttons and hair pieces from foam or felt or both!
*Watch the Veggie Tales Sumo of the Opera dvd – it has a short flannel board story of
St. Patrick, his origins, shamrocks, Christianity, etc. Great for the youngest ones.
We have lots of fun celebrating on one of the last 2 Saints Days recognized on the calendar! Enjoy your day of GREEN and find out more about who St. Patrick truly was.
*Decorating a page with festive Patty décor.
*Watch the video "The Best Birthday Present Ever" (the Busy world of Richard Scarry) – it
has a cartoon "Patrick Pig Learns to Talk" – it is about the Blarney Stone.
*Playing "Get out of Ireland you snakes!" game, many times – hide a toy snake somewhere
in the room, when a child finds it, they yell "Get out of Ireland you snakes!" to go
along with the legend that St. Patrick banished all of the snakes from Ireland.
*Watch the documentary "Patrick" narrated by Liam Neeson.
*Playing "Find the Four leaf Clover" game – cut out many 3 leaf clovers from construction
paper, cut out a few 4 leaf clovers also. Spread them on the floor and let the
children try to find the 4 leaf clovers.
*Watch the video " Darby O'Gil and the Little People" with Sean Connery. (this is one of
our absolute favs!)
*Dancing some Irish Jigs.
*Reading lots of books about St. Patrick and the Irish, like St. Patrick's Day in the Morning.
*Playing "Luck o' the Irish" game – cut a small 4 leaf clover or piece of gold out of construction
paper or use a penny. Take turns being it. The "it" person sits in a chair in front of
the couch with a blindfold over their eyes. The others decide who will have the "lucky
piece" (LP) cupped in their hands in front of them. The "it" person removes the
blindfold and guesses who has the "LP". If "it" guesses correctly, they say "luck o'the
Irish" very loudly and get to do it again. If "it" guesses incorrectly, the one who is
holding the "LP" gets to try their luck at guessing.
*Listen to The Adventures in Odyssey – St. Patrick Afire 1 & 2 on Days to Remember. This is
about the TRUE meaning of St. Patrick's Day and what he accomplished in the land of
Ireland amongst the Druids.
*Make Shamrock buttons and hair pieces from foam or felt or both!
*Watch the Veggie Tales Sumo of the Opera dvd – it has a short flannel board story of
St. Patrick, his origins, shamrocks, Christianity, etc. Great for the youngest ones.
We have lots of fun celebrating on one of the last 2 Saints Days recognized on the calendar! Enjoy your day of GREEN and find out more about who St. Patrick truly was.
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