{"id":740,"date":"2025-03-06T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s37407.p1377.sites.pressdns.com\/resources\/st-patricks-day-crafts-for-kids\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T23:38:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T23:38:44","slug":"st-patricks-day-crafts-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/st-patricks-day-crafts-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"14 St. Patrick\u2019s Day crafts for kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

St. Patrick’s Day (and springtime!) is right around the corner! Parents, sitters or nannies can help kids get into the Irish spirit with these fun and easy St. Patrick’s Day crafts. Here are 14 rainbow, pot ‘o gold, shamrock and lucky leprechaun-inspired St. Patrick’s Day crafts for kids of all ages.<\/p>

St. Patrick’s Day crafts for toddlers<\/h2>

These St. Patrick’s Day crafts are great for little ones working on their fine motor skills, colors and numbers. <\/p>

1. Froot Loop name rainbows<\/h3>
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Image via Chantelle Frank\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

With just a few simple supplies, these Froot Loop name rainbows<\/a> from Chantelle Frank<\/a> are a craft and a kids’ learning activity all in one. Little ones can practice identifying colors, counting pieces for each row and spelling their name (and, you know, grab a snack in between). Parents will love hanging these beauties on the fridge.<\/p>

2. Froot Loops rainbow<\/h3>
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Image via AKA Moms\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

This Froot Loops rainbow craft<\/a> from AKA Moms<\/a> is great for toddlers and preschoolers learning their colors and building fine motor skills. An adult can outline the rainbow in colored dots, and then let kids glue on the cereal pieces in corresponding colors. The one of the cutest — most edible! — St. Patrick’s Day crafts for kids.<\/p>

3. Tissue paper shamrocks<\/h3>
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Image via Simply Colleen \/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

All you need to create these festive tissue paper shamrocks<\/a> from Simply Colleen<\/a> is some shamrock shapes cut from paper or cardstock, strips of green tissue paper, and glue.<\/p>

4. Pompom rainbow<\/h3>
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Image via Making Life Blissful\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Make your own pompom rainbow<\/a> in the clouds or use a free printable rainbow template<\/a> from Making Life Blissful<\/a>. Just glue colorful pompoms and white cotton balls to make the cutest (and fluffiest) St. Patrick’s Day rainbow.<\/p>

5. Counting clover leaves<\/h3>
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Image via Little Ones Learn\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

This counting clover leaves craft<\/a> from Little Ones Learn<\/a> is an easy dot-stamping activity for the youngest leprechauns! Adults can write out numbers and draw stems, letting the kids use dot stampers to practice counting while making the clover leaves.<\/p>

St. Patrick’s Day crafts for preschoolers<\/h2>

Kids who are a little bit older will get a kick out of these cute crafts. <\/p>

6. Paper cup leprechaun hat<\/h3>
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Image via Kids Craft Room<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Talk about a simple St. Patrick’s Day craft that will delight kids! These cute — extremely affordable — paper cup leprechaun hats<\/a> from Kids Craft Room<\/a> require little more than a paper cup and some markers. Perfect for when you’re looking for something to do in a pinch.<\/p>

7. Rolled paper 4-leaf clover<\/h3>
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Image via Eureka Public Library\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

This rolled paper 4-leaf clover craft<\/a> from Eureka Public Library<\/a> looks more complicated than it is. You’ll simply need three different shades of green paper cut into strips and a stapler. One of the easiest St Patrick’s Day crafts for kids out there. <\/p>

8. Leprechaun trap<\/h3>
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South Bay Kids Connection\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Everyone loves building a good leprechaun trap! Really, the most fun part of this craft is letting the kids come up with their own ways to catch the little green guys. But here’s a cool leprechaun trap<\/a> example from South Bay Kids Connection<\/a>.<\/p>

9. Fruit Loop craft-snack<\/h3>
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Image via DIY Bucket List\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Are these Fruit Loop rainbow<\/a> creations from DIY Bucket List<\/a> a sweet craft or a sweet snack? Yes! They’re fun for kids to make — and eat! — and only require cereal, ribbon and some cotton candy for the clouds.<\/p>

10. Pot o’ gold<\/h3>
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Image via book.obsessed.mama\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

To make this pot of gold craft<\/a> from Book Obsessed Mama<\/a>, start by having kids do some rainbow watercolor paintings for the background. Then, have them glue on some gold coins and their very own pot o‘ gold. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day.<\/p>

11. Craft sticks rainbow<\/h3>
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Image via The Resourceful Mama<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

This simple and colorful craft sticks rainbow craft<\/a> from The Resourceful Mama<\/a> is a fun one for both little and big kids — and you might already have craft sticks and cotton rounds on hand.<\/p>

St. Patrick’s Day crafts for big kids<\/h2>

These St. Patrick’s crafts are best for kids in kindergarten and up. <\/p>

12. “I’m lucky to be me” shamrock<\/h3>
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Image via Lessons for Little Ones\/Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Here’s a St. Patrick’s Day “craftivity”<\/a> from Lessons for Little Ones<\/a> that gets kids writing and really thinking about what makes them feel lucky in life. No two shamrocks will be the same!<\/p>

13. Shamrock chalk art<\/h3>
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Image via Capturing Parenthood<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Stacey of Capturing Parenthood<\/a> used black sandpaper to create a textured look on this sidewalk chalk shamrock<\/a>. Just trace a shamrock or four-leaf clover and use fingers to create a smudged “glowing” look.<\/p>

14. St. Patrick’s Day slime<\/h3>
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Image via Design Dazzle<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>

Gather the kids and make a batch of this St. Patrick’s Day slime<\/a> from Design Dazzle<\/a>. It’s easier than it looks. And it’s full of glitter and gold and a hit for kids of most ages.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From rainbows and pots o’ gold to shamrocks and leprechauns, these St. Patrick’s Day crafts for kids are as lucky as it gets. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1095,"featured_media":62888,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"enable_toc":false,"care_reviewed_by":0,"care_post_updated_flag":false,"care_updated_date":"2025-03-06T05:00:00.000Z","last_update":"2025-03-06","view_count":15196,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1067,1101,1113],"member-type":[4],"vertical":[6,17,12],"platform":[2],"class_list":["post-740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crafts","tag-holidays-and-celebrations","tag-spring","member-type-all","vertical-children","vertical-child-care-advice","vertical-holidays-seasons","platform-resources"],"acf":[],"created":"2014-03-05","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1095"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=740"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":214176,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740\/revisions\/214176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=740"},{"taxonomy":"member-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member-type?post=740"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=740"},{"taxonomy":"platform","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.care.com\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/platform?post=740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}