Updated 2026. Bring a little greenery into your day with these fun and easy St Patrick’s Day Crafts for kids! Celebrate St Patrick’s Day this March 17 by getting a little crafty with your kids with this amazing list crafts. You and your child will be able to make spiraling rainbows, a leprechaun trap from a cereal box, shamrock rings and rainbow shakers and more!
But the best part is that these crafts only require a few easy supplies that you probably already have at home! Also, I have included many of the necessary templates need for these crafts as well as materials and instructions. So you don’t need to click anywhere else to get them!
So be sure to save those paper towel rolls and crepe paper and take a peak in your craft drawer for construction paper and glue! They will be perfect for some of the cutest ideas on this list!
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- St. Patrick’s Day Activities
- St Patrick’s Day Crafts
- Shamrock Crafts
- Leprechaun Crafts
- Gold Coin Activities
- Rainbow Crafts & Activities
- St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Pages (with free printables)
Fun & Easy St Patrick’s Day Crafts for Kids
Leprechaun Crafts
Puffy Paint Leprechaun Craft
Puffy Paint Leprechaun is a fun and adorable craft to create for St. Patrick’s Day. This easy craft is great for toddlers & preschoolers.
Leprechaun Paper Bag Puppet
Craft this adorable leprechaun using a paper bag and yarn!
Materials:
- Paper bag
- Orange yarn
- Green, black, yellow, pink and beige construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Google eyes
- Pink pom pom
- Shamrock Sticker
- Black Marker
Instructions:
- Cut out a green hat from the green construction paper. Glue on a black band. Cut out a buckle from gold foam sheets or yellow paper. Put your leprechaun’s hat together.
- Cut out a circle for the face and semi circels for the ears from beige construction paper.
- Cut three strands of orange yarn and start to braid it. Make it long enough to reach all the way around the head of the leprechaun. Make the braid loose so that you can thread yarn between the braid.
- Once complete, cut small strands about 10 inches and thread them through the braid around the middle or where the beard falls at the bottom of the face. Continue until the bottom of the beard is covered.
- Glue on the beard to the bottom of the face. Glue on the ears behind it.
- Glue on the google eyes.
- Cut two small circles from pink paper for the cheeks and glue these on.
- Glue on the pink pom pom for the nose.
- Draw on the mouth with the black marker.
- Glue the head to the paper bag.
- Glue the hat to the top. Add a shamrock sticker if available to the hat.
Sensory Rice Leprechaun Craft
Sensory Rice Leprechaun is a fun sensory craft to create for St. Patrick’s Day. Aasy and colourful craft for your toddlers and preschoolers.
Craft Stick Leprechaun Hats
Make these easy, one-of-a-kind craft stick leprechaun hats and pretend to wear them during your St. Paddy’s Day event and many times after.
Sponge Painted Leprechaun Craft
Materials:
- Green, white, pink, black and beige construction paper
- Sparkly gold construction paper
- Sponges
- Orange paint
- Scissors
- Glue
- Paper plate for the paint
- Black marker
Instructions:
- Print out the hat, beard and head template. Use it as a guide to cut out a green hat from the green construction paper. Glue on a black band. Cut out a buckle from gold foam sheets or yellow paper. Put your leprechaun’s hat together.
- Use the beard template to cut out the beard and ears from beige construction paper.
- Pour orange paint in a plate and use a cut piece of sponge to create the beard.
- Cut two circles for the eyes from white paper, two smaller circles from black paper. Cut another circle from pink paper for the nose. Glue them on to the faces. Use a marker to draw on the mouth.
- Use the template to cut out the body from green construction paper.
- Glue on the beard and hat.
Pom Pom Painted Leprechaun Craft
Materials:
- Paper plate
- Pom poms
- Clothespins
- Green, black pink, and gold felt or construction paper
- Glue
- Scissors
- Googley eyes
- Black and brown marker
Instructions:
- Cut out a green hat from the green construction paper. Glue on a black band. Cut out a buckle from gold foam sheets or yellow paper. Put your leprechaun’s hat together. Glue on a shamrock sticker.
- Attached a clothespin to a pom pom. Pour orange paint out on a paper plate. Dip in the pom pom and paint the beard on the outside of the paper plate.
- Glue on the google eyes. Cut and glue on two pink circles for the cheeks. Draw the mouth, nose and eye brows with a marker.
- Glue on the mat.
Leprechaun Suncatcher Craft
Materials:
- Contact paper
- Orange tissue paper
- Green, black, pink and sparkly gold construction paper
- Glue
- Scissors
- Plastic suction cup and string or double sided tape
Instructions:
- Cut out a green hat from the green construction paper. Glue on a black band. Cut out a buckle from gold foam sheets or yellow paper. Put your leprechaun’s hat together.Â
- Peel and tape a sheet of contact paper to a table. Add layers of orange tissue paper. Cover with another sheet of contact paper. Use scissors to cut the it into the shape of a beard.
- Cut out an oval from beige construction paper for the head. Cut and glue two black circles for eyes and a pink circle for the nose. Glue the head to the top of the beard.
- Glue the hat on top and hand in a window using a plastic suction cup or double sided tape.
Cardboard Tube Printed Leprechaun Craft
Cardboard Tube Printed Leprechaun is a fun painting craft for St. Patrick’s Day! Make this easy craft with your toddler this March!
Leprechaun Hand Puppet Craft
Leprechaun Hand Puppet Craft is a cute craft for kids to make for St. Patrick’s Day. Craft a laughing leprechaun with your preschooler!
Paper Plate Leprechaun Craft
Paper Plate Leprechaun is a fun St. Patrick’s Day craft for toddlers and preschoolers. Make this easy craft with your kids this March!
St. Patrick’s Day Windsocks
Grab construction paper from your craft drawer to make this smiling and googly-eyed shamrock windsock. While your at it make a pot of gold and shamrock one as well!
Materials:
- Green, yellow and black construction paper
- Gree pipe cleaners
- Rainbow colored crepe paper
- Cotton balls
- Cotton balls
- Glue
- Scissors
- Shamrock stickers
Instructions:
- Fold and cut a sheet of green construction paper in half. Cut a strip of black construction paper and glue to green construction paper. Cut a buckle from yellow construction paper and glue it to the belt. Roll the green construction paper into a tube and secure with glue.
- Glue on a green pipe cleaner handle to the top.
- Cut out strips about 12 inches long from rainbow colored crepe paper.
- Glue cotton balls to the end of three strands for clouds. Repeat with three different strands.
- Add shamrock sticker to the top.
- Hang outside on a sunny day.
Shamrock Crafts
Pom Pom Painted Shamrock Craft
This Pom Pom Painted Shamrock Craft is one that toddlers and preschoolers will absolutely love. It’s all about process art—instead of using a traditional paintbrush, kids will paint using pom poms!
Paper Strip Shamrock Craft
This Paper Strip Shamrock Craft is a quick, fun, and mess-free way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with kids. Whether you’re making a single shamrock or a whole lucky bunch, this craft is sure to be a hit. It’s simple, engaging, and gives kids the chance to explore creativity through hands-on play.
Toilet Paper Roll Clover Wand
Enter the St. Patrick’s Day Clover Wand, a creative project that’s perfect for kids and parents to make together. Not only does this craft allow for a fun, hands-on activity, but it also brings a touch of Irish luck into your home.
Cotton Ball Shamrock Painting
Cotton Ball Shamrock Painting is a great art activity for St. Patrick’s Day! Create a rainbow shamrock with your toddlers and preschoolers!
St. Patrick’s Day Thumbprint Art
That’s putting your thumb in it! This cute and easy negative space craft is perfect even the smallest artists!
Shamrock Sun Catcher Craft
Paper Plate Textured Heart Sun Catchers is a fun contact paper craft for toddlers and preschoolers. The results are an unique sun catcher craft!
Shamrock Rings
Imagine how much fun kids will have wearing these shamrock rings on their fingers. All you need are a few pipe cleaners!Â
Materials:
- Green pipe cleaners (1–2 per ring)
Instructions:
- Hold it horizontally and imagine dividing it into three equal sections for the shamrock leaves.
- Bend one section into a small loop and twist the base once to secure it.
- Create the second and third leaves. Repeat the looping and twisting process two more times so you have three rounded loops that form a shamrock shape.
- Adjust the shape. Gently spread and round the loops so they look even. This is your shamrock top.
- Form the ring band. Take the remaining length of pipe cleaner and wrap it around your child’s finger to size the ring.
- Secure the ring. Twist the end tightly around the base of the shamrock. Trim excess if needed or tuck it in so it doesn’t poke.
- Wear and enjoy! Adjust for comfort and make more in different shades of green.
St. Patrick’s Day Water Painting For Toddlers
St Patrick’s Day Painting with Water is a fun and mess free painting activity for St. Patrick’s Day activity for babies and toddlers.
St. Patrick’s Day Black Glue Project
Add some flair to your St Patrick’s Day decor with these shamrock stain glass windows!
Paper Plate Tambourines
It’s the gold coins of these colourful tambourines craft that give them their flair!
Rainbow Crafts
Salt Painted St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow
If you’re looking for a hands-on, colorful, and engaging St. Patrick’s Day craft, this salt painted ideas is about to become your new favorite activity! This simple art technique combines glue, salt, and watercolor paint to create shimmery, textured designs that kids will love. And let’s be honest—who doesn’t love a good process art project? It’s easy, it’s fun, and it’s the perfect excuse to break out those vibrant greens, golds, and rainbows.
Cork Printed Rainbow Craft
Cork Printed Rainbow Craft is a fun and easy rainbow craft for toddlers and preschoolers. Have used corks? Save them for this simple idea!
End of the Rainbow Twirlers
All you need for this craft is somewhere to hang it and you have yourself a fantastic St Patrick’s Day decoration!
Sensory Rice Rainbow Craft
Sensory Rice Rainbow is a fun sensory craft for spring. This easy and colourful craft is great for your toddlers and preschoolers.
Cereal Box Leprechaun Trap
The secret to making this cloud covered little leprechaun trap? Upcycle an empty cereal box.
Paper Plate Cloud Rainbow Craft
Paper Plate Rainbow Craft is an adorable rainbow craft for toddlers and preschoolers! A fun colour matching and fine motor craft for Spring!
Rainbow Pot of Gold Craft
Who wouldn’t enjoy this cheerful paper chain brightening up their St. Patrick’s Day celebration?
Sensory Rice Pot of Gold Rainbow Craft
Sensory Rice Pot of Gold Rainbow is an exciting craft for St. Patrick’s Day. This easy and fun craft is amazing for your kids of all ages.
Glue Resist Rainbow Painting
This glue resist rainbow painting activity is fun and easy for toddlers and preschoolers! A great way to learn and practice the colours!
Pop Up Paper Rainbow Craft
Pop Up Paper Rainbow Craft is a fun and colourful craft to create with kids. Create a 3D rainbow in the clouds with your preschoolers!
Rainbow Sun Catcher Craft
This rainbow sun catcher craft is a wonder contact paper craft for kids of all ages! Create textured rainbow art that is beautiful for St. Patrick’s Day or Spring!
Kitchen Utensil Rainbow Craft
Your toddler or preschooler will absolutely love this easy to set up painting activity using different kitchen utensils to create a beautiful and textured rainbow!
Puffy Paint Rainbow Craft
Puffy Paint Rainbow Craft is a fun and easy spring rainbow craft for toddlers and preschoolers! Make a fluffy looking cloud with puffy paint!
Pipe Cleaner Rainbow Craft
Rainbows, rainbow and more rainbow! Check out this fun pipe cleaner rainbow craft for an amazing fine motor craft and activity in one!
Tissue Paper Rainbow Suncatcher Craft
Rainbows are one of my favourite things to make! And with this stunning tissue paper rainbow suncatcher, they’ll be your favourites too!
Rainbow Craft
Potato Masher Rainbow Craft is an easy and fun craft to do with your toddler or preschooler and a great way to learn and practice colours!
Rainbow Shaker Wand St. Patrick’s Day Kids Craft
How cute are these rainbow shaker wands? You can them to add a little musical spice to your St Patrick’s Day festivities.
Age Suitability
These St Patrick’s day crafts are good for toddlers aged children 2 years old and up. My kids are 5, 5 and 8 years old.
Mess Level
The mess level for these crafts varies.
Difficulty to Create
Varies.
Skills Developed
Language development, shape recognition, color recognition, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, imaginative play, creativity.
Toddler and Preschooler Curriculums, Books & TV Show!
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Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles that show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to finally share my new crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched July 1 at on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
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