Rainbow Bread

Dough is colored red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple and then layered to make a rainbow within a loaf of bread with cake student.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cakestudent.com/over-the-rainbow-bread/

St. Patrick's Day Sign

Keep calm and kiss your favorite Irish or Irish for the day person with this keep calm sign make for St. Patrick's day with dried peas and one artsy mama.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oneartsymama.com/2013/02/split-pea-kiss-me-sign.html

Leprechaun Bottles

A glass bottle is turned into a leprechaun with the help of some glittery paper hats, fuzzy stick on green mustaches, googly eyes and tissue paper and hooplapalooza.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://hooplapalooza.blogspot.com/2013/02/st-patricks-day-silly-leprechaun-bottles.html

Styrofoam Cup Leprechaun Hats

A styrofoam cup is painted green, given a black band, paper brim and gold pipe cleaner buckle to make these leprechaun hats for St. Patrick's day with mom on timeout.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momontimeout.com/2012/03/leprechaun-hats-craft/

Shrinky Dink Shamrocks

Four leaf clovers are made from #6 plastic, colored green, shrunk in the toaster and put on a chain to make a cute four leaf clover charm for St. Patrick's day with just crafty enough.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.justcraftyenough.com/2012/02/project-a-little-luck-charm-bracelet/

Pipe Cleaner Four Leaf Clovers

Green pipe cleaners and green buttons come together for St. Patrick's day to make a shamrock bouquet with laura kelly designs.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.laurakellydesigns.com/laurakellydesignsblog/index.php/2014/01/20/pipe-cleaner-shamrock-decor/

Rocket creek makes a rainbow as well placing them all in  an empty egg crate for a nifty looking base.

Get the instructions here:
https://rocketcreek.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/rainbow-garden-wire-sculptures/

Clover Glasses

Follow this free printable to make fun clover glasses for St. Patrick's day with simple kelly designs.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the template here:
http://simplykellydesigns.com/blog/2014/03/12/diy-glittery-shamrock-glasses/

Beaded Clovers

Green beads and pipe cleaners make an easy kids craft for St. Patrick's Day with plum perfect and me. 

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://plumperfectandme.blogspot.com/2013/03/beaded-shamrocks.html

Blarney Stones

The Irish believe if you kiss the Blarney Stone you'll become eloquent.  She knows shows you how to create your own stone to kiss by painting one green and adding yarn and googly eyes.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/951781/st-patricks-day-crafts-for-preschoolers

Somewhat simple adds felt lips and a nose to her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.somewhatsimple.com/the-blarney-stone/

Clay Pot Leprechaun Hats

Small terra cotta pots turn into leprechaun hats with green paint, a black paper band and a gold coin medallion.   Mom on time out shares the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momontimeout.com/2012/03/leprechaun-hats-craft/

Paper Bag Leprechaun Puppet

Turn a paper bag into a cute leprechaun byadding buttons, googly eyes and construction paper hate and beard.  Pin inspired has all of the details.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.pininspired.com/2013/03/12/st-patricks-day-craft-for-kids-paper-bag-leprechaun-puppet/

St. Patrick's Day Fortune Tellers

Find your lucky fortune with this free printable St. Patrick's Day fortune teller from b nute.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the template here:
http://bnute.blogspot.com/2011/03/free-printable-st-patricks-day-cootie.html

Paper crafts for children shows how to make an all green St. Patrick's Day cootie catcher.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.papercraftsforchildren.com/2012/03/14/saint-patricks-day-lucky-guess-clover/

Dabbled has a colorful version with the traditional St. Patrick's Day symbols of the rainbow, shamrock, leprechaun and pot of gold.

Get the template here:
http://dabbled.org/st-patricks-day-printable-origami-cootie-catcher/

Trc abc has a brilliant idea to turn their cootie catcher into a tool to assist with holiday spelling words.  This would be great for sight words too.

Get the template here:

http://www.trcabc.com/blogs/teacher-resources/8571413-saint-patricks-day-cootie-catcher

Bird's Party has a video to show how to fold the template.

Get the template here:
http://www.blog.birdsparty.com/2013/03/30-days-of-free-party-printables-day-9.html 

Kix shares their version with numbers and letters.

Get the template here:
http://kixcereal.com/kix-cereal-st-patricks-day-fortune-teller/

Leprechaun Dust

Dry pistachio pudding mix doubles as leprechaun magic with baby got craft.  She then has the kids add milk and shake.  It turns green and into a yummy snack as well.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://babygotcraft.blogspot.com/2010/03/shamrock-shirt-magic-leprechaun-dust.html

Clover Puppets

Popsicle sticks, cardstock shamrocks, buttons and googly eyes become puppets for St. Patrick's Day with suite 101.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
https://suite101.com/a/st-patricks-day-craft-for-kids-shamrock-stick-puppets-a403708

Rainbow Door Hanger

A paper plate is cut into a rainbow with a pot of gold underneath with jump start.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.jumpstart.com/common/pot-of-gold

Tutus tea parties uses the whole plate.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.tutusteaparties.com/2014/02/Pot-of-Gold-Paper-Plate-Craft.html

St. Patrick's Day Coloring Pages

Welcome St. Patrick's Day by coloring in this snake from artists helping children.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the template here:
http://www.artistshelpingchildren.org/artscraftsideaskids/coloringpages/printables-blog/2010/02/irish-leprechaun-inch-work-for-saint-patricks-day-coloring-page-printable/

Spoonful shares a free printable coloring page with a rainbow and pot of gold.

Get the template here:
http://spoonful.com/printables/st-patricks-day-coloring-pages

St. Patrick's Day coloring pages has a traditional Irish girl for kids to color in.

Get the template here:
http://www.stpatricks-coloring.com/pages/kids/002-st-patrick-day-coloring-page.html

Coloring pages hub has a leprechaun hat printable.

Get the template here:
http://coloringpageshub.com/st-patricks-day-coloring-pages-free-printable-download/

Education coloring pages hosts a leprechaun.

Get the template here:
http://www.educationalcoloringpages.com/Stpatricksday.html

Coloring town usa has lots of shamrocks and clover coloring pages.

Get the template here:
http://coloringtown.com/st-patricks-day-coloring-pages/

Funky fresh firsties has an addition version.

Get the template here:
http://www.funkyfreshfirsties.blogspot.com/2013/03/its-currently-march.html

Do small things with love shares cards to pass out to friends.

Get the template here:
http://www.dosmallthingswithlove.com/2014/02/st-patricks-day-coloring-cards.html

St. Patrick's Day Mathematics

Copper pennies act as pots of gold with the examiner's St. Patrick's Day construction paper based math game.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.examiner.com/article/st-patrick-s-day-math-craft

St. Patrick's Day Invitation to Play

Yellow play dough creates the basis for i heart crafty things make your own leprechaun.  She includes orange beads, pipe cleaners and tooth picks and green shamrocks, beads and hats and of course googly eyes. 

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2014/02/create-leprechaun-playdough-invitation.html

St. Patrick's Day Play Dough

Green food coloring and glitter make fun play dough for St. Patrick's Day.  Being creative to keep my sanity shares the recipe.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://beingcreativetokeepmysanity.blogspot.com/2012/03/st-patricks-play-dough.html

St. Patrick's Lucky Penny

A bright and shiny new penny makes a cute gift for St. Patrick's Day with this free printable from pumpkin petunia. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the template here:
http://pumpkinpetunia.blogspot.com/2009/03/st-patricks-day-printable-free-template.html

Shaken together life places a lottery ticket insider her version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.shakentogetherlife.com/2013/02/feeling-lucky-lotto-gift-for-st.html

We made that has a glitter version.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/st-patricks-day-lucky-penny/