Queen Esther Crown

Make your own Queen Esther crown with jewelry wire and beads and skinflint with scissors.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://skinflintwithscissors.blogspot.com/2012/03/purim-costume-princess-crown.html

Kick can and conkers shows how to add a train to a glittery paper crown to make it worthy of any Queen Esther.

Get the instructions here:
 http://kickcanandconkers.blogspot.com/2011/12/sponsor-meet-greet-le-pingouin-de.html

Panda hall uses many beads.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2380-bead-weaving-instructions-how-to-bead-fun-crown-art-craft-for-kids.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

Purim Finger Puppets

The gangs all here with these cute Purim finger puppets from the shiksa.  Hamen, Mordechai, Esther, King Ahasuerus and Vashti. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the template here:
http://theshiksa.com/2013/02/14/purim-finger-puppets/

Chabad shares black and white printable finger puppets that kids can color in.

Get the template here:
http://www.chabad.org/kids/article_cdo/aid/361584/kids/articlefiles/purim/crafts/puppets.htm

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

Pipe Cleaner Princess Attire

Create a fuzzy pretty crown from pipe cleaners with one charming party.  You can twist them to have all sorts of neat features like hearts and stars.  She also has information for how to make matching wands.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://onecharmingparty.com/2013/05/21/pipe-cleaner-princess-crown/

The Great Purim Scavenger Hunt

Have the kids search around the house for clues with this 15 clue scavenger hunt from aish as they learn about the story of Purim.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.aish.com/h/pur/f/48966091.html 

St. Patrick's Day Toilet Paper Roll Snake

A toilet paper tube painted green is cut into a snake and topped on a shamrock for this fun St. Patrick's Day craft from karen in mommyland.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kareninmommyland.blogspot.com/2010/03/st-patricks-day-craft.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

Candy Megilla Esthers

A couple of Smarties candies wrapped in a Purim picture makes a cute Megilla Esther with ifood.tv.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.ifood.tv/blog/how-to-plan-a-purim-dinner-party

Toilet Paper Roll Dioramas

 

Toilet paper tubes take an artistic form thanks to artist Anastassia Elias who inserts images into the tube to make a three dimensional sculpture.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get inspiration here:
http://anastassia-elias.com/view-photo/10/648

The gold jelly bean uses colors in her version and calls them a telescope.

Get the instructions here:
http://thegoldjellybean.com/2012/06/diy-make-your-own-telescope-kids-craft.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/

Paper Purim Masks

Kids can cut out these free printable Purim masks from alpha mom and reenact their own Purim spiel. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the template here:
http://alphamom.com/family-fun/holidays/purim-mask-printables/

Paper Cup Leprechaun Bank

A paper coffee cup is painted green and leprechaunized and then turned into a bank so kids can save in case they don't get a pot of gold for St. Patrick's Day.  Katherine maries shares all of the details.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://katherinemaries.com/blog/archives/1012

Pots of Gold

Make your own pot or bottle of gold inspired from St. Patrick's Day and healthy recipe collections.  She adds gold paper to each bottle and labels as the leprechaun's.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://healthyrecipecollections.blogspot.com/2013/04/st-patrick-day-craft-wee-bottle-of.html

Plastic Bottle Purim Greggers

Turn a plastic bottle into a great greggor for Purim with design megillah.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.designmegillah.com/2013/02/make-your-own-purim-groggers.html

St. Patrick's Day Fizzing Shamrocks and Other Rocks Too

Baking soda and vinegar make an appearance for St. Patrick's Day.  This time with hidden gold coins inside.  Tell kids a leprechaun left them behind.  Fun at home with kids has this version.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.funathomewithkids.com/2013/02/help-leprechaun-find-his-gold-day-two.html

Gifts of curiosity hides hers in the backyard for the kids to find and then has them help "clean" them.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.giftofcuriosity.com/magic-leprechaun-rocks-st-patricks-activity/

Growing a jeweled rose molds hers into shamrock clovers and uses a rainbow of colored vinegar, hiding glass gems inside hers as well.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.growingajeweledrose.com/2013/02/rocks-for-kids.html

Paper St. Patrick's Day Bracelets

Download these colorful St. Patrick's Day bracelets that will keep you pinch free from thirty hand made days.

Get the template here:
http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/03/printable-st-patricks-day-bracelets/

Wooden Spoon Purim Puppets

Wooden spoons become the characters of Purim with joyfully jewish and paper, felt, curling ribbon, yarn and other odds and ends.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://joyfuljewish.wordpress.com/2011/03/10/purim-puppets-from-wooden-spoons/

Paper Leprechauns

Found on pinterest, construction paper Leprechaun with colorful orange beards and kid drawn faces.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Family education adds on pipe cleaners and cotton balls to their leprechaun.

Get the instructions here:
http://blogs.familyeducation.com/parenting/chatterbox/juliefen/everyone-irish-march-17 

Theme party palace rolls her paper up to make the leprechaun three dimensional.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.theme-party-palace.com/st-patricks-day-crafts.html

Sock Snakes

Driver the snakes away with these sock snakes from lolly jane.  All you need is a sock to stuff, button eyes and a forked ribbon tongue.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lollyjane.com/kid-craft-sock-snakes/

Brenna maloney makes her snakes out of knee socks.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.brennamaloney.com/free-sock-snake-pattern/

Lego Greggors

Build your own greggor with bible belt balabusta and Legos.  You'll need to visit the Lego store for some of the more unusual parts.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://biblebeltbalabusta.com/2012/02/29/lego-gragger-a-diy-version/

St. Patrick's Day Sensory Bin

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with your toddler with a sensory bin filled with snakes, rainbows, gold coins and more from the worstest mommy

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://theworstestmommy.blogspot.com/2012/02/weather-sensory-bin-what-are-you-guys.html

No time for flash cars makes a simpler version hiding gold coins in dried peas and corn.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2010/02/green-and-gold-sensory-tub.html

Purim Coloring Pages

Torah tots shares an achashverosh coloring page.

Get the template here:
http://www.torahtots.com/holidays/purim/achash.htm

The color hosts online coloring sheets including these yummy hamantashens.

Visit the site here:
http://www.thecolor.com/Coloring/Hamantashen.aspx

Ann koffsky shares a coloring page of kids celebrating.

Get the template here:
http://annkoffsky.com/2012/02/21/purim-coloring-page/

Super coloring lets kids color in the Megillah Esther.

Get the template here:
http://www.supercoloring.com/pages/purim/

Tie Dye Clovers

Coffee filter clovers turn tie dye with do a dot markers and clever folding with mom to 2 posh little divas.

Good for ages 1 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.momto2poshlildivas.com/2012/02/faux-tie-dye-shamrocks-st-patricks-day.html

St. Patrick's Day Jars

Glitter and glue and a shamrock template turn a glass jar festive for St. Patty's Day with mom 4 real.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.mom4real.com/2014/02/shamrock-mason-jar-luminaries.html

Clothes Pin Leprechauns

Colored clothes pins become leprechauns by drawing on red hair, a face and a green outfit with country woman magazine.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.countrywomanmagazine.com/project/clothespin-leprechaun-craft/

Tin Can Greggers

An empty soda can turns into a really pretty greggor with tissue paper at design megillah.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.designmegillah.com/2014/02/diy-pom-pom-purim-groggers.html