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St. Patrick’s Day is a special day to celebrate Irish culture. It honors Saint Patrick, who brought Christianity to Ireland. People celebrate with green colors, parades, and symbols like shamrocks (four-leaf clovers for luck). It started as a religious holiday in Ireland.
Now, many countries join in: the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Argentina, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, and more. Families wear green, eat Irish food, and tell stories of leprechauns (small fairy people with gold pots).
In 2026, St. Patrick’s Day is on Tuesday, March 17. Kids enjoy the fun, and crafts make it exciting. These three easy crafts use simple things. They take 20-45 minutes each. These kids’ crafts are good for ages 4 and up. Do them with kids to teach colors and Irish tales. No hard tools—just paper, glue, and colors. Let’s start!
Things You Need for All Crafts
Get these once: Green, yellow, black, and skin-color paper (cardstock or thick drawing paper); paints or markers for cloth; glue (stick or hot glue gun); scissors; pencils; string or wool. For shirts: Plain white or green t-shirts, iron paper (if you want). For pencil tops: Plain pencils, green string. For puppet: Wooden sticks, orange cake cup liners, moving eyes (or draw them). Buy from cheap shops like dollar stores.
These crafts are safe. Watch kids with glue and scissors. They help kids learn and have fun.
1. St. Patrick’s Day Shirts: Show Your Green Spirit
Make your own green shirts for parades or home fun. They say “I celebrate!” You can buy shirts, but making them gives more choices—like shamrocks or “Lucky Me!”
What You Need
- Plain t-shirts (one for each person)
- Paints or markers for cloth
- Paper shapes (shamrocks from free printouts online)
- Cardboard to put inside shirt
Steps
- Put cardboard inside the shirt. This stops paint from going through. Lay shirt flat on old paper.
- Find designs online (free shamrock shapes). Print or draw on paper. Cut out the shape.
- Tape the shape on shirt. Paint green inside it. Add yellow for gold or black lines. Lift shape slowly.
- If using iron paper: Print design on special paper. Cut it. Iron on shirt (warm, not too hot, 30 seconds). Peel off back.
- Dry for 1 day. Or put in dryer to set. Now wear it—your shirt looks special!
This craft teaches drawing and colors. Make one for the family to match.
2. St. Patrick’s Day Pencil Tops: Lucky Writing Tools
Kids like pencils with fun tops. Add green shamrocks to make writing lucky. Use them at school or for homework.
What You Need
- Plain pencils
- Green thick paper
- Scissors, hot glue
- Green string or wool (2-3 feet)
- Markers for lines
Steps
- Draw a big shamrock on green paper (3 inches tall). Cut it out. Add small yellow pots if you like.
- Wrap the string around pencil’s bottom: Glue a dot at the eraser end. Wind tight for 2 inches down. Glue end. Cut extra.
- Glue a shamrock on eraser top. Hold till sticks (30 seconds). Draw lines on leaves if you want.
- Dry 10 minutes. Sharpen if needed. Your pencil is now a luck charm!
These last a long time. Make a set to learn rainbow colors.
3. DIY Leprechaun Stick Puppet: Fun Parade Toy
Make a little leprechaun puppet to wave at events or play stories. It looks like the fairy from Irish tales.
What You Need
- Wooden craft stick
- Green, yellow, black, skin-color paper
- Orange cake cup liner
- Moving eyes (or draw with pencil)
- Clear glue
- Pencil, colors for face
Steps
- For hat: Cut green paper into a 2-inch square. Roll into a cone shape. Glue side. Cut the base small. Add a yellow strip and a black square buckle.
- For face: Cut a skin-color circle (2 inches). Glue eyes near top. Draw pink cheeks, big smile. Cut orange liner into strips for beard. Glue under the mouth.
- Stick face: Glue a circle to the end of the stick. Put a green hat on top. Hold tight.
- For body: Cut green paper (3×2 inches). Fold sides for arms. Glue to stick under the face. Add yellow hands from paper.
- Add fun: Draw spots or a pipe. Dry 15 minutes. Hold stick—puppet can dance!
Use for tales about gold at rainbow ends. Kids love to play with it.
Tips to Make Crafts Better
Do a craft party: Set tables for each one. Play Irish music. Keep in boxes for next year. Use old paper to help the earth. These crafts bring family close and teach about Ireland. Share pictures on social media. Good luck—may green bring joy!
