17 Fun & Easy St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for Preschoolers
St. Patrick’s Day is the perfect time to get creative with your little ones!
Whether you’re a parent, teacher, or caregiver, these 17 fun and easy St. Patrick’s Day crafts will keep preschoolers entertained while developing their fine motor skills and creativity.
From fluffy slime to whimsical shakers, there’s something for every little leprechaun to enjoy!
1. St. Patrick’s Day Fluffy Slime
Make a soft and stretchy green fluffy slime for some hands-on fun! This slime is easy to make with simple ingredients like white glue, shaving cream, baking soda, and contact lens solution. Add green food coloring and gold glitter for a festive St. Patrick’s Day touch.
2. Pot of Gold Craft (Free Template!)
This simple cut-and-paste craft comes with a free printable pot of gold template. Kids can color, cut out, and glue gold coins into their pot, making a cute keepsake for the holiday!
3. Shamrock Suncatcher
Create a beautiful shamrock suncatcher using tissue paper and contact paper. Cut out a shamrock shape, place colorful tissue pieces inside, and hang it up to let the light shine through.
4. Magic Fizzing Shamrocks
Combine science and art with this fizzing shamrock experiment! Use baking soda, vinegar, and food coloring to make your shamrocks bubble and fizz for a magical St. Patrick’s Day surprise.
5. Fingerprint Rainbow Pot of Gold Craft
Let kids use their fingers to create a colorful rainbow leading to a pot of gold! This craft is a great way to celebrate the holiday while making adorable fingerprint art.
6. Leprechaun Paper Plate Craft
Turn a paper plate into a leprechaun’s face using construction paper, markers, and a little creativity! Add an orange tissue paper beard for extra fun.
7. St. Patrick’s Day Chalk Pastel Art
Kids can create vibrant rainbow and shamrock art using chalk pastels on black paper. Smudging the pastels creates a dreamy, whimsical effect!
8. Torn Paper Rainbow Craft
Have kids tear pieces of colored paper and glue them together to form a bright rainbow! This no-scissors craft is perfect for preschoolers.
9. Torn Paper Shamrock Craft
Just like the rainbow craft, but with a shamrock twist! Let kids tear green construction paper and glue the pieces together to create a textured shamrock.
10. Over the Rainbow St. Patrick’s Day Craft
Create a pop-up rainbow craft that stands up! Use strips of colored paper to form a 3D rainbow that leads to a pot of gold at the end.
11. Whimsical St. Patrick’s Day Shaker Wand
Make a fun shaker wand using a plastic bottle, green glitter, beads, and sequins! Add a ribbon handle for a magical touch.
12. Fruit Loop & Marshmallow Rainbows
This edible craft is both fun and delicious! Kids can string Fruit Loops onto pipe cleaners to create rainbows and add mini marshmallow clouds.
13. Shamrock Man Craft
Use accordion-folded paper arms and legs to create a silly shamrock man! Add googly eyes and a big smile for extra charm.
14. St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Chain Craft
Preschoolers can practice cutting and gluing while making a colorful rainbow chain out of construction paper loops.
15. Leprechaun Stuck in a Pot of Gold Craft
Make a hilarious craft featuring a leprechaun’s legs sticking out of a pot of gold! Use popsicle sticks and cotton balls to bring this fun design to life.
16. Rainbow Watercolor Salt Paint Shamrock
Paint shamrocks with watercolor and salt for a unique textured effect. The salt absorbs the paint, creating a beautiful crystal-like finish.
17. St. Patrick’s Day Calming Bottle
Make a calming sensory bottle using green glitter, water, and clear glue. Shake it up and watch the glitter swirl and settle—perfect for relaxation.
Final Thoughts
These 17 St. Patrick’s Day crafts are easy, engaging, and full of festive fun for preschoolers! Whether you’re looking for sensory play, paper crafts, or science experiments, these ideas will keep little hands busy while celebrating the holiday.
Which craft will you try first? Let us know in the comments! 🍀🌈
