Saint Patrick’s Day Fun for Kids
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Take some shamrocks, add in a few leprechauns, a shillelagh, and a whole bunch of green, and you have the makings for Saint Patrick’s Day, where everyone can feel a wee bit Irish for a day.
This Saint Patrick’s Day, introduce your kids to the holiday that celebrates everything green with some history of the patron saint of Ireland, the meanings behind St. Patrick’s Day customs, and a sprinkling of magic.
Our favorite Saint Patrick’s Day books for kids will get you feeling green, and we have a fun printable pack for you!
St. Patrick’s Day is meant to be light-hearted and fun! Let it inspire you to put on some green and look for some gold at the end of a rainbow!
Reading Fun
Printable Activities
Click here or on the image below to download our free printable pack of St. Patrick’s Day activities for kids–includes scrambled word activity, library checklist, and themed notebook page.
Books to Celebrate
- Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland
- St. Patrick’s Day
- Green Eggs and Ham
- Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato
- St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning
- St. Patrick’s Day
- The St. Patrick’s Day Shillelagh
- Shamrocks, Harps, and Shillelaghs
- Tim O’Toole and the Wee Folk
- Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Curious George
- Leprechaun in Late Winter
- Leprechauns and Irish Folklore
Hey, thats really good but amazon is not delivering “The St. Patrick’s Day Shillelagh” to my address let me know if there is any other option ??
Can you get it at a library? Or check Ebay?
St. Patrick’s Day is such a fun holiday! It should have lots and lots of reading time added to the fun!
I agree 100% Michele! 🙂
I hope this first full week of March is a great one for you!
You too, Lisa! Looking forward to the time change! 🙂
These are great, I never see enough St. Patrick’s Day books!
Thanks, Valerie. I hope you find something you like!
Great books! Thanks for hosting!
Thanks Mother of 3–It’s wonderful to see you here!
St. Patrick is one of my favorite saints, and I love your books on his life as a resource to share his story with kids.
Thanks so much, Esther!
I just love St. Patrick’s Day! Thanks for sharing this list. We will have to hunt some down at the library. Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for stopping by, Heather!