St. Patrick's Day Activities for Preschool

St. Patrick’s Day is a fun theme to enjoy with your preschoolers in March!

Math Activities

Shamrock Number Recognition | Days with Grey. Take counting outside with this fun shamrock numbers idea!
Lucky Leprechaun Counting Mats | Preschool Activities Nook Use this free printable in your math centers. Add gold coins, plastic shamrocks or play dough for counting.

Fine Motor Activities

St. Patrick’s Day Fine Motor Activities | Trillium Montessori Lots of ideas for practicing fine motor skills here.

Language Activities

This video has an idea for a group storytelling activity about a leprechaun and St. Patrick’s Day. I love watching other teachers and classrooms in action!

Alphabet Activities with Gold Coins | Fun A Day These alphabet activities with gold coins are very easy to put together! Add them to your literacy centers or sensory bins.

St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for Preschoolers

Handprint Leprechaun | Messy Little Monsters This adorable handprint craft will make a great keepsake

Egg Carton Shamrock Painting | Preschool Toolkit This is a super simple printing craft that your little ones will enjoy

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Science/STEM Activities

Fizzing Pots | Little Bins for Little Hands Lots of great ideas for some fizzy St. Patrick’s Day science!

Sink the Pot | Little Bins for Little Hands I love this sink and float experiment. You can easily adapt it for both younger and older students.

Sensory and Dramatic Play

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin | Teaching 2 and 3 Year Olds This green and gold sensory bin idea is easy to assemble and will be a hit with your younger students.

Find the Gold in the Rainbow | Little Worlds Big Adventures This sensory bin idea is great for your older students because it includes tiny perler beads, but they will LOVE running their hands through it!