20+ Toddler St. Patrick’s Day Activities

Inside: Looking for fun toddler St. Patrick’s Day activities? Here are 20 easy, hands-on ideas that are perfect for younger children!

I thought it would be easy to find toddler St. Patrick’s Day activities, but it wasn’t. Have you noticed that many ideas that are described as “for toddlers” really aren’t? Yep, I found this out. And so I took extra time to search for what I felt would work well with toddlers and put them in a collection for you.

What I love about each of these toddler St. Patrick’s Day activities is that there aren’t a lot of instructions. You know how much I love simple art for this age group. Holidays are included. But yes, we do get a bit more crafty during these holidays, I admit.

I shared what toddlers love most about each of these so you could see the variety.

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20+ Toddler St. Patrick’s Day Activities

ART

Fine Motor Shamrock Art: Download the free printable to make shamrock prints from this fun process art activity!

Shamrock Collage: Toddlers love creating collages, and this idea is super simple using materials you already have.

Recycled Cardboard Shamrocks: Toddlers love to paint, and this St. Patrick’s Day art makes a fun decoration.

Watercolor Shamrocks: Work on fine motor skills while dropping watercolors onto tissue paper shamrocks.

Shamrock Suncatcher:  Use a spray bottle to make these vibrant suncatchers. (There’s Just One Mommy)

Rainbow Shamrock Craft: Toddlers love to glue, and these colorful shamrocks would look nice hanging in a window. (Housing a Forest)

Marble-Painted Shamrocks: Toddlers love active art, so they will have fun tipping the box and watching the painted marbles move all over the paper. (Plain Vanilla Mom)

Shamrock Window Craft: Toddlers love to press stuff onto sticky paper, and it’s good for fine motor development, too. (Hands On As We Grow)

Rainbow Finger Painting: Toddlers who love to get their hands messy will have fun creating rainbows with their fingers. (Nurture Store)

Shamrock Paper Plate Hat: Toddlers love dress-up, so make sure to add a St. Patrick’s Day hat! (Alpha Mom)

SENSORY

Gold Coins Sensory Activity: Pull the coins from (easy to make) goop and strengthen fine motor skills.

St. Patrick’s Day Cereal Sensory Bin: Toddlers love to pour, and they can even taste this fun sensory idea. (B-Inspired Mama)

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Play – Toddlers love a fun assortment of sensory items, and this eye-catching green and gold bin will provide lots of texture exploring. (Fantastic Fun and Learning)

Rainbow Spaghetti Sensory Play – Toddlers love hands-on sensory play, so squishing this colorful spaghetti will add a fun rainbow touch to the sensory table.  (Messy Little Monster)

COLORS

Shamrock Color Mixing: Expose toddlers to color mixing with this easy idea. Comes with free shamrock printable.

Baggie Color Mixing: Everything is contained in a bag as toddlers mix yellow and blue to make a green shamrock. (Crafts on Sea)

Pom Pom Rainbow Collage – Toddlers love to glue and sort, so they’ll enjoy gluing their pom poms to their rainbow by color order. (Danya Banya)

MATH

Count the Coins: A simple counting activity for toddlers that includes a free printable.

St. Patrick’s Day Counting Cards – Toddlers love a play-doh activity for any occasion, and these counting cards provide a great way to practice numbers. (The Best Ideas for Kids)

PLAYDOUGH

St. Patrick’s Day Glitter Dough: Toddlers love to squeeze, so invite them to play with this sparkly play dough. (A Mom’s Impression)

LARGE MOTOR

Leprechaun Binoculars: Toddlers love to pretend, and they will want to use these binoculars while looking for that leprechaun! (Glue Dots)

Shamrock Balance Beam: Work on your toddler’s balance and posture with this fun gross motor activity. (The OT Toolbox)

COOKING

Rainbow Jello Treat: Toddlers love edible treats, and this rainbow snack would be a nice addition to your St. Patrick’s Day party. (Coffee Cups and Crayons)

SCIENCE

Magical Fizzing Shamrocks: Add some science to the art table while watching what happens when toddlers work with fizzy paint. (Gift of Curiosity)

More colorful fun for toddlers!

An amazing collection of over 40 rainbow activities that work well with toddlers and young preschoolers.