{"id":968,"date":"2018-03-13T12:27:57","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T18:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/blog\/?p=968"},"modified":"2018-03-13T12:27:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T18:27:57","slug":"st-patricks-day-games-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.iseeme.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/13\/st-patricks-day-games-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Games for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Match 17<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is St. Patrick\u2019s Day\u2014an event celebrated with parades, shamrocks, and green, well, pretty much green everything. Get your kids into the spirit of the Emerald Isle with these fun St. Patrick\u2019s Day games for kids.<\/span><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>St. Patrick\u2019s Day Games for Kids at Home<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Patrick\u2019s Day games for kids who haven\u2019t reached school age should be fun and simple. Here are three games you can play with one or more children.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Leprechaun Treasure Hunt<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this game, you need a plastic Leprechaun\u2019s pot of gold, available at most craft stores. Fill the pot with goodies: a few chocolate coins, a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseeme.com\/en-us\/personalized-coloring-books\/my-very-own-name-coloring-book.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coloring book<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and crayons, small toys from the local dollar store, and a surprising new book like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iseeme.com\/en-us\/personalized-storybooks\/i-wish-you-more-personalized-book.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I Wish You More<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hide the treasure in the house. Using red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple paper to represent the colors of the rainbow, write clues written by the leprechaun leading to the treasure. The location of the next clue should be close to an item matching the next color of the rainbow. For example, in one house the clues might look like this:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Red<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: To find me gold, riddle me this? What\u2019s orange and near where you sit? (the Orange clue might be under an orange pillow on a chair).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Orange<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: You\u2019re pretty smart, let\u2019s see how much. What\u2019s yellow and close to where you eat lunch? (Hide the yellow clue might be next to some yellow flowers on the kitchen table).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Yellow<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: You\u2019re getting closer, but there\u2019s much to do. What do you wear when it\u2019s cold, and is colored bright blue? (A blue winter coat).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Blue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: So very close, I\u2019ll stop you yet! It\u2019s in the bathroom, close to what\u2019s wet. (a blue toothbrush, bar of soap, or towel).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Purple<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Oh woe is me! You\u2019ll find me gold. In the living room\u2019s something purple and bold (the treasure pot is hidden behind a large purple plant pot.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Pit o\u2019 Gold Goop<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kids love sensory activities, and this St. Patrick\u2019s Day for kids lets them sink their hands in some gooey fun. One word of caution\u2014this can cause quite a mess, so this gold hunt is best performed while wearing old clothes and smocks. A drop cloth (or even the bath) will help keep cleanup to a minimum. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll need:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaving cream<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3-4 cups green food coloring<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Green glitter<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plastic gold coins<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clear dish<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spoons <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper towels (for cleanup).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fill the clear dish about three-quarters full of shaving cream. Stir in the food coloring and glitter, and then mix in the gold coins. Let kids dig in the shaving cream to find the coins. If they\u2019re a little leery about using their hands, they can dig with the spoons.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Irish Cottage<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Patrick\u2019s games for kids don\u2019t have to be complicated, as this game demonstrates. Get a big cardboard box and cut out windows and a door. Now let your kids loose on the \u201ccottage\u201d to decorate it with paint, markers, stickers, and St. Patrick\u2019s Day decorations. If you\u2019ve got extra cardboard, make a signpost so the kids can give the cottage an Irish-sounding name. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For extra fun, provide the kids with some Irish-themed dress up clothes, a plastic pot of gold, and some play coins. Now sit back and watch your little leprechauns make their own fun!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>St. Patrick\u2019s Day Games for Kids at School<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you need some inspiration for St. Patrick\u2019s Day games for kids in elementary school? These three games will keep them giggling and active.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Balance the Rainbow<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give each child a popsicle sticks and a bowl of fruit loops. Children hold the stick in their mouths and stack the cereal as high as they can. Time them for a minute, then see who has the highest stack.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Who\u2019s the Leprechaun?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send one child out of the room to be \u201cit.\u201d Now choose a child to be the leprechaun and put on some Celtic music. The leprechaun chooses a dance move and all the other children mimic her. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the child who\u2019s \u201cit\u201d comes back in, he must guess which child the leprechaun is. The leprechaun randomly changes the dance moves, and other kids must change to the new dance as soon as possible. Once the leprechaun is correctly identified, the child who was \u201cit\u201d gets to choose the next guesser. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Gold Coin Toss<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Draw a large rainbow on a poster board and place the rainbow on the floor. Kids stand a few feet away from the rainbow and take turns tossing coins close to the rainbow&#8217;s end (you might want to draw a pot of gold at the rainbow\u2019s end).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If a child\u2019s coin gets close to the rainbow\u2019s end, other children can try to throw their coins so they knock the close coin further away\u2014rather like curling. After everyone has a turn, the child who threw closest is the winner. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Resources<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spaceshipsandlaserbeams.com\/blog\/party-games\/12-st-patricks-day-activities-and-games-for-kids\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/spaceshipsandlaserbeams.com\/blog\/party-games\/12-st-patricks-day-activities-and-games-for-kids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/simpleplayideas.com\/st-patricks-day-activity-coin-dig\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/simpleplayideas.com\/st-patricks-day-activity-coin-dig<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.notsowimpyteacher.com\/2016\/03\/st-patricks-day-minute-to-win-it.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/www.notsowimpyteacher.com\/2016\/03\/st-patricks-day-minute-to-win-it.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/st-patricks-day-party-games-2104721\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.thespruce.com\/st-patricks-day-party-games-2104721<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Match 17th is St. Patrick\u2019s Day\u2014an event celebrated with parades, shamrocks, and green, well, pretty much green everything. 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