Posts Tagged "st. patrick’s day"

St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock Garden Craft for Kids

Your creative kiddo can craft their own garden filled with shamrocks. This St. Patrick's Day art activity is more than just a holiday project. Not only will your grade school-aged child create a cute St. Paddy's Day display, they'll also build math/geometry skills, fine motor abilities, creativity and more! Arts and Crafts Materials You'll Need White cards stock paperGreen crayons or markersScissorsA heart-shaped template or large cookie cutterClear-drying school glueTwigs or small sticksGreen crepe paperA paintbrushPacking tape How-To Art-Making Steps Create the shamrock's leaves. Help your child to trace hearts onto the card stock paper. They will need three hearts...

3 Shamrock Green St. Patrick’s Day Treat Ideas for Kids

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with green treats galore! If you're looking for your kiddo to help out in the kitchen, check out these holiday-themed recipe ideas. Not only are these goodies seasonal specialties, the activities behind them can help your child to learn about the science of colors, explore through their senses and build fine motor skills. Shamrock Green S'mores Turn the traditional dessert stack into a St. Paddy's Day sweet. Magically transform plain white marshmallows into shamrock green goodies. Start with a cup of your child's favorite green-colored powdered drink. Mix the powder with water, following the manufacturer's directions....

St. Patrick’s Day Upcyled Shamrock Collage Art for Kids

Kids can create cute St. Patrick Day crafts with recycled paper and paint! If you're looking for a fun-filled family holiday art activity, start with a whole-house paper scavenger hunt. Reuse child-friendly newspapers, magazines, worksheets or even old paper art projects. Gather the paper and get ready to upcycle it into a green shamrock-themed mini masterpiece. Arts and Crafts Materials You'll Need Recycled paper--Choose child, friendly types of paper/pictures. Look for options that have light colors or large solid areas.ScissorsCardboard--Upycle an old cereal, cracker, moving, electronics or other box.A markerClear-drying school glueGreen paint--Choose a few different shades or mix white...

St. Patrick’s Day Treats for Kids To Create

Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a family-friendly cooking activity! Your kids can help you out in the kitchen, creating holiday-themed treats for everyone in the family to eat. Don't worry if you're not a master baker. These sweet recipes are easy enough for anyone to create. Shamrock Cookies If you have a heart shaped cookie cutter, you can make shamrock cookies. How can you create shamrocks from hearts. Use refrigerated, ready-made cookie dough as a base. Roll out the dough and cut it with the heart-shaped mold. Place the hearts onto a greased cookie sheet, arranging them in groups of...

St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Cupcakes for Kids

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a cute cupcake kids’ cooking activity! Your kiddo can explore science, math and art—all while whipping up a batch of tasty holiday rainbow themed treats! Ingredients You’ll Need Your favorite cupcake recipe or boxed white cake mixFood coloringWhite frostingGreen sprinkles How-To Steps Mix the cake better. Let your child measure the ingredients. This helps them to better understand basic math concepts, such as numbers and quantities.Separate the batter into equal parts. Again, this also helps your child to explore math. Pour the batter into bowls. Add one to two drops of food coloring into each...

Green and Gold Glitter St. Patrick’s Day Art

Are you looking for a creative kids’ craft to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Check out this artsy activity that shines with a special lucky shamrock sparkle! Arts and Crafts Materials You’ll Need Cardboard-Reuse the front or side of an old box instead of buying new board.Green tempera paintA paintbrushClear-drying school glueGreen and gold glitterScissorsA marker How-To Art-Making Steps Draw an over-sized shamrock onto the cardboard. Make the shamrock as big as your child wants. If your child is struggling to create a shamrock shape, make a heart stencil or template from another piece of cardboard. Position the heart horizontally with...

3 Shamrock Art Activities for Kids

Decorate your home with a St. Patrick’s Day theme! Don’t worry if your holiday décor stash is depleted this year. Your creative kiddo can craft their own St. Patty’s decorations for this year’s family celebration. Check out these easy, artsy ideas that are perfect for kids of all ages. Shamrock Table Cloth Dress up a holiday table with this shamrock-covered covering. Reuse an old plain light-colored table cloth or a flat cotton bed sheet. Cut large-sized kitchen sponges into shamrock shapes. Draw a shamrock on the sponge with a permanent marker or use a template/stencil. Cut the shamrock out and...

St. Patrick’s Day Baking Ideas for the Whole Family

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a holiday themed treat! Your kids can help you to whip up these cute cupcakes, cookies and more. Share the sweets at a St. Patrick’s Day party, gift your BFF’s and family with the goodies or save for your holiday dinner dessert. Shamrock Cupcakes Draw a shamrock shape onto a piece of wax paper. Size the shamrock to make it fit perfectly on the top of a frosted cupcake. Cut the shamrock out. Frost your favorite flavor of cupcakes in white icing. Place the wax paper on top. Spoon green sprinkles onto the top. Remove...

St. Patrick’s Day Felt Rainbow Kids’ Craft

Are you looking for a cute kids' craft to celebrate St. Patrick's Day? This easy-to-make felt rainbow art activity can help your young child develop fine motor skills, learn about colors, problem solve and get creative. And the best part is, this craft is totally reusable. This means your child can create, take apart the rainbow and then start over again any time after the holiday. Arts and Crafts Materials You'll Need 1 8x10-inch or larger piece of white craft felt Cardboard- reuse an old box Scissors Colorful craft felt- choose one piece in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and...

St. Patrick’s Day Kids’ Party Ideas

Are you planning a St. Patrick's Day party for your child and their friends? If you're not sure where to start, check out these easy (and fun!) kids' holiday party ideas. Holiday Treats Serve the kids a buffet of shamrock-shaped baked goods. Make a cupcake cake in the form of shamrock, use green icing to draw shamrocks onto sugar cookies or make your very own pot of gold to fill with mini muffins. Holiday Eats Along with the sweet treats, give your guests plenty of holiday-themed healthy picks. Make a green salad with different types of lettuce, serve a patch...