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St. Patrick's Day Activities
Table of Contents

St. Patrick's Day Puzzles

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Poem by St. Patrick!

St. Patrick's Day Analogies

St. Patrick's Day Alliteration

St. Patrick's Day Onomatopoeia

Word Power

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You've got to do your own growing,
no matter how tall your grandfather was.
Irish Proverb

 

St. Patrick's Day Puzzles

Select the puzzle(s) you would like.
Click on PDF File.
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St. Patrick's Day Word Search for Young Ones PDF File
St. Patrick's Day Word Search for Older Students PDF File
St. Patrick's Day Maze for Younger Ones PDF File
St. Patrick's Day Maze Older Students PDF File

 

 

 

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May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow, and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.
Irish Blessing

St. Patrick's Day Coloring Pages

 
Color Irish Harp Musician PDF File Print and Color it !
Color Leprechaun and Pot of Gold PDF File Print and color it !
Color PDF File Print it !
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God of All
by St. Patrick

Our God is the God of all,
The God of heaven and earth,
Of the sea and the rivers;
The God of the sun and of the moon
And of all the stars;
The God of the lofty mountains
And of the lowly valleys.
He has His dwelling around heaven and earth,
And sea and all that is them His.

 

 

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St. Patrick's Day Analogies

Complete the following analogies.  For analogy help, click here.

 

John Wycliff is to Reformation Day as Patrick is to .

Heart is to Valentine's Day as shamrock is to .

Persistence is to Christopher Columbus as courageousness is to .

Duty is to good citizenship as cheerful service is to .

 

Click here for St. Patrick's Day Analogy Answers

 

 

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St. Patrick's Day Alliteration

 

Alliteration is a lot of fun and great for long car rides.  For alliteration help, click here.

 

Example:
Persevering patient Pastor Patrick preached to parasitic parroting pagans.

Do your own St. Patrick's Day Alliteration for Patrick, advance, Wales, Ireland, Europe, Christian, believers

 

Hint:

If you have difficulty creating alliteration phrases, try the formula below ...

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

Adjective

Adjective

Adjective

Noun

Verb

Adjective
/ Adverb

Noun

 

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St. Patrick's Day Onomatopoeia Activities

Remember:  Onomatopoeia = Words that imitate sounds or sounds that are linked with objects. In short, literary sound effects.
(from Greek = name-making)

Pronounced:  on-o-mat-o-PEE-a

Quick ... what sound ...

What sound do you hear when a child finally figures out how to play a penny whistle?
What sound is heard when a family joins in to dance a jig?
What sound do you hear when a family sits down to eat a St. Patrick's Day dinner?
What sound is heard when a family prepares a St. Patrick's Day dinner?
What sound do you hear when a parent tells their child(ren) of how Patrick used a clover to teach the Trinity?
What sound is heard when a family prays for their family and country?

 

 

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Word Power

 

Anagrams

Anagrams = An anagram is a rearrangement of the letters of one word to form another word or phrase.

Example:  The word salvation may be rearranged into the phrase A vital Son.

Get a three minute egg timer.

See how many three, four , five and six letter words can you make out of the following words in three minutes ...

 

Ireland ?

Shamrock ?

Patrick?

 

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St. Patrick's Day Analogy Answers
John Wycliff is to Reformation Day as Patrick is to St. Patrick's Day; Heart is to Valentine's Day as shamrock is to St. Patrick's Day; Persistence is to Christopher Columbus as courageousness is to St. Patrick; Duty is to good citizenship as cheerful service is to Christians.

 

 

 

 

Word Power Answers

Ireland

Shamrock

Patrick

 

 

 

Ireland


3-letter
words

aid, ail, air, ale, and, are, den, die, din, ear, end, ire, lad, lea, lid, lie, nil, ran, red, rid
 


4-letter words
dale, dare, deal, dean, dear, dine, dire, earl, earn, idle, Iran, laid, lair, land, lane, lard, lead, lean, lend, liar, lied, nail, near, nerd, raid, rail, rain, read, real, rein, rend, ride, rile, rind


5-letter words
drain, idler, laden, Laird, lands, learn, riled

 


 

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Shamrock

3-letter words
arc, ark, arm, cam, car, ham, has, mar, oak, oar, orc, ram


4-letter words
arcs, arks, arms, cams, cars, cash, cask, char, cork, cram, hack, hams, hark, harm, hock, mark, mars, mash, mock, oaks, oars, orcs, rack, rams, rash, roam, rock, sack, scam, scar, sham, sock,


5-letter words
crams, charm, chars, corks, hacks, harks, harms, hocks, march, marks, mocks, racks, rams, roams, rocks, sacks, scams, shack, shark, shock, smack, smock, socks


6-letter words
charms

 


 

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Patrick


3-letter words

air, art, cap, car, cat, kit, par, pat, pit, rap, rat, rip, tap, tar, tic, tip


4-letter words
cart, pack, pact, park, part, pick, rack, tack, tarp, tars tick, trap, trip


5-letter words
prick, track, trick

 

 

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Arts and Crafts
Table of Contents

Larry the Leprechaun

Shamrock Scriptures

Mobiles

Potato Stamp

Posters 
 

 

 

Larry the Leprechaun

1. Color Larry the Leprechaun's body, hands, and shoes.
2. Cut out Larry the Leprechaun's body, hands, and shoes.
3. Legs:  Cut strips of green construction paper.
                Fold the green construction paper strips accordion or fan style.
4. Arms:  Cut strips of orange construction paper.
                  Fold the orange construction paper strips accordion or fan style.
5. Glue arms and legs to body and let dry.

Larry the Leprechaun may be used simply for decoration on your dining room table, throughout your home or sent to favorite grandparents, aunts/uncles, ministers, missionaries and friends.  He may also be used for making posters (see below).

 

Larry the Leprechaun Template PDF File Print it !

 

 

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Shamrock Scriptures and more
Shamrock/Irish Hat/Pot O'Gold Scriptures may be used in a variety of ways.  

 

1)  Posters
Make a poster entitled Happy St. Patrick's Day with bright and colorful markers.  Be sure to use orange and green markers!  Glue Larry the Leprechaun on the poster with your Shamrock Scriptures all around him.

 

2)  Cards
Print off the template below and cut out the Shamrock Scriptures.  Glue the Shamrock Scriptures to larger green and orange shamrocks made out of construction paper.  Give your creation to your grandparents, aunts/uncles, preacher or mail it to a missionary to let them know you are thinking of them.

 

3)  Decorations
Tack your Shamrock/Irish Hat/Pot O'Gold Scriptures to your bulletin board, place on your refrigerator, or adorn the walls of your child's bedroom or the walls throughout your home.  With orange and green ribbon, hang them off of your car's rear view mirror!  Decorate your windows so others may enjoy your Shamrock/Irish Hat/Pot O'Gold Scriptures.

 

Shamrock Scriptures Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger shamrocks to make green or orange
    shamrocks to glue your Shamrock Scripture on to along with a     blank Shamrock Scripture
Irish Hat Scriptures Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger shamrocks to make green or orange
    shamrocks to glue your Shamrock Scripture on to along with a     blank Shamrock Scripture
Pot O'Gold Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger pot to make green or orange
    pots to glue your Pot O'Gold Scripture pots and blank Pot     O'Gold Scripture pots

 

 

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Mobiles

1)  Rainbow Mobile

a)  Print off, color, and cut out the Rainbow template for the base of your rainbow mobile.
b)  Make three (3) small holes on the bottom of each of the two clouds.
c)  Print off, color, and cut either the Irish Hat Scriptures or the Shamrock Scriptures punching holes at the top of each.
d)  Using green and orange ribbon connect your Irish Hat Scriptures/Shamrock Scriptures to your rainbow base.
e)  Hang your Rainbow Mobile over the dining room table or present to grandparents, aunts/uncles, the preacher, or send to a missionary.

 

2)  Pot O'Gold Mobile

a)  Print off, color, and cut out the Pot O'Gold template for the base of your Pot O'Gold mobile.
b)  Make several small holes on the bottom of your Pot O'Gold.
c)  Print off, color, and cut either the Scripture Coins, Irish Hat Scriptures or the Shamrock Scriptures punching holes at the top of each.
d)  Using green and orange ribbon connect your Irish Hat Scriptures/Shamrock Scriptures to your Pot O'Gold base.
e)  Hang your Pot O'Gold Mobile over the dining room table or present to grandparents, aunts/uncles, the preacher, or send to a missionary.

Would you like scripture on treasures?   If so, click here

 

3)  Irish Hat Mobile

a)  Make Larry the Leprechaun base of your mobile.  
b)  Punch several small holes on Larry the Leprechaun.
c)  Print off, color and cut out Shamrock Scriptures, Pot O'Gold Scriptures and Irish Hat Scriptures.
d)  Using green and orange ribbon connect your Irish Hat Scriptures/Shamrock Scriptures/Pot O'Gold to your Larry the Leprechaun base.
e)  Hang your Larry the Leprechaun Mobile over the dining room table or present to grandparents, aunts/uncles, the preacher, or send to a missionary.

 

4)  Where Your Treasure Is Mobile

a)  Print off, color, and cut out the Rainbow template for the base of your mobile.
b)  Make several small holes on the bottom of your rainbow clouds.
c)  Print off, color, and cut the Coin Scriptures punching holes at the top of each.
d)  Using green and orange ribbon connect your Coin Scriptures Templates to your Rainbow base.
e)  Hang your Where Your Treasure Is Mobile over the dining room table or present to grandparents, aunts/uncles, the preacher, or send to a missionary.

 

Templates


Rainbow Template PDF File Print it !
You may want to clue this template on to construction paper or cardboard.
 
Cloud Scriptures PDF File Print it! 
Includes template for larger clouds to make green or orange clouds to glue your Cloud Scriptures on to along with a blank Cloud Scripture templates
 
Shamrock Scriptures Template PDF File Print it !
Includes template for larger shamrocks to make green or orange shamrocks to glue your Shamrock Scripture on to along with a blank Shamrock Scripture templates
 
Pot O'Gold Base PDF File Print It 
You may want to clue this template on to construction paper or cardboard.
 
Pot O'Gold Template PDF File Print it !
Includes template for larger pot to make green or orange pots to glue your Pot O'Gold Scripture pots and blank Pot O'Gold Scripture pot templates
 
Irish Hat Scriptures Template PDF File Print it !
Includes template for larger Irish Hats to make green or orange hats to glue your Scripture Irish Hats on to along with blank Irish Scripture hat templates
 
Scripture Coin Template PDF File Print it !
Includes template for larger coins to make green or orange coins to glue your Coin Scriptures on to along with blank Coin Scripture templates

 

 

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Potato Stamp

You will be making two potato stamps out of one potato!

1)  Take a raw potato and cut in half.
2)  Using the shamrock templates above, with a knife trace the shamrock on the cut end of the potato.  
3)  Do the same thing with the other half of the potato.  
4)  Dip each of your shamrock potatoes in orange and green paint and stamp onto a poster board or on to paper to make an I'm Thinking of You on St. Patrick's Day card.

 

 

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Posters

Make a posters entitled Happy St. Patrick's Day with bright and colorful markers.  Be sure to use orange and green markers!  

Shamrock Scriptures Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger shamrocks to make green or orange
    shamrocks to glue your Shamrock Scripture on to along with a     blank Shamrock Scripture
Irish Hat Scriptures Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger shamrocks to make green or orange
    shamrocks to glue your Shamrock Scripture on to along with a     blank Shamrock Scripture
Pot O'Gold Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger pot to make green or orange
    pots to glue your Pot O'Gold Scripture pots and blank Pot     O'Gold Scripture pots


1)  Larry the Leprechaun Poster
Glue Larry the Leprechaun on the poster with your Shamrock Scriptures/Irish Hat Scriptures/Pot O'Gold all around him.  You may even want to stamp orange and green shamrocks on your poster with your Potato Stamps!

 

2)  Pot O'Gold Poster
Glue the large Pot O'Gold base for the mobile on the poster with your Shamrock Scriptures/Irish Hat Scriptures/Pot O'Gold all around him.  You may even want to stamp orange and green shamrocks on your poster with your Potato Stamps!

Pot O'Gold PDF File Print It

3)  Rainbow and Pot O'Gold Poster
Glue the large Rainbow and Pot O'Gold bases for the mobile on the poster with your Shamrock Scriptures/Irish Hat Scriptures/Pot O'Gold all around him.  You may even want to stamp orange and green shamrocks on your poster with your Potato Stamps!

 

4)  Where Your Treasure Is Poster

Entitle your poster either (a)  Where Your Treasure Is or (b) Pennies from Heaven.  Glue Rainbow template for the mobile base on the poster.  Glue Scripture Clouds at the top of the poster.  Toward the bottom of the poster glue the large Pot O'Gold mobile base.  Artistically scatter Scripture coins around the Pot O'Gold.  You may even want to stamp orange and green shamrocks on your poster with your Potato Stamps!

 

 

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St. Patrick's Day Games
Table of Contents

Concentration

Flashcards

Orange and Green

Where Your Treasure Is

 

 

Games

Concentration

Print off two (2) sets of the Shamrock Scriptures template below and cut out the Shamrock Scriptures or Irish Hat Scriptures.  Glue the Shamrock Scriptures or Irish Hat Scriptures to larger green or orange shamrocks/hats made out of construction paper.  Lay your Shamrock Scriptures or Irish Hat Scriptures on the dining room table or living room floor upside down so you cannot see the scripture verses.  Try to remember where the matching pair is to the Scripture verse you turned over!  The person that wins dances a jig.

Shamrock Scriptures Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger shamrocks to make green or orange
    shamrocks to glue your Shamrock Scripture on to along with a     blank Shamrock Scripture
Irish Hat Scriptures Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger shamrocks to make green or orange
    shamrocks to glue your Shamrock Scripture on to along with a     blank Shamrock Scripture
Pot O'Gold Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger pot to make green or orange
    pots to glue your Pot O'Gold Scripture pots and blank Pot     O'Gold Scripture pots

 

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Flashcards

Print off the Shamrock Scriptures or Irish Hat Scriptures template below and cut out them out.  Glue the Shamrock Scriptures or Irish Hat Scriptures to larger green or orange shamrocks or Irish Hats made out of construction paper.  Lay your Shamrock Scriptures or Irish Hat Scriptures on the dining room table or living room floor upside down so you cannot see the scripture verses.  Try to remember where the matching pair is to the Scripture verse you turned over!  The person that wins dances a jig!

 

Shamrock Scriptures Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger shamrocks to make green or orange
    shamrocks to glue your Shamrock Scripture on to along with a     blank Shamrock Scripture
Irish Hat Scriptures Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger shamrocks to make green or orange
    shamrocks to glue your Shamrock Scripture on to along with a     blank Shamrock Scripture
Pot O'Gold Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger pot to make green or orange
    pots to glue your Pot O'Gold Scripture pots and blank Pot     O'Gold Scripture pots

 

 

 

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Orange and Green (Hot and Cold)

Print off the Shamrock Scripture template below and cut out only one Shamrock Scripture.  Glue the Shamrock Scriptures to larger green or orange shamrock made out of construction paper.  Select a person to be "it" with everyone else leaving the room.  After the person that is "it" hides the Shamrock Scriptures in the room, s/he will call in the rest of the family/friends.  The object of Orange and Green is to find the Shamrock Scripture.  The person that is "it" will guide family/friends to the hidden Shamrock Scripture by saying "ORANGE" if the person is close to the object and "GREEN" if family and friends are far away from the Shamrock Scripture.  The person that finds the Shamrock Scripture dances a jig and becomes "it"!

Alternate:  Hide several orange and green Shamrock Scriptures and proceed with the game as described above.

 

Shamrock Scriptures Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger shamrocks to make green or orange
    shamrocks to glue your Shamrock Scripture on to along with a     blank Shamrock Scripture
Irish Hat Scriptures Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger shamrocks to make green or orange
    shamrocks to glue your Shamrock Scripture on to along with a     blank Shamrock Scripture
Pot O'Gold Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger pot to make green or orange
    pots to glue your Pot O'Gold Scripture pots and blank Pot     O'Gold Scripture pots

 

 

Where Your Treasure Is

Print off the Pot O'Gold template below and cut out only one Pot O'Gold Scripture.  Glue the Pot O'Gold Scriptures to larger green or orange pot o'gold made out of construction paper.  Select a person to be "it" with everyone else leaving the room.  After the person that is "it" hides the Pot O'Gold Scriptures in the room, s/he will call in the rest of the family/friends.  The object of Where Your Treasure Is is to find the Pot O'Gold Scripture.  The person that is "it" will guide family/friends to the hidden Shamrock Scripture by saying "ORANGE" if the person is close to the object and "GREEN" if family and friends are far away from the Shamrock Scripture.  The person that finds the Pot O'Gold Scripture dances a jig and becomes "it"!

Alternate:  Hide several orange and green Pot O'Gold Scriptures and proceed with the game as described above.

 

 

Pot O'Gold Scriptures Template PDF File Print it !
    includes template for larger pot to make green or orange
    pots to glue your Pot O'Gold Scripture pots and blank Pot     O'Gold Scripture pots

 

 

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