{"id":163000000098,"date":"2022-02-22T22:53:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T22:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/spring-west\/?p=163000000098"},"modified":"2022-02-22T22:53:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T22:53:38","slug":"fun-ways-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day-with-your-preschooler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/champions\/2022\/02\/22\/fun-ways-to-celebrate-st-patricks-day-with-your-preschooler\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick\u2019s Day with Your Preschooler"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-image wp-image--no-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-163000000099 \" src=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/champions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2022\/02\/st-patrick.jpg\" alt=\"Fun Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick\u2019s Day with Your Preschooler at Kids 'R' Kids Champions, preschool, daycare, childcare\" width=\"1000\" height=\"575\" \/><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Patrick\u2019s Day isn\u2019t as big of a holiday as Christmas or Easter, but there are plenty of activities to enjoy with your preschooler and ways to teach your preschooler about the holiday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Patrick<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland.\u00a0 He is credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland.\u00a0 Checkout some child friendly books from the library for your child to learn about St. Patrick and why we celebrate his life.\u00a0 You can read more about St. Patrick by searching online encyclopedias.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rainbows<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">St. Patrick\u2019s Day often brings thoughts of leprechauns, which brings thoughts of rainbows.\u00a0 This can be a great opportunity to introduce how rainbows are made to your preschooler.\u00a0 If the weather is sunny and warm enough to get wet, head outside to create a rainbow with the water hose.\u00a0 Stand with the sun behind you and create a mist with the hose.\u00a0 Your preschooler is sure to squeal with excitement as the sun shines through the mist and reveals a rainbow!\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brighthubeducation.com\/preschool-lesson-plans\/63698-rainbow-lesson-and-activities\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bright Hub explains<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> how rainbows are made and provides a few fun activities to make a rainbow with your preschooler.\u00a0 They even give an idea for a fun chalk activity to create a rainbow art piece!<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fine Motor Activities<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grab some round yellow or gold stickers, a sheet of green construction paper, and a black marker.\u00a0 Draw a shamrock shape on the paper and invite your preschooler to peel the stickers off and add them to the shamrock outline.\u00a0 This is a great fine motor activity and helps with hand-eye coordination.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Letter Matching<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obtain some plastic gold coins and trace their shape onto a green sheet of paper.\u00a0 Write uppercase letters on the coins and lowercase letters on the circles on the paper.\u00a0 Allow your child to match the uppercase to the lowercase letters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hide the gold coins around your house and write hints for your preschooler from the leprechaun.\u00a0 Your preschooler is sure to enjoy hunting for the leprechaun\u2019s gold and then placing the gold coins in alphabetical order!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you enjoyed this blog, please take a look at our school\u2019s<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kidsrkids.com\/champions\/blog\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> blog page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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