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St. Patrick’s Day isn’t 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.
St. Patrick
St. Patrick’s Day originated as a day to celebrate St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who is credited with bringing the Christian faith to Ireland. Find a couple child friendly books about St. Patrick’s Day to introduce the reason behind the holiday to your child. Online encyclopedias are a great place to learn more about him.
Rainbows
Most people associate leprechauns with St. Patrick’s Day and associate rainbows and pots of gold with leprechauns. Use this opportunity to teach your preschooler about the science behind rainbows and the colors that make up a rainbow. If the weather is nice, go outside to show your preschooler how to make a rainbow with the water hose. Stand with your back to the sun and create a mist of water with the water hose. As the sun shines through the mist of water, a rainbow will appear. Bright Hub explains how rainbows are made and provides a few fun activities to make a rainbow with your preschooler. They even give an idea for a fun chalk activity to create a rainbow art piece!
Fine Motor Activities
Draw a shamrock outline on a sheet of green construction paper. Provide your preschooler with yellow or gold stickers to put on the outline of the shamrock. Pinching the stickers is a great fine motor activity and placing the stickers on the line is good for hand-eye coordination.
Grab some Froot Loops and yarn or a pipe cleaner. Invite your preschooler to help make a rainbow pattern and thread the cereal pieces onto the yarn or pipe cleaner. You can even make a nice fruity rainbow necklace to snack on later!
Letter Matching
Obtain some plastic gold coins and trace their shape onto a green sheet of paper. Write uppercase letters on the coins and lowercase letters on the circles on the paper. Allow your child to match the uppercase to the lowercase letters.
Hide the gold coins around your house and write hints for your preschooler from the leprechaun. Your preschooler is sure to enjoy hunting for the leprechaun’s gold and then placing the gold coins in alphabetical order!
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