St. Patrick’s Day Name Craft For Kids [Free Template]

Kids love celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by wearing green and learning about the folklore of the Irish. One of our favorites is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Another great way to celebrate and learn at the same time is with this St. Patrick’s Day name craft. Kids of all ages will find their own pot of gold at the end of the rainbow when they make this festive craft!

They’ll create some fun art to decorate for the holiday and practice spelling their name by arranging the gold coins that spilled out of their pot of gold.

Our pots of gold are overflowing with some more St. Patrick’s Day crafts and activities. Add these projects and fun activities to your child’s day for even more holiday learning!

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Pot Of Gold Name Craft

Use our editable name craft rainbow PDF to spell out your child’s name on the coins. Then, your kids can practice letter recognition when they arrange the letters in the correct order to spell their names. Alternatively, kids can write their names on blank coins.

Read on below for our instructions on how easy it is to make this name craft with your kids or students. 

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Pot of gold template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Directions

Start by downloading the template and printing it out. Once the template is printed, gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this craft to life!

First, guide your child to glue the rainbow rectangles to the top and middle of the blue background paper.

Now, help your child to place the gold coin piece at the bottom of the rainbow pieces and glue it down.

Glue the pot of gold cut right at the front and bottom of the gold coin piece.

Next, encourage your child to spell out your child’s name along the bottom of the pot using the gold coins.

Isn’t this such a cute idea? Be sure to check out our other name crafts while you’re here!

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St. Patrick’s Day Ideas For Kids

Keep having holiday fun with the kids by adding in some more St. Patrick’s Day ideas. With these fun crafts and activities, kids will stay occupied learning and having fun celebrating St. Patty’s Day.

Read on below for some of our favorites your kids are sure to love.

St. Patrick’s Day Books For Kids

Pete The Cat: The Great Leprechaun Chase is a must-have for Pete the Cat fans! Join Pete as he tries to catch an elusive leprechaun.

How To Catch A Leprechaun is a silly book that’s, you guessed it, about catching a leprechaun! Please read this book and let your kiddos build their trap and start a family tradition.

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Clover is another book kids can’t get enough of. See what the old lady is doing this St. Patrick’s Day!

Need more book suggestions? Check out our favorite leprechaun books for kids!

St. Patrick’s Day Crafts For Kids

Baby Yoda Leprechaun Craft – Calling all Star Wars fans! Baby Yoda is ready for St. Patrick’s Day decked out in his green leprechaun attire ready to spread a little luck your way. The best part? Your kids will love to make this fun and easy craft to celebrate the holiday!

Pot of Gold Card Craft – Kids can send someone they love a pot of gold this St. Patrick’s Day. They’ll make this fun craft with a handful of supplies, and brighten someone’s day with a handwritten note inside. Have your kindergarten students or young children make this fun St. Patrick’s Day craft for someone special!

Shamrock Preschool Craft – Looking for some cute shamrock crafts? If so, your little ones will love making this fun and whimsical St. Patricks Day craft! They’ll get into the holiday spirit by creating their lucky four-leaf clover and seeing it come to life with their bendable arms and legs!

Leprechaun Headband Craft – Get your little leprechauns ready to use their imaginations and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with this fun headband. The free printable comes with either a craft version where kids glue the pieces together or a black-and-white version to color in and assemble.

St. Patricks Day Activities For Kids

During the month of March, set aside time for learning with these St. Patrick’s Day cutting practice worksheets. They’re the perfect way for kids to develop scissor skills and have fun at the same time. Each page is St. Patty’s Day themed and will keep kids interested in completing each activity.

Try this Shamrock Leprechaun Craft

Looking for a no-prep activity to keep the kiddos off their screens? Then check out these St. Patrick’s Day color by number free printables. Kids will be able to practice number recognition, color recognition, and fine motor skills when they color.

These St Patrick’s Day activities are filled with four fun coloring pages kids will love to complete. 

Coloring is a great way for kids to refine their fine motor skills as they grip the crayons and stay within the lines. They think they’re just having fun, but we know the benefits! Print these leprechaun coloring pages that have five different designs for kids to color this St. Patrick’s Day.

From art to math, these St. Patrick’s Day do a dot printables are filled with so much fun that will get kids learning. This set will help kids with letter recognition, numbers, counting, graphing, and so much more. Download this set of 27 pages for some fun St. Patrick’s Day themed learning!

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