These St Patrick’s Day kid party ideas are fun for March party themes! Fun St Patrick’s Day games and leprechaun games, crafts and activities St Patrick’s Day ideas, green food ideas and other food for St Patrick’s Day party, and more — all great for St Patrick’s Day preschool party ideas, St Patrick’s Day class party ideas, or party at home for older ages or a sleepover to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!
Best St Patrick’s Day Kid Party Ideas
Whether you’re looking for St Patrick’s Day ideas for kindergarten, teen St Patricks Day party, or St Patrick’s Day birthday party ideas, you’ll find something on this list. Here’s host a kid-friendly St. Patrick’s Day party that they won’t forget — even fun for St Patrick’s Day activities for families!
How do you make St Patricks Day special for kids?
This holiday is really fun for a lot of different St Patrick’s Day kid activities and Irish themed party ideas!
St Patrick’s Day Kid Ideas:
- Play shamrock games
- Have a Saint Patrick’s Day theme (see out suggestions)
- Provide name tags and have everyone come up with their own silly leprechaun names
- Use Irish music for St Patricks Day music activities like musical chairs
- Play St Patrick’s Day charades
- Have St Patrick’s Day gross motor games like a fun leprechaun obstacle course
- Play rainbow party games
- Have a preschool leprechaun hunt outdoors (leave leprechaun clues for them to see!)
- Play minute to win it St Patrick’s Day games (great for St Patrick’s Day party for teenagers!)
- Have an Irish jig dance off
- Play catch the leprechaun game
- Learn traditional Irish party games and play Irish traditional games!
KEEP SCROLLING for the full St Pats party ideas for children (Irish party ideas), St Patrick Day party names theme, and even ideas for St Patrick’s Day party food. They’re fun St Patrick Day family activities ideas, too — enough to make St Patrick’s Day entertaining for everyone! See below for St Patrick themed party ideas!
Looking for St Patrick’s Day party theme ideas for children?
St Patrick’s Day Theme Ideas For Kids (St Patrick’s Day Party Name Ideas)
There are many fun themes for how to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with kids!
These are awesome St Patrick’s Day birthday party ideas for fun St Patricks Day party names, too!
St Patrick’s Day Party Names and Themes:
- Rainbows and Leprechauns
- Lucky Clover Day
- Pot O Gold Scavenger Hunt
- Rainbow Of Fun
- Emerald Extravaganza
- Luck of the Irish Party
- Shamrock Shenanigans
- Lucky Leprechauns
- Shamrock Soiree
You don’t necessarily need theme names for a St Paddys party ideas, but some people like to put them on invitations (like for a St Patrick’s Day themed birthday party).
If you’ve done fun St Patrick Day themes in the past, let us know and we’ll add it to our holiday list!
What to do for St Patricks day for little kids and St Patrick’s Day party ideas for preschoolers (littles party ideas for St Patrick’s Day)…
St Patrick’s Day Party Ideas For Toddlers (Best St Patrick Ideas For Younger Kids)
Preschoolers and toddlers can have fun at a St Patty’s party, too! Need toddler activities for St Patrick’s Day?
Try these St Patrick’s Day activities for 3 year olds or 2 year olds and preschoolers:
- Have a St Patrick’s themed sensory bin
- Dye Cheerios green and call them mini leprechaun donuts
- Have leprechaun party dress up
- Play with shamrock stampers
- Make a St Patrick’s Day leprechaun trap
- Make St Patrick’s Day toddler art with rainbow playdough
- Go on a backyard leprechaun hunt
- Make a leprechaun with these stickers
- Follow the leprechaun footprints to find out what’s at the end (make it something fun!)
Let us know your favorite ideas for a St Patrick’s Day party for younger kids and we’ll add them to our list!
ALSO CHECK OUT: MARCH PARTY THEMES
How Do You Throw A Great St Patrick’s Day Party?
Try these fun St Patrick’s Day party ideas for kids of all ages! Here are things to do on Saint Patrick’s Day, for a green party, and more St Patrick Day fun!
St Patrick’s Day Food Ideas for Kids
Add these easy St Patrick’s Day kid food ideas to your green leprechaun party — from healthy snacks to special treats!
Food Ideas for St Patrick’s Day Party:
- Leprechaun cookies
- Shamrock shakes
- Leprechaun punch (lemon and limeade with green sherbet in it)
- Green pasta
- Irish soda bread and honey dipping sauce
- Green Jell-O cups (great for St Patrick’s Day ideas for toddlers!)
- Lucky Charms rice crispy bars (use Lucky Charms cereal!)
- Leprechaun lemonade with rainbow ice cubes
- Shamrock salsa (green salsa) and chips
- Chocolate gold coins
- Healthy leprechaun hats snacks (kids will love)
- Rainbow fruit platter with gold tinted fruit dip at the end
- Green St Patrick’s Day parfait
- Rainbow cupcakes
- Pot of Gold at the end of the rainbow snacks
- Mini shamrock cakes
St Patrick’s Day Party Decorations Ideas
Have fun with these St Patricks Day party decoration tips for an easy St Patricks theme party!
St Patrick Party Ideas For Decorations:
- Shamrocks
- Rainbows
- Twinkle lights
- Green lights
- Gold coins and green coins
- Green and gold table cloth
- Fun St Patrick’s Day photo backdrop like this
- St Patricks Day photo props
- Inflatable rainbow (makes a fun entrance into the party!)
Also, you can come up with some leprechaun mischief ideas and place those sneaky leprechaun ideas around the party for kids to discover for fun St Patrick’s Day family activities.
Fun St. Patricks Day Party Favors
- Mini pots of gold like this for candies, stickers, and small party favors (if you need something bigger try these or these cute rainbow bags)
- Flashing shamrock rings
- St Patrick’s Day dress up items (this is a great set)
- Shamrock beads / green beads
- St Patrick’s Day stickers or temporary tattoos
- Shamrock glasses
- Shamrock pens
Let’s get to St Patrick party games and activities for kids!
Games For St Patrick’s Day and St Patrick’s Day Party Activities
We’ve listed a wide variety of games, some for younger kids, some teen games, St Patricks Day themed activities, day games, and even some that are good for St Patricks Day youth group games!
Here’s what to do for St Patrick’s Day, St Patrick’s party games, and fun activities for St Patrick’s Day for all ages!
Ideas for games for St Patrick’s Day party:
- Play leprechaun tag
- Play St Patrick’s Day beanbag toss like this
- Make a leprechaun hat craft
- Have a rainbow ring toss for rainbow themed party games
- Pin the hat on the leprechaun (this is a good St Patrick Day game for toddlers and preschoolers, too!)
- Make rainbow bracelets
- Go on a four leaf clover scavenger hunt
- Make a St Patrick’s Day craft crown
- Have a pot o gold scavenger hunt using these gold coins and baskets (kind of like an Easter egg hunt) and give out prizes
- Play St Patrick’s Day bingo (give out fun prizes for these bingo St Patricks Day games!)
- Provide a quiet corner craft table for fun crafts for St Patrick’s Day (it’s a great way for kids who may need some quiet to get away from the loud party for a bit)
- Paint a lucky Blarney Stone
- Have a color green photo scavenger hunt (great of tween games, teen games, or group youth games!)
Let us know your favorite Saint Patrick’s Day party ideas, St Patrick Day games, or St Patrick’s Day group activities and we’ll add them to our list of St Paddy’s Day party ideas!
Have the best St Patrick’s Day party ever!
