St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, and it's the perfect time to create some fun memories with your little ones. To help your family celebrate, we’ve put together a list of 8 festive crafts and activities for preschoolers. No luck needed for these activities, just grab a green smock and get ready to craft with your little one! And remember, whether you’re crafting or playing, Radio Flyer is here to make every moment of your family’s adventure more fun!
1. Bubble Wrap Shamrock Craft
This St. Patrick’s Day craft for toddlers from Hand’s On As We Grow is a perfect way to combine sensory play and eco-friendly fun! Reuse bubble wrap from packaging to create a shamrock masterpiece. Simply have your little one paint the bubble wrap while a parent helps cut out the shamrock shape from paper. Press the painted bubble wrap onto the paper, and let your child enjoy the festive fun of creating a green St. Patrick's Day craft. It's green in more ways than one!
2. St. Patrick’s Day Writing Tray
This activity from Pocket of Preschool is great for little ones to practice writing while having some sensory fun. Fill a tray with green sprinkles or glitter and let your child trace letters or numbers through the shimmering green material. Shake the tray to erase and start over for endless creative fun! This is a perfect activity to set up in your home while your child imagines their next big adventure, whether it’s in a Radio Flyer wagon or exploring a shamrock-filled meadow!
3. Handprint Leprechaun Craft
Crafty Morning created a wonderful handprint leprechaun craft that helps capture your toddler’s memories of spring. Simply paint your child’s hand with colors to make the beard and face of a leprechaun, then have them stamp their handprints on paper. After that, they can add googly eyes, glittery hats, and even rainbows to create a custom character. The result? A craft worthy of being displayed on your fridge, ready to share with everyone on your next wagon ride!
4. Paper Plate Tambourines
This craft from Red Ted Art is not only fun to make but also fun to play with all day long! Using paper plates, glue, and something small for the inside (like beads, beans, or chocolate gold coins), you can create a tambourine that will bring music to your St. Patrick’s Day. Once the craft is dry, your little one can dance and sing along, using their tambourine to play tunes to their heart's content. For added fun, turn on your favorite Irish tunes and take a ride in the Atlas Stroll ‘N Wagon to get the whole family moving and grooving!
5. Creative Storytelling
Encourage creativity with a fun storytelling activity from PreKinders. Have your child imagine what they would wish for if they met a leprechaun, then write or draw their wishes. Take the fun outside and go on a family adventure, perhaps on a ride around the block on your Flyer Cruiser Step-Thru 2.0. Let the outdoors and the excitement of the holiday spark your child’s imagination to create the most magical St. Patrick’s Day story!
6. 3-D Shamrock Craft
Crafts By Amanda offers a fun 3-D shamrock craft that’s great for toddlers and older kids alike. Start by cutting a shamrock out of green construction paper, then have your little one crumple strips of green paper into small balls to glue on the shamrock. Older kids can create more intricate designs by looping tissue paper around a pencil for added flair. This festive craft can be made even more fun with a ride on their Flyer 20” Kids’ Bike to deliver the finished creations to friends and family!
7. St. Patrick’s Day Slime Activity
Little Bins for Little Hands offers a fantastic St. Patrick’s Day slime recipe. Make the slime as usual, adding gold glitter, green glitter, and maybe a few plastic gold coins for some festive fun. Little ones can count the gold coins as they play, and older kids can dive into the science behind the stretchy, gooey slime! This is a great sensory activity that will keep your little leprechauns busy before or after they hop onto their Inchworm for an adventure.
8. St. Patrick’s Day At-Home Parade
Here at Radio Flyer, we LOVE at-home parades! Create your own festive parade by decorating your Radio Flyer wagon with green and gold streamers, homemade signs, and banners. The 3-In-1 Off-Road EZ Fold Camo Wagon is already a vibrant green and is ready to roll through the neighborhood. Hop in, gather the family, and take a ride around the block to spread some St. Patrick’s Day cheer—or even chase a rainbow in hopes of finding a pot of gold!
If you tried any of these crafts and activities, post them on social media and tag @radioflyerinc! If you’re lucky, we might just repost your content!
