21 St. Patrick’s Day Activities for 3-Year-Olds

I love three-year-olds, they are one of my favorite ages to teach. These St. Patrick’s Day activities for 3-year-olds can easily work for older and even some younger children, but I know they are great activities for 3-year-olds. The themes that I have found work the best for this age group and this holiday are hunting for gold, treasure, and of course, finding magic four-leaf clovers. While I enjoy going deeper into the life of St.Patrick with older kids, I think of these activities as an introduction to the day and its more visual symbols like shamrocks, rainbows, and lucky gold!

 St. Patrick’s Day Activities for 3-year-olds

 

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin

Puffy Paint Shamrock

 

Trash Rainbow 

Shamrock Treats

Play Dough Rainbow Match

Marshmallow Shamrocks

Gold Dig Sensory Activity from Simple Play Ideas

Rolling Pin Shamrock Prints

Potato Print Shamrock

 

Cork Painted Rainbow

 

 

Lucky Gold Hunt

Marshmallow Rainbow Craft

Rainbow Gelatin Sensory Play

St. Patrick’s Day Sink & Float from Little Bins for Little Hands

 

 

 

Spin Art Shamrocks and Rainbows

St.Patrick’s Day LEGO Challenge

 

Comb Painted Rainbows

 

Texture Collage Shamrock 

Rainbow Bug Hunt

Leprechaun Gold Sensory Tub

Nature Rainbow 

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