Kid-Friendly Crafts and Recipes to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
Get the kids excited about St. Patrick’s Day with these quick and easy craft and recipe ideas.
For more ways to celebrate, read Atlanta Parent’s list of St. Patrick’s Day parades and festivals in Atlanta and beyond.
Bright Green Smoothie
Naturally sweet, nutritious, and green! In a blender, combine 1 1/2 cups fresh spinach, 1/4 cup frozen pineapple, 1/2 cup frozen mango, one large banana, and one cup of orange juice. Blend until smooth. Source: weelicious.com
Leprechaun-Spotting Binoculars
Spotting leprechauns is a demanding job! You’ll need: empty cardboard tubes or juice boxes, green paper, pipe cleaners, string, tape and glitter glue. If using juice boxes, open the ends and shape them into a cylinder. Cover each tube with construction paper. Cut pipe cleaners to fit around each opening and glue them in place. Decorate the outside of the binoculars with more glitter glue. Tape the tubes together, and attach the string. Source: juicyjuice.com
Green Mac & Cheese
What kid doesn’t love macaroni and cheese? Adding fresh spinach, broccoli and peas takes it up a notch – perfect for a St. Patrick’s Day dinner. Developed by cookbook author Catherine McCord, you can find full instructions for this cheesy treat at weelicious.com.
Felt Shamrock Puppets
Create these cute puppets using supplies you probably have in your crafting stash: felt, craft sticks, and assorted decorations. Cut shamrock shapes from green felt and add eyes, nose, and a smile. Glue the shapes to craft sticks and let them dry, then tie a ribbon around the shamrock “stem.” Source: typicallysimple.com
St. Paddy’s Juicy Boxes
These fun juice boxes will be a hit with kids! You’ll need construction paper in black, green and yellow, juice boxes and tape. Cut green construction paper to fit around each juice box and tape in place. Cut a black belt shape to fit around the box and tape in place. Cut a buckle from yellow paper and tape to the front of the box. Source: juicyjuice.com
Lucky Leprechaun Photo Props
Get ready for a photoshoot with this interactive craft. You’ll need construction paper in a variety of colors, glue or tape and wooden craft sticks or popsicle sticks. Sketch the shapes of your choice and cut them out. Glue or tape the pieces together and attach the cutouts securely to the sticks. Let the Leprechaun fun begin! Source: juicyjuice.com
Spinach & White Grape Frozen Pops
Serve a delicious green dessert! Blend 1 c. fresh spinach, 1 c. frozen pineapple, 1 c. frozen green grapes, 1 banana and 1 c. Juicy Juice 100% Juice, White Grape in a blender until smooth. Pour into frozen pop molds, and freeze for one hour. Insert wooden sticks into the mold to freeze for four hours overnight. Source: juicyjuice.com
Little Lucky PB&J Coins and Leprechaun Toast
Use Wonder Bread to make these recipes. Cutting out small circles of Classic White Bread, spread with PB&J, top with another circle, seal edges, and roll in green sprinkles. Toast Butterbread. Spread mashed avocado over the bread, and use veggies, like cherry tomatoes or cucumber slices, to create a leprechaun hat or shamrock. Source: wonderbread.com
