Precut shamrock shape out of coffee filters. Mix water and yellow food coloring and place mixture in a baby food jar. Do the same for blue. Let the children use eyedroppers to drip colors on the filter shape.

The colors will run together and make beautiful shamrocks.

Let the children draw a face on the shamrock and add accordion fold arms and legs.

On St. Patrick’s Day the leprechaun is very mischievous. He upsets chairs while children are outside playing, walks through the jello, and dyes the mashed potatoes light green. To help him keep out of mischief we make leprechaun ladders for him to play on. Stringing shamrocks alternately with snips of straws. Hang from ceiling or windows.

1. Draw a shamrock that is about 6 inches in diameter. This will be the face of your buddy.
2. Using crayons draw a face on the shamrock. Be creative. Have fun with it.

   strips that are 6 inches in length and 1 inch in width. These will be your buddy’s arms and legs.

3. Fold each strip like a fan- folding forward and back. It should have an accordion look to it when you are done. Do this to each strip.
4. Attach the strips with the glue stick. The 4 inch strips are your buddy’s arms and the 6 inch strips are the legs.

1. Melt some paraffin inside a can placed in a pan of hot water (on the stove).
2. Glue stickers, cutouts, shamrock shaped confetti, etc.to a pillar candle….brush the melted paraffin over these shapes.
3. Tie an appropriate ribbon around the middle of the candle.
4. Paint the saucer of a terra cotta pot white and decorate the saucer the same as you did the candle for the holder…remember to block the hole.

1. Paint the paper plate and the outside of the cup green. Once the paint is dry, glue the cup upside down in the center of the bottom of the paper plate.
2. Cut a piece of black construction paper 1 inch thick and long enough to wrap around the cup where it is glued onto the paper plate. This will be the band on the hat. Glue it into place. You can also cut out a small yellow buckle for the hat band if you like.
3. Using the hole punch make a hole on both sides of the “hat” so that you can attach the yarn to make a tie for the hat. After making the holes, measure yarn an appropriate length for the particular child. Run it through each hole and tie a knot on the end so it will stay in the hole. To wear the hat tie using the yarn ties under the child’s chin.

Cover an ice cream cone with pink frosting. Let the kids decorate with candy hearts, red hots, sprinkles, and other delicious candies!