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Leprechaun Craft with Woven Beard

by Angela Thayer Leave a Comment

St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner! If you're looking for an adorable leprechaun craft, I've got the perfect one for you! You only need paper and two googly eyes for this craft! Not only is this craft so happy and bright, but it's also a fun project to improve fine motor skills. Weaving the paper in and out is great for improving fine motor skills and it looks really neat when you're done! Supplies for Leprechaun Craft Weave Beard Template Cardstock: orange, brown, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Holidays Tagged With: fine motor skills, leprechaun, st. patrick's day

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin

by Angela Thayer 2 Comments

March is around the corner, so it's the perfect time to start making a St. Patrick's Day sensory bin! We made one this week and it's simple, yet so fun. I'm also sharing an easy math activity using plastic gold coins. Materials for St. Patrick's Day Sensory Bin dried split peas white rice gold paint Ziplock bag tray lined with wax paper plastic gold coins (found at Hobby Lobby) large bin little cauldrons (found at Target) I first colored the rice. All I did … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Sensory Play Tagged With: sensory bins, sensory play, st. patrick's day

St. Patrick’s Day Printables for Preschoolers

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

I'm so excited to share with you my St. Patrick's Day Printables for Preschoolers today! In this packet, you'll find practice on the alphabet, early literacy skills, scissor skills, lacing, numbers, patterns, finding differences, and more! Here's a little peek of what's in the packet... There's practice with filling in the missing alphabet letter. If writing letters is too hard for your preschooler, there's another page with the option to trace the letter. Lacing is an excellent … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Preschool, Printables Tagged With: st. patrick's day

15 St. Patrick’s Day Activities

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

St. Patrick's day Activities

Happy March! The saying is always true for us in Iowa. March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. We are dreaming of some warmer temperatures! Today I have some fun St. Patrick's Day activities to share with you! This holiday is actually to celebrate the legend of St. Patrick. He was an amazing missionary and spread Christianity throughout Ireland. On the first link below, you'll find a free printable for kids that explains who St. Patrick was and why we even celebrate this day. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Preschool Tagged With: st. patrick's day

The Legend of St. Patrick – Printable Booklet

by Angela Thayer 12 Comments

Legend of St. Patrick

St. Patrick's Day is around the corner and I have a new printable to share with you! Do you know the real reason we celebrate this holiday? Most of the time, we talk about the color green, rainbows, and leprechauns. However, this holiday is to celebrate the legend of St. Patrick. He was an amazing missionary and spread Christianity throughout Ireland. Here are some facts about St. Patrick that I thought were fascinating: St. Patrick was captured at age 16 and was sold into slavery in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kindergarten, Preschool, Printables, Spring Activities Tagged With: st. patrick's day

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bottle

by Angela Thayer 9 Comments

It's March and time to share a new sensory bottle! This month's theme is the color green and St. Patrick's Day.  I wanted to make this bottle simple, so I filled it with just a few materials. Here's what I used: Voss water bottle green shamrock beads (I actually cut apart a shamrock necklace from the Dollar Store) 2 green applesauce pack lids green beads a couple green pom poms Baby Lincoln is now 7 months old and sitting up. This was the first time he played with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baby Activities, Sensory Play Tagged With: sensory bottle, st. patrick's day

5 Rainbow Activities for Preschoolers

by Angela Thayer Leave a Comment

March is here and that means St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner. Shamrocks and leprechauns are fun, but I really love rainbows for this holiday! Today, I'm sharing our favorite rainbow activities for toddlers and preschoolers. 1. Play with Rainbow Moldable Sand for a sensory activity! It feels like kinetic sand and you can mold it into shapes. 2. Make Rainbow Spaghetti Noodles and either play with them in a sensory bin or make shapes with them using the free printable in this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Preschool, Sensory Play, Spring Activities Tagged With: rainbows, st. patrick's day

Addition Game with Gold Coins

by Angela Thayer 6 Comments

Do your kids like to play games? Mine sure do! Anytime we get a game out, they can't wait to play. The game I'm sharing with you today practices addition skills. This game is perfect for preschoolers or kindergarteners who are starting to learn addition facts. In this addition game, children will look at an addition equation, place the coins in the box, and then count the coins to figure out the sum. This activity helps kids practice the following skills: counting number … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kindergarten, Math, Preschool Tagged With: addition, math game, st. patrick's day

Rainbow Pasta Craft

by Angela Thayer 1 Comment

We are so ready for spring! After this long dreary winter in the Midwest, I am yearning for color!! To brighten up the day, we made a rainbow pasta craft! March is around the corner, so it is a great craft for St. Patrick's Day. To start, we gathered colored pasta from our various sensory bins. If you want to learn the easy way to color pasta, you can visit this post. Now I know that there are technically 7 colors in the rainbow, but getting the color indigo was tricky. Since indigo and blue are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crafts, Holidays, Spring Activities Tagged With: letter r, rainbow, sensory bin, st. patrick's day

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Tub

by Angela Thayer 14 Comments

Over the weekend, we made a St. Patrick's Day Sensory Tub. It was a lot of fun for the boys and I'm eager to show you how to make it! Here's what I used: *white rice *dry green peas *green feathers *green pipe cleaners (I twisted them to look like 4-leaf clovers) *green puff ball string (from Michaels) The only thing missing were gold coins. I would've loved for the boys to try to find gold coins in the rice mixture, but I went to four stores and couldn't find any! Does anyone know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Holidays, Sensory Play, Spring Activities Tagged With: sensory bin, st. patrick's day

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