After searching long and hard on the internet to try and find some fun St. Patrick’s Day party games for kids, I ended up making my own. Here are the games we are going to be playing at my 4 year old son’s St. Patrick’s Day party this year. They are all kid tested and approved!
Here is the set up for the St. Patrick’s Day party. You can find more details and recipes for the party here
Here are the fun games we will be playing!
1. Straw and Coin game
Supplies
1. straws
2. plastic coins
3. bucket or container
Play
Have a set amount of coins next to the cup. Have the kids one at a time use the straw to suck in air and lift the coin off the ground and drop it into the cup. If you want, you can set a one minute timer for each kid. If they can complete the task in a minute, they get a prize!
2. Lucky Charms Puzzle
Supplies
1. Lucky Charms cereal box
2. scissors
Play
Cut out front of Lucky Charms box into a puzzle
Have kids see if they can put puzzle together one at a time in a minute
3. Lucky Coin Toss
Supplies
1. Poster Board
2. glue
3. Coins
Play
Have kids stand behind a line
Have kids try to drop coins in the center circle. If they can make it in 3 tries they get a prize.
4. Treasure hunt
Supplies
1. Construction paper
2. prizes for each child
Play
Cut out shamrocks on construction paper. write clues on all of the shamrocks. Hide the shamrocks, and hide the prize. The kids will figure out the clues and find the treasure at the end!
Here is the Treasure
Other games we will be playing
1. Musical statues
2. Duck Duck Goose
3. Color game
4. gumball shaker game
5. Booty shaker game
6. Scavenger hunt