St. Patrick’s Day crafts, recipes, and book ideas!
Our family has quite a bit of Irish in our background, so we enjoy celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in March. Besides, March seems like the perfect time to celebrate all things green!
At the beginning of the month, we read a few of our favorite books about St. Patrick’s Day and Ireland. We almost always plan to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day (just for fun), and we also plan a special meal and dessert.
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St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
I’ve gathered up a few of the cutest St. Patrick’s Day crafts. We’ll probably make several of them this year.
This Tissue Covered Shamrock Craft from Love to Laugh and Learn is simple and cute:
These Watercolor Shamrock Clover Cards from Hello, Wonderful are created with a neat color mixing technique:
These Four-Leaf Clover Stamps are made from toilet paper rolls!
And I love these Simple 3D Paper Shamrocks by Red Ted Art:
St. Patrick’s Day Decor
I’ve always been drawn to more natural decor. The decor ideas below feature Mason jars, flowers, and other natural elements.
These green vintage style Ball Mason jars are perfect for St. Patrick’s Day decor! They’re such a beautiful green color!
This Easy Spring Centerpiece by Cottage at the Crossroads is so lovely!
I love the natural look of this Easy Potted Clover:
Isn’t this the cutest thing you’ve ever seen?! This Ireland in a Jar by Sadie Seasongoods uses a vintage mason jar and tiny felted sheep!
This Thrifty Hurricane Tutorial by Two Twenty One shows you how to make an adorable centerpiece featuring green split peas:
St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
For St. Patrick’s Day dinner, we like to have Corned Beef and Cabbage. So delicious! I may try this Crock-Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage recipe this year. Here’s a photo from our meal last year:
My oldest daughter also makes this delicious Shamrock Punch. It’s easy to make and it looks festive!
This St. Patrick’s Day White and Mint Chocolate Popcorn is easy to make and delicious!
We’re huge fans of playdough, and this St. Patrick’s Day green playdough from Being Creative to Keep My Sanity looks fun:
These clover-shaped rice crispy treats would be a huge hit with my kids:
If you need a quick St. Patrick’s Day gift idea, here’s one that only takes a few minutes to make:
St. Patrick’s Day Picture Books
I don’t have a long list of books for St. Patrick’s Day. In fact, we only have three. Here are our three favorites:
This first book, The Story of St. Patrick: More Than Shamrocks and Leprechauns, is my favorite. It tells the story of St. Patrick that most of us aren’t familiar with. Published by The Voice of the Martyrs, here’s a synopsis of the book:
Buried beneath the St. Patrick’s Day symbols of shamrocks and leprechauns lies the story of a man determined to share the message of salvation with the people who made him a slave.
If I could only pick one book to read for St. Patrick’s Day, it would be this one:
This second book, Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland, is told from a Catholic perspective. While we aren’t Catholic, this is a great book for learning some of the history of Patrick’s story. We usually read this one first, and then follow it up with the one mentioned above.
Fiona’s Lace is a beautiful story about an Irish family who immigrates to America. We read this story in March because it’s the month where we’re thinking of all things Irish.
What are some of your favorite St. Patrick’s Day ideas?
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Ann says
March 9, 2020 at 1:08 pmWhat wonderful ideas for St. Patrick’s Day! Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ’s.
Joy Kincaid says
March 9, 2020 at 3:26 pmThank you, Ann!
Kathy Allen says
March 7, 2020 at 6:16 pmWhat a great selection of ideas, som many kid friendly ones, too. My last name used to be O’Malley–my ex is related to Grace O’Malley, a woman pirate in the 1600’s–another great story to look into!I love Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers for housework music this time of year, too!
Joy Kincaid says
March 7, 2020 at 11:45 pmThanks so much for sharing, Kathy! I’ll have to look into those!
Allyson says
March 3, 2020 at 12:53 pmGreat selections to feature! I like the shamrock cards and mason jar centerpiece. I’m visiting from The Happy Now.
Joy Kincaid says
March 3, 2020 at 11:20 pmThanks so much, Allyson! So glad you stopped by!
Dee | Grammy's Grid says
March 2, 2020 at 11:12 amLove the green jars and the candles, they look nice!!
Joy Kincaid says
March 2, 2020 at 6:22 pmI love those too!
Roseann Hampton says
March 12, 2019 at 6:58 pmSuch fun ideas – I love the little sheep in the Ireland in a Jar! Thanks for sharing with us at The Blogger’s Pit Stop!
Christina says
March 11, 2019 at 8:57 pmHow clever! 🙂 I am pinning this! 🙂
Thank you!
Sarah Tevis says
March 11, 2019 at 12:04 pmThese are great ideas for St. Patty’s! Thanks for the inspiration!
Debbie Kitterman says
March 8, 2019 at 8:22 pmJoy – such great ideas for St Patricks day and I just love the green mason jars – I’ve not seen them before. Thanks for sharing these crafts and ideas we are neighbors over at #LiveLifeWell Today.
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Aimee says
March 8, 2019 at 5:06 pmThese are wonderful ideas. Thank you so much for sharing! I will definitely be trying some of these crafts with my kiddos.
Amy @ The Quiet Homemaker says
March 8, 2019 at 2:23 pmOh my gosh! I want to make it all!!! LOL! Thank you for these wonderful resources, I am definitely going to be giving some of them a try!
Thanks for linking up @LiveLifeWell!
Blessings,
Amy
Mother of 3 says
March 8, 2019 at 1:50 pmWe’re not at all Irish but we still enjoy celebrating with corned beef and cabbage meal and something minty and chocolatey for dessert.
Jillian says
March 8, 2019 at 1:15 pmI love going all out for St. Patrick’s Day and this round up has it all!! Fun, elegant and kid friendly decor! I will be adding some or all of these to my home decor and menu!
Jessica @ Faithful Pursuit says
March 8, 2019 at 11:42 amYou’ve collected a fun list of ideas for St Patrick’s day! I really like the candles with the split peas and of course all the treats. Yumm! Thanks for sharing with us at #LiveLifeWell.
Jennifer says
March 6, 2018 at 10:20 pmI love all of these, but I am 100% in love with the green mason jars with the pretty wild flowers. By far one of my fave St Patty’s Day decorations I’ve seen!
Joy Kincaid says
March 6, 2018 at 10:43 pmI agree, it’s one of my favorites too!
Donna @ Modern on Monticello says
March 6, 2018 at 3:16 pmSuch fun and green projects. I especially liked the clover made from toliet paper rolls. Visiting from the Inspire Me Tuesday blog hop.
Joy Kincaid says
March 6, 2018 at 10:41 pmI always crave green this time of year!
April J Harris says
March 6, 2018 at 2:50 pmWhat a great collection, Joy! Scheduling to pinning and sharing. The hurricane lamps are gorgeous and I just love your sweet mason jars. Thank you so much for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party!
Joy Kincaid says
March 6, 2018 at 10:40 pmThanks, April!
Kathryn Griffin says
March 6, 2018 at 1:03 pmWhat a great collection of St. Patrick’s Day crafts and recipes! Thanks for sharing. Feel free to share this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Here is the link to this week’s party: http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/make-pretty-monday-week-245/ Hope to see you at the bash! Happy week to you! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
Joy Kincaid says
March 6, 2018 at 10:39 pmThank you, Kathryn!
Sarah says
March 4, 2018 at 11:31 amThank you for sharing so many great ideas! I hope to make the glitter play dough soon. : )
Joy Kincaid says
March 5, 2018 at 2:39 pmYou’re welcome, Sarah! I know, I really want to make that playdough too. 🙂