St. Patrick's Day Free Printables

Erin Go Bragh! Sure an' it's soon we'll be wearing the green and looking for a pot of gold with the leprechauns; St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner, on March 17th. St. Patrick's Day celebrates the life of Patricus was a young wealthy Roman boy living in Briton, who was kidnapped and taken into slavery by Irish merchants. On the Irish shores the the young Patrick encountered harsh treatment and pagan Druids. Patrick later escaped and returned home, but only to complete his training to become and priest and bishop. Patrick asked permission of the Pope to return to Ireland to bring the gospel to the pagans and peasants who were suffering. Patrick's mission brought peace and safety to the beleaguered Irish and ultimately the King converted, leading his people to a new hope. Ireland became a center of learning and culture and instituted the exemplary Brehon court system, a model for legal justice.

Whether you need more information, lessons or devotional materials about St. Patrick, or if you just want some fun coloring pages, decorations or cards for the secular celebration of St. Patty's Day, here are some links to explore. You will find lessons, as well as games, activities, puzzles, coloring and cut and paste activities.

MES-English has a huge assortment of whimsical St. Patrick's Day coloring pages to print with no fees, registration or pop-ups. You'll find shamrocks, pots of gold, leprechauns, 4-leaf clovers, fairies, Celtic harps, wishing wells, flutes, rainbows, horseshoes and more all which can be printed easily. You will find puzzles, games, cards, flashcards, stickers, bingo games, snake and ladder games and decorations to print also.

Ed Helper features lesson plans for social studies, history, geography, writing, spelling, printable board games, word walls, math and science based on St. Patrick's Day. There are many reading and language activities from word sorts, to mazes, to Sudoku, to cryptograms. You'll find links to crafts and coloring as well.