As a kid, I had NO CLUE what St. Patrick’s Day was until one day at school I started getting pinched…a LOT! 😳
Let’s just say I quickly found out! 😂
Being the creative girl I was, I hurried and cut out the shape of a shamrock, colored it green, and made a button pin I could wear.
I stopped getting pinched.
Every year, I made SURE I was wearing something green…although the color for St. Patrick’s day wasn’t originally green, it was blue! More on that story at the bottom of the post! 😊
Here’s the thing…parents, do NOT forget to have your child wear green on March 17, every single year. Have a chat with them, tell them what it’s about, and save them from some pain of pinching!
To talk about it with your children and make it FUN, I created some super CUTE kawaii-style (my fav) free printable St. Patrick’s Day coloring pages!!
If you want, you can even have your kids print out a sheet and safety pin it to their shirt if they don’t have any green clothes. ❤️ Yep, I’m saving one child at a time from pinching horror! 😆
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Cute St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Sheets To Print And Color
Some of these St. Patrick’s Day printable coloring pages are easy with thick bold lines and some are hard, so they are perfect for kids (toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, elementary age children, teens) and adults alike! ❤️
These St. Patrick’s Day colouring pages free printables include:
- Happy St. Patrick’s Day with a smiling cat peeking over a rainbow with balloons (rainbow St. Patrick’s Day coloring page)
- Too cute to pinch with a bear, shamrock, and rainbow
- Who needs luck when you’re blessed with a bear inside a horseshoe and shamrocks (shamrock coloring page)
- A bear holding a shamrock balloon with cute hearts and happy words
- I love you more than all the gold and shamrocks in the world with I heart U and a horseshoe
- Kawaii St. Patrick’s Day hello with a cute bear holding a pot of gold
Download your cute St. Patrick’s Day coloring pages below…
Here are more kawaii St. Patrick’s Day coloring pages! 🥰 They include:
- Gold vibes only with a bear sitting in a pot of gold and a rainbow
- Blessed with a big horseshoe and shamrock on a wavy background
- Irish charm with an adorable leprechaun face and a horseshoe
- You’re beary special with a sweet bear holding a heart
- Happy St. Patrick’s Day with a winking cat holding a sign
- St. Patrick’s Day leprechaun popping out of a pot with confetti (leprechaun coloring page)
Fun Facts About St. Patrick’s Day for Kids
Blue vs. Green – Did you know St. Patrick’s color was originally blue? It’s true! We wear green now because of the shamrocks and because Ireland is known as the “Emerald Isle.”
But it started out as blue. Back in the 1700’s, King George III created a special honor called the “Order of St. Patrick.” The official color he chose for it was a light sky blue. So for the longest time, blue was the color associated with the saint and the royal court. It wasn’t green at all!
But here is where the story gets really cool. The people of Ireland wanted a color that represented them, their beautiful green land and the shamrocks that grew there, rather than just the British crown. They started wearing green ribbons and shamrocks as a quiet symbol of their Irish pride and unity.
Over time, the “people’s color” won out over the “royal color.” By the time Irish immigrants began celebrating here in America with big parades, the Emerald Isle’s beautiful green had taken over completely.
The Shamrock – A true shamrock only has three leaves, not four. St. Patrick used the three leaves to teach people about the Holy Trinity. Finding a four-leaf clover is just considered “extra lucky,” which is weird because all blessings come from God!
Leprechauns are Shoemakers – In Irish folklore, leprechauns aren’t just pot-of-gold guardians; they’re actually mending shoes. They earn that gold by working hard! In reality, we are teaching children to steal other people’s hard-earned income. Definitely a teaching point for your children as you color these March coloring sheets, to teach them that while some people steal, we don’t, and here’s why and give them reasons why we don’t do that kind of thing, even if others do.
The Pinching Rule – Why do we get pinched if we don’t wear green? The story goes that wearing green makes you invisible to leprechauns. If they can see you, they might pinch you!
10 Fun Ways to Use These Free Holiday Printables For Kids
- Quiet Time – When the house is chaotic and you just need a few minutes to breathe (or drink your coffee while it’s actually hot), 😊 pull this fun St. Paddy’s day activity out. It’s a total sanity saver!
- DIY Greeting Cards – Have your kids color the bears, cut them out, and glue them onto folded cardstock. Grandma and Grandpa would absolutely LOVE getting a handmade card in the mail!
- Wearing Green – Cut out and safety pin to clothes for kids who don’t have any green clothes
- Car Rides – If you’re heading out on a road trip or just a long drive to errands or anyplace you’ll have to wait (doctor’s office, dentist, etc.), clip this to a clipboard with a baggie of crayons. It keeps them busy without needing a screen.
- Festive Placemats – If you’re having a St. Patrick’s Day dinner or snack time, let kids color these and then laminate them (or use clear contact paper). Now you’ve got instant, wipeable holiday placemat!
- Classroom Treats – Instead of sending candy to school, print a bunch of these, roll them up, and tie them with a green ribbon. It’s a cute, non-sugary treat for the whole class!
- Binder Covers – These fit perfectly in the clear front pocket of a school binder. It’s such a fun way for kids to show off their personality and celebrate the day at school.
- Scavenger Hunt Prize – If you do a little treasure hunt for the kids, this coloring page makes a great “treasure” at the end, maybe paired with a few gold chocolate coins.
- Frameable Art – Honestly, these bears are cute enough to frame! Swap out a picture frame in the playroom for March to add a little festive cheer to your classroom walls.
- Banks and Credit Unions – Use these as a St. Patrick’s Day coloring contest to get kids excited about March
