I can’t believe that St. Patrick’s Day is almost here. Wasn’t it just yesterday we were wishing everyone a Happy New Year? We’re going to blink and it’s going to be Easter, then Memorial Day weekend, then summer. Sheesh… time is flying too quickly these days.

I’m behind coming up with St. Patrick’s Day craft ideas for the kids I work with. I had two ideas, but I need to get the material ready to make them with the kids.

If your family celebrates St. Patrick’s Day, or you want to be “Irish for the Day,” I have a collection of SUPER ADORABLE St. Patrick’s Day books from Sourcebooks you might want to check out. All of these books are available at various retail locations, including Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

First and foremost you might want to teach your child why we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. This book is a great book for kids to understand the holiday.

Why We Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

written by John O’ Brian Jr.

Ages 6-9

St. Patrick’s Day is about more than just shamrocks and leprechauns! It’s a day to honor St. Patrick, one of the official church patron saints of Ireland. Learn all about the history, traditions, food, and more with this book of facts and activities that encourage you to join in on the fun.

So many ways to get festive―Discover how St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world with parades, treasure hunts, and the color green!

Celebrate at home―Explore St. Patrick’s Day customs with included activities like making Rainbow Noisemakers and tasty Lucky Green Shakes.

Fascinating facts and pictures―Vibrant illustrations and kid-friendly language help bring St. Patrick’s Day to life.

Discover Why We Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day!

I am primarily Irish (as per my DNA tests). I am embarrassed to say that I didn’t know a lot of the interesting information found in this book. 

I wouldn’t say this is JUST an educational book. I think this is a fun read because it gives craft and activities that your family can do to celebrate the day including rainbow shakers, BINGO, scavenger hunt and yummy shamrock cookies.

I think this book is an easy read for the targeted age group, but older children should enjoy this book too.

I love the illustrations featured throughout the book too.

For younger children, check out this book.

The St. Patrick’s Day Alphabet

Written by Liz Saunders and illustrated Lindsay Dale-Scott

Ages 3-6

St. Patrick’s Day is associated with leprechauns, shamrocks, and pots of gold, but there is so much more to this Irish holiday. What luck, then, that the St. Patrick’s Day Alphabet is here to teach kids the history, traditions, and customs of the holiday in an engaging ABC format. It also includes a leprechaun hunt: Kids will love searching for these sneaky little fairies hiding throughout the book.

I thought this was going to be JUST an alphabet book that starts with the letter “A” and features an illustration of something that starts with the letter “A.” That is not the case with this book. This book provides information about the letter/word on each page. For example, “E” is for Eirinn go Brach. It goes on to explain what that means, as well as some information about an Irish cake.

Another example is “K” for Kiss. The book goes on to explain about kissing the Blarney Stone, and information about the Blarney Castle.

This book is for kids, but I think parents will have a lot of fun reading this book with the kids too.

For the littlest ones who are going to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, we have a super adorable board book.

You Shamrock My World

Written by Rose Rossner and illustrated by Ela Smietanka.

Ages 0-3

Show your little one that they’re worth more than any pot of gold! This delightfully lucky book for babies and toddlers features heartfelt rhyming puns and adorable, colorful illustrations including shamrocks, flowers, fairies, gnomes, ladybugs, and more that families will love to read together. Start a new holiday tradition and share the perfect St. Patrick’s Day gift with your lucky little clover or anyone you love!

Cute. Cute. Cute. This is an adorable board book that is made for little hands to read and enjoy.

Each page features a colorful illustration and a sweet comment like “My greatest Irish treasure is out love is o’so big” and “From the top of the morning’ ’til the stars come out at night…”. Each page confirms why your child “shamrocks your world.”

What would St. Patrick’s Day be without leprechauns?

My work kids LOVE to create traps to capture a leprechaun. Leprechauns are so hard to catch.

If your child wants to catch a leprechaun, check out this book.

How to Catch a Leprechaun

Written by Adam Wallace and illustrated by Andy Elkerton

Ages 4-8

You’ve been planning night and day, and finally you’ve created the perfect trap with shamrocks, pots of gold, and rainbows galore! Now all you need to do is wait. Is this the year you’ll finally catch the leprechaun? Start a St. Patrick’s Day tradition with this fun and lively children’s picture book and get inspired to build leprechaun traps of your own at home or in the classroom! Laugh along in this zany story for kids that blends STEAM concepts with hilarious rhymes and vibrant illustrations!

This fun book is part of the “How to Catch…” franchise (Unicorn, Easter Bunny, Elf…).

The little leprechaun goes around town to all the houses, finding ways to escape the traps the kids have set for him. One poor boy ends up in a bird cage that was part of his trap for the leprechaun.

The text is rhyming, which kids always love.

The silly, colorful illustrations really add to this fun story.

I think after reading this book kids might realize that catching a mischievous leprechaun is impossible. Ha Ha.

If any of these books piqued your interest, check them out at the retailers mentioned above.

For more information about Sourcebooks, check them out online at Sourcebooks.com. You can also find the publisher on social media. Their links are found on the bottom of their website.

Kimberly

*I received free product samples in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.