Things to talk about while coloring
St. Patrick's Day honors Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, and it is celebrated on March 17 with parades, music, and lots of green. Some cities even dye a river green for the day. Ask your child what they would wear to a St. Patrick's Day parade, and look at a map to find Ireland together.
Coloring ideas
Color the bubble letters in different shades of green, or alternate green and gold letter by letter. The shamrocks around the edges can be a darker green, and older kids can tuck a tiny rainbow or pot of gold into one corner.
A little learning
Spotting the period in ST. and the apostrophe in PATRICK'S is a quick, hands-on look at what small punctuation marks do. Counting the shamrocks around the edge adds a quick number task.
