Things to talk about while coloring
This tall hat, with its wide band and big buckle, is the kind leprechauns wear in drawings and stories. Many people wear tall green hats to St. Patrick's Day parades for fun. Ask your child to design their own holiday hat, and what they would tuck into the band instead of a shamrock.
Coloring ideas
Green is classic for the hat, with a black band and a gold buckle. Make the shamrock a lighter or brighter green so it stands out, and older kids can decorate the band with a pattern of tiny shamrocks or stripes.
A little learning
The buckle is a square, the band is a rectangle, and the brim is a long oval, so name each shape as you color it. Hat is a short word that's easy to sound out, h-a-t.
