Fun Activities To Do With Your Kids on St. Patrick’s Day

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St. Patrick’s day is the first holiday where spring and warm weather are on the horizon. There are plenty of indoor and outdoor activities to keep kids entertained and occupied on this holiday.

1.   Arts and crafts are a great activity for any holiday. They help kids learn and better understand the traditions of the holidays they are celebrating and let’s them be a part of it. One great activity is to make leprechaun hats and beards out of construction paper or felt to be worn all day or to play dress up games with. Plus, the photos of kids wearing these will be priceless.


St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
2.  Bake themed cookies! Use cookie cutters to create four-leaf clovers, rainbows and pieces of gold. Use icing to creatively decorate these baked goods and let the kids get in on the action.

3.  Break out the Books! Reading about St. Patrick’s Day is another great activity. This will teach kids about the holiday they are participating in, whether they read books about leprechauns and rainbows or kid’s books on St. Patrick himself. Kids are more likely to read if they have a book on a subject relevant to their current lives, such as a holiday they are celebrating or a milestone they are aiming to accomplish.
I Rish I Was Reading
Reading personalized books published by KD Novelties, can help inspire kids to get outdoors. Their personalized adventure books such as My Fishing Adventure, My Camping Adventure or My Tea Party can help inspire kids to move their activities outdoors and enjoy the fresh air. Have a St. Patrick’s Day themed tea party outside or catch some fish to accompany a St. Patrick’s Day dinner!

4.  Make a rainbow road to the front door! Kids can use colored chalk to draw rainbows on the sidewalk or driveway for leprechauns to find. This will help them get outdoors and get creative!

5.  Eat Green for the Day! Prepare naturally green foods such as peas, avocados, and broccoli.  However, parents can get creative and add green food coloring to mashed potatoes, scrambled eggs, jello, pound cake or even lemonade.


6.  Find four leaf clovers! This is a great activity that directly ties in with the theme of the holiday and gets kids excited about being outdoors again.

7.  Make a shamrock necklace. Cut and decorate several shamrocks from green construction paper or craft foam and then punch a hole in it. Thread a piece of gold or green yarn through the hole to make a lucky necklace.  Shamrocks can be colored or painted and can be decorated with glitter.
St. Patrick’s Day Crafts


Rainbow Fruit
8.  Make a rainbow fruit salad. Cut up your favorite fruits (various colors) and display them as a rainbow.  Top it off with gold coins for the treasure at the end of the rainbow!


9.  Face Paint! Parents can never go wrong when it comes to face painting and kids love it.  Dress the children in green and paint a four-leaf clover on their face.

10.  Have kids create their own personalized St. Patrick’s Day adventure book! At the end of the day, have them make their own book describing all of the fun activities they did during the day, including rainbows, four-leaf clovers, gold and pictures. Personalized books are great ways to get kids to read, especially if they write one themselves!

Encourage Boys to Read with Personalized Books

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Boys are notorious for being reluctant readers. According to the U.S. Department of Education, in every year, for the past 30 years, boys have scored worse than girls in every age group when it came to reading. Statistics show that by eighth grade, boys are 50 percent more likely to be held back than girls. In high school, two-thirds of special education students are boys.
Boys statistically read less than girls, and also tend to be reluctant readers on the whole. Reading is vital to academic success. Studies have shown that reading for fun is linked to academic performance, and even if a child doesn’t like reading for fun, it is still a vital skill for every kid to have. It is a skill that will always be needed to function well in society and is always useful. Though boys tend to have more trouble finding the will to read.  Boys need to see themselves reflected in what they read, they hunger after action-packed adventures featuring superheroes, and sports, monsters, dinosaurs and they definitely prefer non-fiction.
However, boys can be persuaded to read with a personalized book from KD Noveltieswhich satisfies every need they may crave. 
Boys Reading Personalized Books

Boys are often encouraged to participate in physical activities rather than stationary ones such as reading, so perhaps something from our personalized sports books collection can get boys reading while making them the star player in their very own adventure. Kids especially boys are more likely to read a story that relates to their lives and their interests. Whether they like football, hockey, soccer or baseball there is a book for them.  Our personalized books insert them into the story and into the game. Not only will these books instill a greater sense of self-esteem but it can bolster their interest in reading. If they play baseball, they may grow interested in baseball books, and perhaps move on to other topics as well. 

Boys also want to read what they want to read and prefer a print-rich environment where they can search for magazines and books that appeal to them.  KD Novelties’ personalized super hero books would sure motivate them to open a book and start reading because not only do they become the hero in their very own adventure they can relate to the super hero characters they know and love such as their Batman personalized book and Justice League personalized book.
KD NOVELTIES TIP:  IT IS LESS IMPORTANT WHAT BOYS READ, AS LONG AS THEY ARE READING SOMETHING. LET THEM PICK OUT THEIR OWN BOOKS. 
Why personalized kids books? It can super-charge and bolster their reading ability and comprehension skills that are invaluable in school and beyond.



Reading Beyond Books

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Learning to Read Beyond Books
Teaching children to read can be taxing and time consuming. We often look to books aimed at first learners or visual programs that teach children the letters of the alphabet while playing games, singing songs and the like. But words are everywhere, and learning can be everywhere too. Kids aren’t just learning how to communicate, they are learning about the entire world around them. Words and language are everywhere, they help build the world around us and helping kids learn to read through pointing out the language in everything is important to their overall development. 

When you’re out with your kids, try pointing out signs in stores or on the road when you’re stopped in traffic. Sound out words for them, ask them what letters they see. While at the supermarket, ask your children to point out the items you usually buy, have them sound out the words and point out the letters on the box. Not only is this a great way to build a relationship with your child, but this helps your child build a better relationship with the world around them. Once they learn to spot letters, words, and language everywhere, the more they will pick up on speaking and reading skills on their own.
KD Novelties provides Personalized Books for Kids while encouraging them and building their self-esteem.  They also provide lots of reading tips and advice for parents and guardians.