Looking for fun activities to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day for Kids? Why not read some children’s books and act out this world-renowned Irish holiday through yoga exercises for kids!
See below for a list of our five favorite St. Patrick’s Day books that we found in our local library. You can also follow along the five yoga poses that were taken from our St. Patrick’s Day Yoga Cards for Kids downloadable card deck. Or make up your own Ireland-inspired yoga moves.
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Our Five Favorite St. Patrick’s Day Books for Kids
Hooray for St. Patrick’s Day
by Joan Holub and Paul Meisel
This lift-the-flap book with cute illustrations and simple text is a perfect introduction to St. Patrick’s Day for young readers.
St. Patrick’s Day
by Gail Gibbons
This author does an excellent job of introducing holidays throughout the year in an engaging way through non-fiction books. This one details the history of St. Patrick’s Day.
The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day
by Natasha Wing and Amy Wummer
This popular rhyming book is part of a long list of “T’was the Night Before” series by this author. Bright illustrations and engaging text make this a good one.
The Luckiest St. Patrick’s Day Ever!
by Teddy Slater and Ethan Long
This upbeat rhyming book follows the characters in the parade, home for a feast, and then singing and dancing. This was our favorite St. Patrick’s Day book.
St. Patrick’s Day
by Anne Rockwell and Lizzy Rockwell
This mother-daughter team does a fabulous job of teaching about holidays through realistic illustrations and real-life stories. This story shows how St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated in the classroom.
St. Patrick’s Day Books for Kids
Five Fun St. Patrick’s Day Yoga Poses for Kids
The St. Patrick’s Day-themed yoga poses in the following list are sequenced specifically to invite flow from one pose to the next. Focus on having fun with movement, not on practicing perfectly aligned poses. Feel free to add your own Irish-themed songs, music, relaxation stories, or props. Make the St. Patrick’s Day yoga experience your own.
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day through yoga moves for kids!
Pretend to be a sheep, shillelagh, and shamrock! Instantly download these 53 St. Patrick’s Day digital yoga cards to celebrate this Irish holiday in your home, classroom, or studio. Includes an Index Card, Yoga Tips, Pose Instructions, 20 Yoga Pose Cards, and 20 matching St. Patrick’s Day Cards. The multicultural yoga kids are from seven countries. Ages 3+.
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St. Patrick’s Day Yoga Poses for Kids
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Make up your own yoga pose sequences with our Yoga Poses for Kids Cards:
Learn and practice 25 yoga poses for kids!
Mix-and-match twenty five yoga poses for kids with twenty five illustrated keywords (categories are Travel, Earth, People, and Animals). The yogi kids are multicultural from seven different countries. Pose index, pose instructions, and yoga tips included. Target age group: Fun for all ages.
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