Easy St. Patrick’s Day Activities and Games

Looking for easy St. Patrick’s Day activities? This collection of St. Patrick’s Day games, activities, and more will have you seeing green (or rainbows!) from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to sleep. There’s plenty of St. Patrick’s Day activities for kids and adults! 

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The Best St. Patrick’s Day Activities

What’s a St. Patrick’s Day party without games and activities? I’ve put together a collection of the best St. Patrick’s Day activities from the internet – activities for kids, adults, and all ages!

Simply pick out your favorite activities from the list, serve with some of these St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes and rainbow donuts (or these broccoli cheese bites if you want something a bit healthier) and enjoy!

Want a bunch of these games all in one place? Get the St. Patrick’s Day printable game bundle by clicking on the image below!

St. Patrick’s Day Activities for All Ages

These games and activities work for any age! We’ve tried many of these St. Patrick’s Day activities with adults, kids, and even grandparents and had great luck. Ha, see what I did there – luck? These will be a bit hit for all ages!

These hilarious St. Patrick’s Day minute to win it games are perfect for all ages and have been popular with families for years because of one thing – cabbage crawl! Watch the video in this post to see how fun they can be then get full instructions for these hilarious St. Patrick’s Day games from Play Party Plan here.

Who doesn’t love a good game of bingo? These free printable St. Patrick’s Day bingo cards from Play Party Plan are both colorful and cute!

See who can roll a rainbow first with these free printable St. Patrick’s Day game from Play Party Plan. Or skip the race and just have anyone who can roll a rainbow win a prize!

This shamrock short stick game from Play Party Plan is a perfect game if you want something not too invasive but still fun for guests!

Break into teams of all ages and see who can find the items on this leprechaun hunt from Play Party Plan first! Be creative – some of the things are a little tricky to find!

Instead of a cake walk at a carnival or musical chairs, try this musical shamrocks game from Grandma Ideas. And don’t forget to pick out some awesome prizes for the winners – I’ve provided an entire list of ideas at the bottom of this post!

Try out a tater toss, like an Irish version of a water balloon toss, using this idea from Let’s Get Together! If you do this, I recommend playing with older kids/adults since potatoes tend to be a little heavy. Or use small potatoes instead!

This luck of the dice card game is the perfect family card game where you press your luck in hopes of winning!

See who can get the luckiest in this rainbow coin toss game from I Heart Naptime. Even better if you use plastic cold coins like these ones!

Would you rather find a gold coin or four-leaf clover? These fun would you rather questions can make a great game for all ages!

St. Patrick’s Day Activities for Kids

These St. Patrick’s Day activities are games, activities, coloring pages, and more that are geared toward kids specifically. You could easily jazz them up a bit to make them work for adults or teens!

Kids will LOVE this free printable St. Patrick’s Day scavenger hunt from Play Party Plan. Send kids on a chase all over the house to find a sneaky little leprechaun who leaves clues and footprints along the way.

This roll a pot of gold game from Play Party Plan is a fun way to work on counting, adding, and numbers for kids!

Or don’t need to work on numbers? Try this pin the gold to the pot game from Play Party Plan using the same materials!

Skip the game and setup a station for kids to make this St. Patricks’ Day rainbow craft instead. It’s fun for kids and a great keepsake for parents!

See how many lucky words kids can find in this printable St. Patrick’s Day word search from Real Housemoms or this one from Mama Likes This.

Skip the games and just put out a set of these St. Patrick’s Day coloring pages from Indigo Ink instead!

Instead of pinning a tail on a donkey, how about pinning a leaf on the four leaf clover in this fun game from Over the Big Moon?

If your kids love I Spy as much as mine do, they will love this St. Patrick’s Day I Spy game from Tot School.

St. Patrick’s Day Activities for Adults

Just like the section above with St. Patrick’s Day activities for kids, these activities are specifically for adults or would work better with teens and older. They’re a little more complicated than kids can probably handle but you could also play in teams – kids and adults if that works for you!

This make me a leprechaun game from Let’s Get Together includes shaving cream, Cheetos, and turning grown men into leprechauns. Sounds absolutely hilarious!

These hilarious St. Patrick’s Day games are perfect for an adults only St. Patrick’s Day party – each game could work for kids but is even better playing with just adults who can really play the games!

This Game of Thrones What Do You Meme game works for adults who have seen Game of Thrones and those who haven’t!

This don’t get pinched game combines the idea of pinching on St. Patrick’s Day and being on your toes – it’s a great game that can be played throughout the party without forcing people to “play a game.” Start guests off with these pinch protectors to add a bit extra to the game!

This lucky roller dice game from Play Party Plan is a bit bunko, a bit Yahtzee, and a bit competitive fun. Perfect for adults who can grasp the simple rules that might be a little over the heads of kids!

Want to stick with bunco instead of trying something new? This Luck of the Irish version from Froelich Means Happy is great for March!

See who knows the most about St. Patrick’s Day with these three printable trivia games from Plan Print and Party!

Prizes for St. Patrick’s Day Activities

Remember how I promised great prizes ideas for the games above? Well, here it is! Prizes for kids, adults, and all ages!

• St. Patrick’s Day scratch cards – these are great if you have lots of winners but want to do one or two big prizes
• Any of these fun Irish themed shirts/socks
• St Patrick’s Day wish bracelets
• St Patrick’s Day joke book
• St Patrick’s Day beach balls
• Let the Shenanigans Begin favors
• Mini pots of gold filled with treats (rainbow Skittles would be perfect!)

Don’t forget to pin these St. Patrick’s Day activities for later!