St Patricks Day Games - Sanctioned By Leprechauns!

Print and play party games would be a perfect add-on to your St Patricks Day birthday party. Here's an entire page with nothing but a wonderful batch of St Patricks Printable Games to also consider.

When creating a fun-filled St Patricks Day birthday party or a warm, family St Patricks get together, here's some games with a St Patricks birthday flavor to consider:

Variations: Use foil-wrapped chocolate coins, small Blarney Stones (smooth rocks) painted green, fools gold which is small rocks painted gold.

PIN THE STEM ON THE SHAMROCK - This game is played like Pin The Tail On The Donkey. Make a huge shamrock out of green poster board and stems from brown poster board. Use double-stick tape on your stems. Blindfold one of your guests with a green piece of fabric, spin them around, and have them try to pin the stem on the shamrock. Whoever pins their stem the closest to the actual stem shall be the winner.

PIN THE HAT ON THE LEPRECHAUN - This game is also played like Pin The Tail On The Donkey, except you will use a large poster-sized leprechaun and make hats out of construction paper.

HOT BLARNEY STONE - This game is played like Hot Potato, except you will use a Blarney Stone (smooth rock). For added fun, paint it green. Have everyone sit in a circle and pass the Blarney Stone around the circle while Irish music plays in the background. When the music stops, whoever is holding the Blarney Stone is out. The game continues until only one person remains who shall then be the winner.

MUSICAL SHAMROCKS - This game is played like Musical Chairs. Make large shamrocks out of green felt and place them in a circle on the floor. As you play Irish music in the background, have the kids walk around the shamrocks. When the music stops, everyone must find a shamrock to stand on. Whoever fails to get onto a shamrock is out. The game continues until only one child remains, who shall then be the winner.

POT O' GOLD TOSS - Set up various sized pots and assign 1, 2, and 3 point values to each pot depending upon the size. Make shamrock-shaped bean bags from green felt by sewing the edges together and filling with split peas or dried beans. Contestants have three chances to get their bean bags into the pots. Whoever has the most points shall be the winner. If you have a tie, then you will have toss-offs until your ultimate winner emerges.

GREEN, GREEN & MORE GREEN - Whoever wears the most green wins a prize. You can also award prizes for the funniest green outfit.

SAFE CORNERS - Place a picture of a shamrock, leprechaun, pot o' gold, or a rainbow on four large poster boards and write these words on four index cards. Hang each of the pictures in one of your party room corners. As you play Irish music in the background, everyone walks around the room. When the music stops, everyone must go and stand in one of the corners. Draw one of the index cards from a green top hat or bag. For example, if the "SHAMROCK" card is drawn, everyone standing in the shamrock corner shall be eliminated. Put the "SHAMROCK" card back into the container. The game continues until one person remains who is the winner.

ST PATRICKS PARTY MEMORY GAME - The first person starts by saying, "I went to a party and brought a shamrock." The next person says, "I went to a party and brought a shamrock and a vase of green and white flowers." The next person says, "I went to a party and brought a shamrock, a vase of green and white flowers, and string cheese." The game continues with each person reciting the previous list of items brought to the party and adding one of their own. To give the game the St Paddy's Day twist, everything mentioned must be green, white, or St Patricks Day related.

IRISH DANCING - Go to a local dance studio and see if you can hire a couple of teenagers to teach your guests the Irish jig or Irish step dancing.

HOT CAMERA - This game is played like Hot Potato, except you will use a digital camera. The first person to have the camera will set the timer and begin to pass the camera around the circle of your guests. The camera must be passed at arm's distance with it facing each person. Play Irish music in the background. When the timer goes off, the camera will take a picture. The loser must then enter the center of the circle, do an Irish jig, and then that person is out. The game continues until only one person remains who shall then be the winner.

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