There are so many St. Patrick’s day science experiments for elementary, but what about STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math)? These St. Patrick’s Day STEAM activities for elementary are the perfect thing to try in the elementary classroom during the St. Patrick’s Day season! Bring STEM to life with these fun STEAM challenges and ready-made lesson plans that will breathe life back into your dreary classroom this March and help you through that final stretch before summer starts!
Keep scrolling to learn about what exciting St. Patrick’s Day STEAM activities you can try in your elementary classroom this year!
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St. Patrick’s Day STEAM Activities for Elementary
Check out these exciting STEAM activities for Saint Patrick’s Day that we have curated here at STEAMsational.
Don’t forget to download the FREE St. Patrick’s STEM challenge set below!
How do ST. Patrick’s Day and STEAM Mix?
One of the things I never liked as a child is how alcohol-focused St. Patrick’s Day was. I felt left out as a kid. Also, I really hated the tradition where you get pinched if you aren’t wearing green.
Once I tried claiming that I was wearing green underwear, but then the other kid asked to see it, so that was super embarrassing and I was lying anyway…
So yeah, St. Patrick’s Day and I didn’t have the best relationship growing up.
When my kids were old enough to start noticing the holiday, I wanted to do something fun with them that had nothing to do with food.
Since I love teaching creative STEM activities for kids, I thought it would be fun to create St. Patrick’s themed STEAM activities for my kids!
Teacher Apparel for St. Patrick’s Day
Here are some of the cutest shirts you can wear for St. Patrick’s Day at school!
Sequin Clover St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
Shenanigans Coordinator St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
My Students are Lucky Charms St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
Inclusive St Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
Lucky Clover St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
Have a Lucky Day Teacher Shirt for St. Patrick’s Day
Irish Alphabet St. Paddy’s Teacher Shirt
St. Patrick’s Day Shirt for Math Teachers
One Lucky Teacher St. Patrick’s Day Shirt
Each year, we do a few more projects and we’ve amassed quite the collection over the years! (you can see all of our St. Patrick’s Day STEM activities here).
The St. Patrick’s Day STEAM Activity Bundle
This year, I decided to bundle some of our new activities together into a St. Patrick’s Day STEAM activity pack.
This activity bundle contains expanded instructions and STEAM tie-ins for all of our STEM activities ideas in the free set (linked below).
If you’re ready to pick up the bundle for yourself, you can get the St. Patrick’s Day STEAM bundle here.
St. Patrick’s Day STEAM Activities for the Elementary Classroom
When it comes to STEAM activities for St. Patrick’s Day, we like to celebrate general Irish lore and of course, shamrocks and rainbows!
Here are the STEAM activities for St. Patrick’s Day that you’ll find in our bundle:
Magic Milk Science Experiment
In the magic milk rainbow science experiment, kids can learn about surface tension and the exact science behind how soap works to get rid of fat and grease on dishes and your hands!
Build a Circuit Rainbow
Building a circuit rainbow is a fun way to mix art with technology and learn about how circuits work along with the basics of electrical engineering.
We also have instructions for a circuit shamrock in this circuits for kids tutorial.
St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Decorations
Here are some fun St. Patrick’s Day classroom decorations you can add to your classroom this March for festive flair and St. Paddy’s Day pride!
St Patrick’s Day Door Wreath for the Classroom
Pot of Gold Tinsel Tabletop Decoration
St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Welcome Sign
St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Door Decorations
St. Patrick’s Day Window Clings for the Classroom
St. Patrick’s Day Door Decorations for the Classroom
Pot of Gold and Rainbow Ceiling Hanging
Lucky Hanging St. Patrick’s Decorations
St. Patrick’s Day Banner Decoration Set
Colorful St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Decoration Bundle
And check out even more St. Patrick’s Day teaching resources below!
- St. Patrick’s Teaching Resources
- St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
- St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Kits
- St. Patrick’s Classroom Decorations
Older kids will have a blast making a light up shamrock.
Of course, you won’t want to miss making rainbow slime for ST. Patrick’s Day! You can also try this glitter rainbow slime recipe or this fluffy rainbow slime recipe.
Design a Leprechaun Trap
Can you trap a leprechaun? Use our instructions for a leprechaun trap STEM activity to create the best design possible!
St. Patrick STEM Activity Resources for the Classroom
Here are some fun St. Patrick’s themed STEM products you can use with your students this March!
St. Patrick’s Day STEM Activities
MagiCoders Rainbow Unicorn Coding Kit
St. Patrick’s Day Bingo Classroom Kit
Kaleidoscope STEAM Kit for the Classroom
Clixo Rainbow Engineering Classroom Set
Disappearing Rainbow Science Experiment
Fools Gold Science Dig Classroom Kit
Leprechaun Trap STEM Classroom Kit
Design a Coin Vault
You have to keep coins safe from those pesky leprechauns! Design a vault to keep the coins you’ve earned safe!
Design a Coin
Designing a coin is a fun process that countries must do before they can make coins. Learn about the process and how to design a coin here!
Design a Leprechaun Hat
Maybe leprechauns need new hats. Design a new one for them and learn about the design process and how designers balance inventiveness with practicality!
Make Salt Crystal Pots of Gold
Crystals and rainbows are all part of the St. Patrick’s Day experience.
Learn how to make salt crystal pots of gold and explore the science of crystals and supersaturated solutions as you learn how to grow crystals with salt.
Calculate where to find the end of a rainbow
If you could visit the end of a rainbow, how long would it take to get there? Find out with math!
Looking for more?
If you like these St. Patrick’s Day STEAM activities, you’ll also want to check out:
St. Patrick’s Day slime recipes
St. Patrick’s Day STEM Sensory bins
10 St. Patrick’s Day Coding Activities for Kids
How to make Crystal shamrocks
Get the St. Patrick’s Day STEAM bundle!
The St. Patrick’s bundle has instructions and worksheets for all 8 of these STEM challenges plus STEAM extensions and the scientific explanations.
Kids have never learned this much from St. Patrick’s Day before!
Let me know what you think of these ST. Patrick’s Day STEM activities in the comments!
St. Patrick’s Day Books for the Classroom
Use these books about St. Patrick’s Day to supplement your St. Patrick STEM activities this March!
St. Patrick’s Day STEM Activities
The Story Behind St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrations in My World: St. Patrick’s Day
