The Chirping Moms

25 Crafts, Activities and Snacks for St. Patrick’s Day

25 Crafts, Activities and Snacks for St. Patrick’s Day

By: Courtney Byrne St. Patrick’s Day is a favorite holiday in our house. Both my husband and I have Irish relatives so it’s both a festive holiday and a time for us to teach our kids about our family heritage. Each year I try and do some new crafts and activities with the kids and add some “green” to our… Read More

March Activity Calendar for Kids

March Activity Calendar for Kids

We shared a March Activity calendar for kids years ago and it’s remained a blog favorite. This year, since Easter is so late (not until mid-April) I decided to make an updated one. There are also lots of new kids crafts and activities on the blog since then, so this calendar links to the blog posts with the activities listed…. Read More

Holiday Ready with YearCheer

Holiday Ready with YearCheer

You know I love celebrating holidays. There is no holiday “too small” to put up decorations or have a themed meal for. From Valentine’s Day to National Donut Day there’s plenty to celebrate. Celebrating, even in small ways, makes an ordinary day special. If there’s anything the past few years have taught us: don’t take enjoying time with family and… Read More

Salt Paint Shamrocks

Salt Paint Shamrocks

  Have you ever tried salt painting? It’s really fun and the final product is so pretty. This is something you can do with younger kids (with assistance) and it’s also a great art activity for older kids. It’s a form of process art, which is something you can have your big kids read up on before the project. I… Read More

17 Books for March 17th: St. Patrick’s Day Books for Kids

17 Books for March 17th: St. Patrick’s Day Books for Kids

If you’re looking for some festive books for St. Patrick’s Day we’ve got you covered! Over the years we’ve collected quite a few books about St. Patrick’s Day, St. Patrick and Ireland. This list has a variety and are great for babies on up to big kids.  I’ll be sharing a bit about some of them on Instagram this week… Read More

A Special St. Patrick’s Day Craft for Kids: Finger Print Rainbows

A Special St. Patrick’s Day Craft for Kids: Finger Print Rainbows

It’s no secret that I love hand print and finger print crafts for the holidays. The years speed by and it’s such a sweet way to capture their little hands at each holiday. This year I made finger print rainbows with the boys. I actually did this finger print rainbow craft with the girls years ago (and it feels like… Read More

Festive St. Patrick’s Day Rice Krispie Treats

Festive St. Patrick’s Day Rice Krispie Treats

Making festive rice krispie treats are my favorite holiday dessert because they are no bake…. therefore I can’t burn them or mess up the recipe! I’ve made rice krispie treat reindeer at Christmas and these rice krispie treat monsters are always a hit at Halloween. I thought about making shamrock shapes but felt like the shape might be tricky to… Read More

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin

This St. Patrick’s Day sensory bin was a huge hit in my son’s preschool class a few years ago.  I went into his class to help celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. For a craft, we did the St. Patrick’s Day pasta necklace from this post and I brought in Rainbow Snack Mix Bags (see this post). As the activities, we read… Read More

An Easy Rainbow Craft for Kids

An Easy Rainbow Craft for Kids

We first made this easy rainbow craft for kids when trying to come up with something for a class St. Patrick’s Day party. I wanted a craft that the kids could bring home and display all spring and thought a rainbow craft was in the St. Patrick’s Day theme but also bright and fun for spring. The 1st graders had… Read More