The middle of March is a great time to have a Saint Patrick’s Day Fun Sunday or outreach party for Kidmin. Here are some of the things you’ll need to make your party a success.

Decorations: Decorations are easy for a Saint Patrick’s Day party. Think green. Cut out construction paper shamrocks and hang them up. Some other ideas are to make rainbows out of balloons or streamers and to hang up a map of Ireland. Make sure you wear green.

Games: There are a number of group games you can play with a Saint Patrick’s Day theme. Here are a few you can find online.

20 Party Games for St. Patty’s Day  The Shamrock Scramble is my favorite.

St. Patrick’s Day Games and Fun Ideas

Crafts: There are many crafts you can have your students make that include Saint Patrick’s Day themes. Here are a few.

Trinity Shamrock Craft

3D Rainbow Paper Craft

Handprint Rainbow Craft

Shamrock Paper Plate Wreath

Science Experiment: Catch a Rainbow

St. Patrick Day Story: It is a great idea to tell the story of Patrick and how he shared the Gospel in Ireland.

St. Patrick

Veggie Tales St. Patrick’s Story on YouTube

Snack: The best snack to have for St. Patrick’s Day are St. Patty’s Day cookies or cupcakes with green punch or kool aid.

Lessons: There are many themes you can use for teaching about St. Patrick. Here are some.

Trinity: Patrick used a shamrock to illustrate the trinity.

Missionaries: Patrick left England to share the Gospel with Ireland.

God will Protect Us: Patrick was taken as a slave to Ireland, but God was with him and helped him escape.

Love Your Enemies: Patrick was taken into slavery and kept captive in Ireland, yet he forgave the Irish people and spent his life helping them.

Listen to God’s Voice: Patrick listened to God and escaped Ireland. Then he listened to God and went back to Ireland.

Get Rid of the Snakes: Patrick was reported to get rid of the snakes in Ireland. He didn’t really, but he did get rid of paganism by sharing the Gospel. God can help us get rid of the snakes (sin) in our lives.

Free Curriculum: You can get these St. Patrick’s Day curriculums free online.

Are You Wearing Green?

Share the Good News

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St. Patrick’s Day, March 17^th, is a day everyone loves to celebrate by wearing green and having parades. But most don’t know the spiritual significance of the man named Patrick. The story of St. Patrick would be a great story to tell the children in your ministry. You could use the story for a missions or evangelism emphasis.

Patrick was born in Kilpatrick, Scotland in the year, 387. His parents were Romans living in Britain. At the age of fourteen, Patrick was captured by a raiding party and taken to Ireland to herd sheep. Ireland, at that time, was populated by pagans and druids. Patrick, during his captivity, learned the language and culture of Ireland. He also used his captivity to grow closer to God.

Six years later, at the age of twenty, Patrick had a dream from God to leave Ireland. In the dream, he was told to escape to the coast. When he arrived at the coast, a ship from Britain was waiting for him. He returned home to his family.

Later Patrick studied for the priesthood, became a bishop, and returned to Ireland as a missionary. Patrick preached the Gospel throughout Ireland, and many were converted. He died on March 17^th, 461.

The reason the shamrock is used to represent St. Patrick is because he used the shamrock to illustrate the trinity. Since the shamrock is green, that color is also used to represent Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day.