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Are you looking for a quick, engaging activity for Saint Patrick’s Day? Try this free St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt for kids. Your students will love hunting for the various objects on the list, finding them, and coloring them in on their pages.

If you would like to browse all of our printable scavenger hunts, try our Scavenger Hunts for Kids page.

Items You Will Look for with the Saint Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt for Kids

Your student will search around your house or around the classroom for these items. Alternatively, you could also hunt for the items in a St. Patrick’s Day themed picture book.

As your student locates each item, have her color it on the printable page provided.

  • Leprechaun
  • Four Leaf Clover
  • Pointy Shoes
  • Lucky Horseshoe
  • Top hat
  • Gold Coin
  • Irish Flag
  • Shamrock
  • Bowtie
  • Pot of Gold
  • Bunting
  • Barrel
  • Rainbow
  • Buckle
  • Green Balloon

Bonus items to look for: The hunt also includes a clothesline with clothes and asks the student to color in the clothes if they see someone wearing green! Clothes on the line include a shirt, socks, a dress, and a hat.

For extra fun, give your student a magnifying glass and allow him to carefully examine the items as he finds them.

Benefits of the St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt

This Saint Patrick’s Day scavenger hunt is great as a go-along with your leprechaun or rainbow theme, or just to enjoy on St. Patrick’s Day! It provides many benefits for your student.

  • Scavenger hunts boost observation skills. As your child looks for objects, he will develop better observation skills.
  • Scavenger hunts require movements; this promotes gross motor development.
  • The scavenger hunt gives fine motor skills a boost as the student colors in each item on the page.
  • If you work on the scavenger hunt as a team, it will promote cooperation and social skills development. The entire family could work on this together!

Grab Your Free St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt for Kids

Grab the free printable scavenger hunt by clicking on the image below.

Free St Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt Printable

More Saint Patrick’s Day Printables and Resources

We have more fun waiting for you for St. Paddy’s Day! Our St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning study even includes another scavenger hunt (a GREEN Scavenger Hunt!).

That’s What Leprechauns Do Unit Study & Lapbook
Patrick: Patron Saint of Ireland Unit Study
St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning Unit Study
St. Patrick’s Day Cutting Pages