Dance an Irish jig or stack your gold coins in this printable St Patrick’s Day Charades For Kids. A perfect group activity with 27 cards to add a little extra magic to your festivities that the whole family can enjoy.
Every single time I pull out a charades game, the kids get excited.
All three of them simply love moving their bodies in creative ways, guessing what the other one is doing, and getting in the general spirit of the topic.
I get excited when I pull out a charades game because I know there is about to be some all-together, family fun, the kids are going to be laughing together, and it’s an easy set up for me.
So, basically, charades is a win-win all around.
This printable St. Patrick’s Day Charades For Kids is no different. With 27 cards that each include both words and a picture, it makes the rules of game accessible to even those early readers.
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Skills Learned During St. Patrick’s Day Charades For Kids
While I like to use charades as a simple and goofy way to get the kids moving and to make St. Patrick’s Day feel a little more special, I also really like that we are practicing some essential skills as we play.
Charades encourages the practicing of skills like:
- Body control
- Body awareness
- Reading skills
- Picture Power (an early reading skill)
- Turn taking
- Listening
- Imaginative thinking
- Prior learning and connections
- Vocabulary
- Creativity
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How Prep This Printable Charades Game
Charades is truly an easy game to set up and get going on playing. There is little prep work for you as the organzier and very few game rules to explain to kids with energy, ready to go. Just print, cut, and play!
How To Play:
1. Print the 27 St. Patrick’s Day Charades For Kids cards spread across 3 pages.
2. Cut out the cards.
3. Optional: Laminate your cards. Laminating helps protect the cards, prevent them from being crumpled, and ensure syou can play again next year!
How To Play St. Patrick’s Day Charades
With each of the 27 cards containg both words and a picture, most ages should be able to play the game easily.
- Put the cards in bucket or face down in a pile.
- Player 1 picks a card and silently acts out what is on the card.
- Everyone else guesses what the card says based on what Player 1 is doing.
If you are playing with a larder group, or using these for a classroom party, you can choose to play in teams. All you need is to set a timer and you could keep score. This is agreat extension for charades as well.
Included In This Printable
The printable St. Patrick’s Day Charades For Kids includes:
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- 5 page PDF. You can save it to your inbox or computer.
- 27 St. Patrick’s Day charades cards
- 1 page with directions
St. Patrick’s Day Charades For Kids
It’s going to be a goofy, active, and fun game time when you pull out this printable St. Patrick’s Day Charades For Kids game. Whether you are organzing a little class party, or just enjoying some fun at home, charades is a perfect addition to your festivities.
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