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Feb 12

7 Simple St. Patrick’s Day Snack Ideas For Kids

  • February 12, 2024
  • Jacqueline Wilson

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Easy St Patrick's Day Treats For Kids pictures of different St Patricks Day snacks for kids St Patrick's Day party with text over them

Easy St. Patrick’s Day snack ideas for March kids activities, leprechaun treats, green foods or fun Saint Patricks Day party ideas for school or home! Easy appetizers and sweet treats to celebrate the holiday!

Simple St. Patrick's Day Snack Ideas For Kids Party - different images of green snacks and St Patricks Day treats for kids

Easy DIY St. Patrick’s Day Snack Ideas For Kids Ready In Minutes!

Whether you’re looking for St Patrick’s Day snack ideas for toddlers or easy St Patrick’s Day snack ideas / green snacks for party, you’ll find something on this list of easy treats for kids!

What snacks to serve on St Patrick’s Day?

St Patricks Day Party Snacks For Kids:

 
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  1. Lucky Charms Bars
  2. Leprechaun Poo Candy
  3. Green St Patrick’s Snacks Parfaits
  4. Edible Leprechaun Hats
  5. Mini St Patrick’s Day Doughnuts (For Leprechaun Traps)
  6. Green Shamrock Shaped Treats Snack Cakes
  7. Pot Of Gold Popcorn Treats

Get the St. Patrick’s Day printable recipe cards below.

Easy St Patrick's Day Treats For Kids pictures of different St Patricks Day snacks for kids St Patrick's Day party with text over them

Our Favorite Saint Patrick’s Day Recipes For Kids’ Parties In March

PARTY TIP: Make these green food recipes and easy St Patrick’s Day Treats for a fun St. Paddy’s Day snack foods board for an after school snack or for a children’s party!

Green Lucky Charm Rice Krispies Treats stacked on a white plate in front of a window

Green Lucky Charms Bars

These green Saint Patrick’s Day treats are one of my favorites for St Paddy’s Day parties for kids and adults because they’re yummy, but the green color of the krispie treats mixed with the colorful Lucky Charms marshmallows are really beautiful for a dessert table or St. Patrick’s Day snack board.

To Make Leprechaun Lucky Charms Bars, You’ll Need These Recipe Ingredients:

  • Lucky Charms cereal
  • Rice crispie cereal (optional, see recipe note)
  • White marshmallows 
  • Pastel colored marshmallows
  • Butter
  • Vanilla
  • Green food coloring
  • Green sprinkles or St Patrick’s Day sprinkles

RECIPE TIP: We’ve made these with a mix of Lucky Charms cereal and Rice Krispies cereal and also with just Lucky Charms. They’re good both ways!

GET THE LUCKY CHARMS ST. PATRICK’S DAY TREAT RECIPE

 

Green Leprechaun St Patricks Poo Treats spilling out onto a counter with text on the image

Leprechaun Poo Candy

If your kids love a good laugh, definitely make some green leprechaun poop candies for the holiday. This was one of my daughter’s favorites for St. Patrick’s Day, not just because they look funny, but also because they’re really good!

(Plus, you’ll be surprised how easy it is to make these treats!)

These are also fun to make and pair with a leprechaun trap craft if you make those with your kids.

To Make Green Leprechaun Poo Treats, You’ll Need These Ingredients:

  • Sandwich cookies (like Oreo cookies)
  • Vanilla icing
  • Green chocolate melts

GET THE PRINTABLE LEPRECHAUN POOP CANDY RECIPE CARD

 

Green St Patricks Day Pudding Parfait recipe - green foods parfait in a jar

Green St Patrick’s Snack Parfaits

If you’re looking for healthy St. Patrick’s Day treats, try a green parfait!

To Make Green Pudding Parfait Snacks, You’ll Need These Recipe Ingredients:

  • White chocolate pudding + package ingredients to make the pudding
  • Cool Whip topping
  • Green food coloring
  • Banana
  • Kiwis
  • Chia seeds (optional)
  • Toppings like shaved chocolate, chocolate chips, assorted berries (like raspberries or strawberries), etc. (optional)

GET THE PRINTABLE RECIPE CARD FOR GREEN PUDDING PARFAITS

 

St. Patrick’s Day Edible Leprechaun Hats Snacks For Kids on a white plate with text over them

Vegetable Leprechaun Hats

I love these St. Paddy’s Day snacks for kids because they’re a healthy party snack and also because they’re fun for kids to make!

If you have a favorite St. Patrick’s Day children’s books with leprechauns, make these easy treats as recipe and read kids activities for the March holiday.

To Make Edible Leprechaun Hat Snacks, You’ll Need These Recipe Ingredients: 

  • English cucumber
  • Sliced cheese
  • Hummus or vegetable dip

GET THE PRINTABLE RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING EDIBLE LEPRECHAUN HATS

 

Easy St Patricks Day Snacks For Kids (Mini Leprechaun Treats) - cartoon leprechaun scene with the mini leprechaun donuts recipe sitting beside him with text over it

Mini St Patrick’s Day Doughnuts (For Leprechaun Traps)

It’s hard to tell from the picture, but these are mini donuts for your little leprechaun. (Think: the size of Cheerios cereal.)

These are fun to make to help lure your leprechaun into the leprechaun trap craft you make!

To Make Mini Donuts For Leprechauns, You’ll Need These Ingredients:

  • O-shaped cereal (like Cheerios)
  • Chocolate chips
  • White chocolate
  • Colored sprinkles
  • Sugar
  • Cinnamon sugar

GET THE PRINTABLE RECIPE CARD FOR LEPRECHAUN DONUTSSt. Patrick's Day Snacks: Pot-O-Gold Popcorn Bites text over a black bowl filled with caramel corn popcorn bites with a rainbow tape candy sticking out of the side

Pot Of Gold Popcorn Treats

When my daughter was younger and we made these, she had so much fun. She thought it was great that she could add in the candy rainbow and then find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

This is a fun food activity for kids to pair with any St. Patrick’s Day children’s books that talk about finding the pot-o-gold at the end of a rainbow.

If your kids like caramel corn, they’ll love these mini caramel popcorn bites.

To Make Pot Of Gold Popcorn Bites, You’ll Need These Ingredients:

  • Popped popcorn 
  • Butter
  • Honey
  • Salt
  • Vanilla
  • Rainbow Candy Tape

GET THE PRINTABLE POPCORN POT-O-GOLD RECIPE CARD

 

Easy Shamrock Treats For Kids St Patrick's Day Snacks GREEN SHAMROCK CAKES ON A PLATE WITH TEXT OVER THEM

Green Shamrock Shaped Treats Snack Cakes

This is another easy St. Patrick’s Day sweet treat that looks like you spent a lot of time on (but you didn’t).

These are really cool on St. Patrick’s Day dessert boards and just as fun for St. Patrick’s Day breakfast ideas.

To Make Green Shamrock Cakes, You’ll Need These Ingredients:

  • Crescent rolls
  • Cream cheese
  • Honey
  • Green food coloring
  • Milk
  • Powdered (Confectioner’s) sugar
  • St Patrick’s Day sprinkles or green sprinkles (optional)

GET THE FULL SHAMROCK TREATS PRINTABLE RECIPE CARD

 

MORE FUN ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARTY IDEAS: Make A Paper Leprechaun Hat

St Patricks Day Paper Craft Leprechaun Hat on a bulletin board with text over it

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Let us know which St. Patrick’s Day snack ideas were your favorite treats!

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Jacqueline Wilson has been creating crafts and making theme recipes for over 20 years. She loves making real food fun and cooking recipes with her daughter Ella, creating recipes based on children's book themes, and also creating fun kids activities! She is also an educator, wife, homeschool mom, #1 Bestselling Author, and Parent Busters podcaster. LEARN MORE ABOUT JACQUELINE'S BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE ON THE ABOUT PAGE

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