Printable St. Patrick’s Day Game For Kids – Pin The Shamrock On The Pot Of Gold

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This free printable Pin The Shamrock On The Pot of Gold is the perfect St. Patrick’s Day game for kids, whether you’re having a St. Patrick’s Day party or want a fun activity for the classroom.

It takes a classic party game, Pin The Tail On The Donkey, and puts a St. Patrick’s Day spin on it.  

I made this a large Pin The Shamrock On The Pot Of Gold game so you can have it printed at a print shop in a poster size.  This printable is sized at 25.5″ x 33″.  You can also print on your regular printer at home in 8.5″ x 11″ with the same file. I don’t recommend printing any larger than 25.5″ x 33″ inches, or your game images may turn out grainy.

I also have the classic Pin The Tail On The Donkey  Pin The Heart On The Cupcake, Pin The Tail On The Bunny, and Pin The Nose On Rudolph free printable games.

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Instead of downloading printables one by one, grab the complete St. Patrick’s Day Printable Activity Bundle — everything organized and ready to print.

✔ Games
✔ Templates
✔ Leprechaun Trap Fun
✔ Coloring Pages
✔ Large Poster Game Included (without my website info at the bottom)

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How To Print The Pin The Shamrock On The Pot Of Gold Game Printables

1. The pot of gold poster and shamrocks are separate files, so you can print just one pot of gold and multiple pages of shamrocks to fit the number of party guests you have.
2. There are 15 shamrocks on one page in the PDF file.  If you need more, simply print more than one copy.
3. If you’d like this in a 25.5″ x 33″ poster, take the file on a USB drive to a print shop and they can print the larger size for you.  Places like Staples and Kinkos can do this for you as well as online printers like Vistaprint.
4. If you just want to print on your printer at home, download the file and print as you normally would.
5. I recommend printing on white cardstock for the best results.
6. Remember to print the shamrocks and the pot of gold poster in the same size so the shamrocks fit on the pot of gold correctly.

What You’ll Need To Play This Printable Pin The Shamrock On The Pot Of Gold

• Printer
• Scissors
• Double-sided Tape or Scotch Tape
• Something To Use As A Blindfold (A sleep mask or bandana works perfectly.)
• A Prize For The Winner (Optional)

 

How To Play Pin The Shamrock On The Pot Of Gold (Game Rules)

1. Cut out the shamrock templates.
2. Hang the St. Patrick’s Day pot of gold poster on the wall at a height the kids can reach.  This game is suitable for all age groups of kids.
3. Use double-sided tape or rolled-up Scotch tape on the back of each shamrock so they can stick to the pot of gold.
4. Have the kids line up.
5. The first player puts on the blindfold and holds their shamrock with sticky tape on the back. (Don’t peek!)
6. Someone spins the player around a few times to get them good and dizzy, and then stops them in the direction pointing toward the pot of gold poster.
7. The player then tries to place the shamrock in the spot where the white shamrock outlined in green is on the pot of gold poster.
8. Their turn is over, and the next player gets blindfolded and spun to take a shot at getting the shamrock on the pot of gold.
9. Each child takes a turn until everyone has had a chance.
10. The child who gets the closest to lining up their green shamrock with the white shamrock lined in green on the poster is the winner!

PRINT THE POT OF GOLD POSTER

PRINT THE SHAMROCKS

 

DON’T MISS MY OTHER ST PATRICK’S DAY POSTS

• LEPRECHAUN LETTERS
• LEPRECHAUN TRAP
• LEPRECHAUN BAIT BAG TOPPERS AND TAGS
• ST. PATRICK’S DAY BINGO GAME
• POT OF GOLD TEMPLATES
• SHAMROCK TEMPLATES
• 4 LEAF CLOVER TEMPLATES
• LEPRECHAUN FOOTPRINTS
• RAINBOW TEMPLATES
• RAINBOW COLORING PAGES
• SWEET LEPRECHAUN DIP RECIPE