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Lucky Leprechauns! It’s Saint Patrick’s Day Charades!

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On the 17th of March comes a festive holiday largely celebrated by multiple countries all over the world. During this eventful day, parades hit the streets, friends and families frequent the pubs, and both passersby and decor seem to all have unified in the flourishing color of green.

All of a sudden cheers and laughter can be heard from all around, as we take a break from daily life to celebrate the joyous occasion. Does this ring any bells? Of course, we’re talking about St. Patrick’s Day!

Now if you’re thinking about hosting a party or a mini get-together with your friends and family, it’s important to be prepared with some fun activities and themed recreations for your celebration. Our number one recommendation? A game of Saint Patrick’s Day Charades!

How to Play Saint Patrick’s Day Charades

If you don’t know how the rules of Charades go, here’s a little refresher for you. Write down a bunch of words you want players to act out, and cut them into small pieces of paper. Continue to fold these up neatly while placing all your answers in a bowl or basket. Then divide the players into at least two groups. 

Once both teams are ready, have each group assign one representative per round to draw a word from the lot and act out whatever word they get as the rest of their team guess the correct answer. Teams take turns guessing each round, and each correct answer is awarded one point. In the end, the team with the most points wins!

Since the general mechanic is very simple, it’s up to you to add in any additional rules or twists to make this game perfectly suited to your liking. Most importantly, since this game is in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, it’s important to use holiday-themed words that highlight the significance of the occasion. 

30 Saint Patrick’s Day Charades Word List

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Holiday-themed words, you ask? We got you! Feel free to use the following keywords for your game of Charades on Saint Patrick’s Day.

  • Saint Patrick
  • Leprechaun
  • Rainbow
  • Pot of Gold
  • Four Leaf Clover
  • Shamrock
  • Good Luck Charm
  • The Jig 
  • Gold Coins
  • Pipe
  • Irish Beer
  • Shepherd’s Pie
  • Celtic Cross
  • Ireland
  • Catholic
  • Bagpipe
  • Horseshoe
  • Green
  • Pub
  • River Dance
  • Magic
  • Treasure Chest
  • Lucky Charms cereal
  • Pointed-tip Shoes
  • Corned Beef and Cabbage
  • Tri-Cornered Hat
  • Beard
  • Pinch
  • Flag
  • Fairy

Other Party Game Ideas

Whether you’re done playing Charades or you’re looking for similar party games to warm up for the main event, remember that not everyone will be satisfied with just one activity for the entire get-together. 

To help you out, here are some more party game ideas and activities you can use that are just as fun and equally exciting.

Treasure Hunt

The Leprechaun is best known for keeping their mythical pot of gold over the rainbow. On the day itself, what better way to celebrate the holiday than seeking the legendary treasure of the St. Patrick’s Day logo himself?

Is the gold in the kitchen? Inside the washer? Or is it perhaps tucked away in some secret compartment? Have a blast playing this mini Treasure Hunt, complete with riddles and clues for an afternoon of some great friendly competition. Who knows? Maybe you could be taking home the prized treasure after all.

Trivia Questions

Who’s up for a game of wits? Challenge your friends at the party for a fun quiz that can test your knowledge on some fun facts about St. Patrick’s Day.

Whether you just learned about it in school or you’ve read up on its origins, this game of St. Patrick’s Day Trivia is great for players of all ages, making it a good fit for your party. Other than giving you a chance to show off your skills, this might even be a surprising way to gauge the family smarts, or an opportunity to discover the hidden geniuses (or hardcore St. Patrick’s Day fans) within the group. 

Bingo

Feeling like luck is on your side this St. Patrick’s Day? If so, perhaps this crowd favorite party pastime might just be the rainbow to your shimmering pot of gold. 

Better pull out all the stops with your shamrocks ‘cause we’re talking about St. Patrick’s Day Bingo. This game is easy, simple, and can spell hours of fun for all players. It doesn’t even need further explanation, right? That’s how you know it’s a good one.

Crossword Puzzle

Anyone up for this classic word game? If you feel like you’ve got an extensive vocabulary and you’re all about the season’s trivia, then this St. Patrick’s Day Crossword Puzzle is exactly what you need for your holiday gathering with your loved ones. 

With this game, everyone can take their time filling out a sheet filled with questions or facts about this annual celebration. What is the Irish fairy called? What gemstone was Ireland nicknamed after? If you can answer it, you can play it. Not only is this a festive way to enjoy the occasion, it’s also good for brain practice and mental stimulation. 

I Spy

Ever heard of Waldo? Yeah, we’re not going to talk about him here. Instead, prepare for a battle with your eyeballs in this race against each other with this mesmerizing blend between I Spy and Look and Find.

Think you and your friends can spot the correct symbols? Maybe. But this fun interaction has both easy and hard difficulty levels, so you can simply progress or go down a level if it becomes too tedious. Either way, this activity is another one of those incredibly exciting games that’s perfect for your gathering on St. Patrick’s Day.

Word Search

Are you thinking hide-and-seek, but with festive keywords? Take on this fun mini-game of St. Patrick’s Day Word Search and enjoy an exciting vocab race with your friends and family.

If you think you can spot them all before the others do, best believe they’re feeling the same way. However, this thrilling excitement everyone shares is exactly what makes the game all the more fun. Even if not everyone gets to finish at the same time, consider it as a great opportunity for some problem-solving exercise and good brain stimulation.

Conclusion

Hurray! You’ve made it to the end. Hopefully our charades keyword list and game ideas can help you have a fun and lively St. Patrick’s Day celebration with your loved ones. Which one of these do you think is your favorite?

If you’re interested in seeing more variations of Charades for the next holiday, feel free to check out our Etsy shop for more themes and ideas. Either way, it’s important to remember the essence of this holiday, and we hope that this guide we made has made you feel just that.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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10 Fun St. Patrick’s Activities for Seniors

By Gathered Again

St. Patrick’s Day is one of the most popular and recognized holidays celebrated in various parts of the world. It’s a day of lively, colorful, and fun activities that pay homage to St. Patrick. Filled with veneration and family time, this celebration overflows with music, floats, and bands. 

St. Patrick’s can be celebrated by everyone, especially seniors. They can boost their brain through fun activities, dance around with their family, and share a good laugh. Here we have listed some fun-filled St. Patrick’s activities for seniors to celebrate this day. 

St. Patrick’s Activities for Seniors

1. Host a Trivia Night

Trivia night is the best brain-stimulating activity for senior citizens. It increases the brain activities in their head and prevents boredom. 

To play this game, pick a facilitator who would create the questions and oversee the game. There are five categories, such as movies, books, general knowledge, current events and name of celebrity. Prepare 10 St. Patrick’s Day trivia questions for each category, and write it down into an index card. You can create a PowerPoint presentation, as well, to flash the questions and correct answers.

For each category, a group should be removed based on who has the least scores. Those who get the most correct answers for each category wins the game. 

2. St. Patrick’s Day Crafts

Creating green necklaces, rainbow portraits, St. Patrick’s cards, and pots of gold are amazing activities for seniors to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. This activity helps show the creativity of our beloved seniors through designing and creating these trinkets. Their motor skills and hand-eye coordination are also practiced through this artistic activity. You can create green necklaces for everyone in the family or your neighbors. 

3. St. Patrick’s Day Pictionary

A Pictionary is similar to charades, but the players have to draw the picture and guess what it is. To play the game, write anything that represents St. Patrick’s Day on each card. Then, divide the players into two equal teams.

Each team would pick a player to draw the image for each round. The first players would read the word in five seconds, then draw the word on the blank canvas upon the facilitator’s instruction.

The first players have 60 seconds to draw the image while their teams try to guess what it is. They are not to spell out the word nor pantomime it to their teammates. They can only draw the word, and whoever guesses first gets the point. The team that gets the highest points wins the game. 

You could include objects, items, or personalities that are related to the holiday to use for the game. Some examples are leprechauns, fairies, cloverleaf, Irish flags, and many more. 

4. Have a Scavenger Hunt

A scavenger hunt is a fun and exciting St. Patrick’s activity for your senior loved ones. This is the perfect opportunity for them to get up, get moving, and stretch their legs. 

Place leprechaun cut-outs at different parts of your house. Each cut-out shall have a clue to lead them to the finish line, which contains a pot of gold for them to collect. 

5. Cook for St. Patrick’s Day

A delicious and sweet activity to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day is baking and creating delectable treats with your loved ones. You can create any green-themed treats, such as leprechaun or cloverleaf cookies. You can also purchase any St. Patrick’s Day toppers to make it more festive. 

Cooking is a fun activity that increases seniors’ dexterity, creativity and thinking skills. You can also help them out with these activities and other basic household tasks. 

It’s also a fun way to bond with your loved ones and get to talk to them. 

6. Gold Coin Toss (Penny Pickup)

The gold coin toss is another fun activity for seniors to play. You’ll be needing a few gold coins and leprechaun pots. 

Group them into two teams with 20 coins each. Have them stand behind the line, which is a few feet away from the leprechaun pots. The goal is to toss as many coins at the pot within five minutes. 

To make it more challenging, you can decrease the time or move the pot farther from them. 

7. Attend a Parade

Many communities host parades for St. Patrick’s Day that can be attended by family and friends. These parades, usually filled with colorful floats, mascots, Irish bands, and people dressed in festive attire, can also be attended by seniors.

Parades are fun activities for seniors to interact and socialize with so many people. It also reduces thoughts of depression and loneliness. The colorful and fun-filled parade increases the festive vibe of the holiday, which makes it more memorable for them. 

8. Have an Irish Jig Dance-Off

This game will show your moves and grooves. Have everyone gather inside the room and start playing Irish songs. Let them show their best moves for each song. The one who gets the loudest clap wins the game. 

To make it more fun, you can just have everyone show off their move and declare them all winners.  

9. Have a Leprechaun Costume Contest

Ask your senior loved ones to wear their best leprechaun-inspired costumes. Organize a mini-fashion show where they get to model their clothes. Those with the best design and walk get to win a pot of gold as the prize.

10. Bingo Game

Create your bingo cards where the boxes are full of images and words related to St. Patrick’s Day. (If you’re not feeling crafty, check out our Gathered Again Etsy Shop, with Printable St. Patrick’s Day Bingo and many other fun Printables!)

Cut out images and words to be drawn for the game, and place them inside a leprechaun hat. Make sure to hand out the bingo cards to everyone. 

A facilitator shall draw out the cut-outs, and call out what they picked. Whoever gets to finish a row or column wins the game.

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Conclusion 

During this fun-filled holiday, engaging seniors in St. Patrick’s activities would help in boosting their energy and increase their mental well-being. It makes them feel loved and cared for to be included in these activities. 

The constant laughter and chatter on this day would mentally and physically help them. But most of all, it helps bridge ties and connects family members. 

St. Patrick’s Day Greetings That’ll Make You Smile!

By Gathered Again

St. Patrick’s Day is a colorful and festive day celebrated by a lot of people. March 17th is the day to celebrate Ireland’s patron saint, who had an important role in bringing Christianity to Ireland. Two things the Irish are famous for are their strong tolerance to liquor (cheers!) and their sense of humor. 

Also read: St. Patrick’s Day Trivia to Quiz Your Friends and Family

Here we have a list of Saint Patrick’s Day greetings you might want to send to your friends, family, and special someone this holiday. For sure, it would brighten their day and make them smile. 

Who knows? Maybe by merely greeting them would lead you to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow or receive tons of lucky clover leaves.

St. Patrick’s Day Greetings

Wishing you a pot o’ gold, and all the joy your heart can hold”

‘I-Rish’ you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!”

Hope you have a very GREEN St. Patty’s–with lots of lucky green wishes that all come true!”

Hope a bit o’ Irish luck and a bit of Irish cheer will snuggle down inside your heart and stay all through the year!”

Chasing gold will never make you happy, just ask the Leprechaun. I am happy because I have you.”

I must be a four-leaf clover, because I am lucky to be with you!”

Your wee leprechaun wants to grant you three wishes tonight.”

Never iron a four-leaf clover, because you don’t want to press your luck.”

-Unknown

What do you get when you cross poison ivy with a four-leaf clover? A rash of good luck.”

-Unknown

I’m wishin’ ye a wee bit of a fun time!”

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I hope your day is as rich as gold and as colorful as a rainbow.”

You are my pot of gold at the end of every rainbow. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!”

May your soul be filled with happiness, may your heart be filled with cheer, may your mind be filled with good thoughts… May you have the luckiest St. Pat’s Day yet!”

May the luck of the Irish be with you all year long. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!”

Q: How can you tell if an Irishman is having a good time? A: He’s Dublin over with laughter

As you slide down the bannister of life, may the splinters never point in the wrong direction.“

Irish Blessing

May your St. Patrick’s Day be beery, and oh so cheery.”

Unknown

You can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning.”

Drake, “Signs”

I looked high and low…

In the fields and forests

Where leprechauns go…

I looked under clovers

I searched near and far

Who know my pot of gold

Would be at the bar?

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!”

Conclusion

No matter how you wittingly construct your Saint Patrick’s Day greetings to your family, friends or special someone, what matters is the thought of you wishing them well this holiday. The heart you put through it, and the thought of wishing them luck and laughter will definitely go a long way. 

You guys might charm the leprechauns out there, and get extra clovers to be beery, merry, and lucky all-year long.

St. Patrick’s Day Trivia Questions to Quiz Your Friends & Family

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Ready for some St. Patrick’s Day trivia? Well, before we head on to the questions, here are some things you may not know about the patron saint.

A Brief History of St. Patrick

St. Patrick was born in Roman Britain in the late 4th century. At the young age of 16, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland. He managed to escape one day to Gaul (France), where he converted to Christianity. 

After his conversion, St. Patrick decided to return to Ireland in 432 to convert the Irish to Christianity. Later, he became a bishop and, by the time of his death on March 17, 461, he had established monasteries, churches, and schools. 

He was named the Patron Saint of Ireland, with his feast day annually celebrated on the day of his death.

St. Patrick’s Day in the United States

If St. Patrick’s Day began in Ireland, how then did it get to the USA? Well, a great number of Irish migrated from the United Kingdom to America, beginning from the Great Potato Famine of 1845 to 1849. 

It was immigrants who transformed St. Patrick’s Day into a largely secular holiday of revelry and celebration of things Irish. Activities included elaborate parades and extensive usage of the color green—even rivers are dyed green. 

Corned beef and cabbages are also associated with the holiday; even beer is sometimes dyed green to celebrate the day. Some of these practices were eventually adopted by the Irish themselves, but they did so largely for the benefit of tourists.

Nowadays, St. Patrick’s Day is also a time for families to have fun together. There are lots of activities to do, and a St. Patrick’s Day trivia game can be one great fun activity you could partake in. 

In this article, we are going to share some St. Patrick’s Day trivia questions with you to quiz your family and friends!

St. Patrick’s Day Trivia Questions

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1. Where was St. Patrick born?

A) Denmark
B) Ireland
C) Roman Britain
D) Norway

2. What was St. Patricks’ real name? 

A) Al-Kindi
B) Elias de Barra
C) Augustus Bhain
D) Maewyn Succat                                                       

3. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held in this city in 1762?

A) London
B) New York City
C) Dublin
D) Rome

4. Which legend is attributed to St. Patrick?  

A) He found a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.
B) He drove all snakes away from Ireland.
C) He discovered leprechauns.
D) He brought rainbows to Ireland.

5. What was the common religion of the Irish before St. Patrick came to convert them?  

A) Paganism
B) Islam
C) Judaism
D) Atheism

6. According to legend, St. Patrick used the three-leaf clover to explain what?

A) Holy Trinity
B) Government
C) Rain cycle
D) Life cycle

7. Shamrocks are a symbol of what?

A) Faith
B) Luck
C) Friendship
D) Love

8. What is the original color associated with St. Patrick?   

A) Blue
B) Purple
C) Red
D) White

9. What’s something people don’t do to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?

A) Attend a parade
B) Dye a river green
C) Drink green beer
D) Dye eggs green

10. Why should you wear green on St. Patrick’s Day?

A) To get gifts from Saint Patrick
B) To blend in with nature
C) To avoid being pinched by leprechauns
D) To find a pot of gold

11. What popular St. Patrick’s Day meal is not an authentic Irish dish?

A) Irish lamb stew
B) Bacon and cabbage
C) Shepherds pie
D) Corned beef and cabbage

12. How many people annually celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the United States?

A) 20 million
B) 75 million
C) 90 million
D) 150 million

13. Which restaurant celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with the “Shamrock Shake”?

A) McDonald’s
B) Dairy Queen
C) Starbucks
D) Burger King

14. Which city dyes its main river green to celebrate this holiday?  

A) San Francisco
B) Dallas
C) Chicago
D) New York

15. How many pints of Guinness are consumed on St. Patrick’s Day each year?

A) 1.5 million
B) 4 million
C) 7 million
D) 13 million

16. What are your odds of finding a ‘lucky’ four-leaf-clover?

A) 1 in 100
B) 1 in 10,000
C) 1 in 500
D) 1 in 500,000

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Conclusion  

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day is much more different from what it used to be at the beginning.  Most families and friends like to spend a lot of time together, sharing fun activities. Asking them St. Patrick’s Day trivia questions is just one of the activities you could do to make the celebration a little more entertaining. 

Every member of the family can participate and share in the fun. You could even play individually or grouped into teams, and someone can read out the questions and be the moderator.

We hope this article gave you excellent St. Patrick’s Day trivia questions to quiz your family and friends.

We wish you a fun-filled St. Patrick’s Day!

Answer Key

  1. C) Roman Britain
  2. D) Maewyn Succat
  3. B) New York City
  4. B) He drove all snakes away from Ireland.
  5. A) Paganism
  6. A) Holy Trinity
  7. B) Luck
  8. A) Blue
  9. D) Dye eggs green
  10. C) To avoid being pinched by leprechauns
  11. D) Corned beef and cabbage
  12. D) 150 million
  13. A) McDonald’s
  14. C) Chicago
  15. D) 13 million
  16. B) 1 in 10,000