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Our St Patrick’s Day Potion Play is the perfect antidote to banish the “Stuck Indoors Blues”. Plus your pre-schooler with learn about colour mixing and work their fine motor skills in this fun water play activity.

The bug doing the rounds at nursery finally caught up with Little Miss B, so she had to spend a couple of mornings at home with me. To keep her occupied and distracted from her woes, I set up a simple water play activity (which turned out to be a great way to cool her temperature as well!). She has always found water to be very soothing, so we often turn to it when she is feeling a bit under the weather.

St Patrick’s Day is not too far away so we used this theme as the basis for our sensory play session.

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Supplies

3 large plastic containers

Large tray or tuff spot to contain the spills

Cups for scooping and pouring

Large water droppers

Whisk

Spoon

Funnel

Frogs

Potion Ingredients

Gold glitter

Red and Yellow Water

Shamrock Confetti

Ahead of the Activity

Fill two of the containers with warm water. Add a few drops of red food colouring to one and a few drops of yellow food colouring to the other. Lay out all of the tools inside the tray. Have towels on standby!

St Patrick’s Day Sensory Play – Colour Mixing Potions

She began scooping and pouring the red and yellow water into the empty container.

“It’s turning Orange. It must be a magical potion!”

Then she sprinkled glitter and shamrock confetti over the water (lots of glitter)

Potions need a good mix together and she got stuck in with the spoon and then the whisk.

Once she had emptied out all of the glitter and shamrock confetti from the pots, she enjoyed mixing mini potions in the little dishes for ages.

Then wold you believe it her potion made some frogs appear!

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I have teamed with some of my blogging buddies to bring you lots more ideas for St Patrick’s Day themed activites to try with your kids.

St Patrick’s Day Preschool Potion Play from Crafty Kids at Home

Egg Carton Shamrock Craft from Play & Learn Everyday

The Night Before St. Patrick’s Day from Kelly’s Classroom

Rainbow Rainmaker from Mum in the Mad House

Michael Finnigan Craft from Craftulate

Shamrock sun catcher craft from The Gingerbread House

Rainbow Hearts Craft from Our Whimsical Days

Shamrock Stones from Sunny Day Family

Luck of the Irish Mickey Mouse Oreo Pops from Crafty Mama in ME

Kids’ Kitchen: Over the Rainbow Cupcakes from Sugar, Spice & Glitter

St Patrick’s Day Counting Worksheet from Larabee UK

Pot of Gold Number Mats from The Kindergarten Connection

St Patricks’s Day Playdough from Clares Little Tots

Rainbow Buttons Color Sorting & Craft Activity from Kidz Activities

Pot o’ Gold DIY Piggy Bank from Playground Parkbench

Rainbow Duct Tape Rainbows from Teach Me Mommy

Free Printable: How To Make & Set Up A Leprechaun Trap with Leprechaun Letter from Play Dough & Popsicles