The Blarney Stone is a quick and easy St. Patrick’s Day craft for kids that is super simple to make and so much fun!
Here are a few more St. Patrick’s Day ideas we think your kids will love – Treat Bag Toppers, Lucky Gifts, and St. Patty’s Parfait.
What is The Blarney Stone?
The Blarney Stone is a block of limestone built into the wall of Blarney Castle, about 5 miles outside Cork, Ireland.
Kissing The Blarney Stone is a tradition that’s been around for centuries. People travel from around the world to give the Blarney Stone a kiss, which is done by leaning backward while holding onto two railings.
On our trip to Ireland in 2017, we visited Blarney Castle and kissed the stone. The castle itself wasn’t much to see, and it wasn’t very well preserved. But you can’t go all the way to Ireland and NOT kiss the stone, right?!
Why do people kiss the Blarney Stone?
When I was a kid, I was told that kissing the Blarney Stone would give you good luck, but apparently, the legend says kissing The Blarney Stone will give you the gift of gab, meaning the ability to talk with eloquence and flattery.
Maybe “luck” sounded better to kids and that’s why my teacher told me that! 🤪
At any rate, there’s a stone…in Ireland…millions of people kiss it for superstitious reasons…and it was recently ranked by TripAdvisor.com as one of the most unhygienic tourist attractions!! 🤣
Blarney Stone Craft
I thought it would be fun for the kids to make their own “Good Luck Charm” before St. Patrick’s Day, and this is the idea we came up with! We went on a walk to find some rocks and then gathered a few craft supplies. These little rocks turned out completely adorable and making them was so fun! Here is how we did it:
The Blarney Stone – St. Patricks Day Craft for Kids
SUPPLIES –
- rocks
- paint – green and red/pink
- paint brush
- Q-Tip
- googly eyes
- hot glue gun or sticky dots -White glue will work too, but it takes longer to dry.
DIRECTIONS –
Clean your river rock (so TripAdvisor doesn’t judge you!) and paint the entire rock green. (It’s for St. Patrick’s Day, and what kid doesn’t love painting?!) Let this dry.
Paint a pair of lips on the rock. I like to make it look like a heart.
Using glue or sticky dots, glue 2 eyes to make a face. You can get as creative as you’d like with this. My boys thought a cyclops stone was the funniest thing ever!
Now you can display them, keep them in a pocket for extra “luck” on a math test, or start smooching, hoping for the “gift of gab”!
My kids love these! They are easy and fun… and the end result is too cute!
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at Home with these fun recipes –
- Irish Soda Bread
- Corned Beef and Cabbage
- Shamrock Floats
- Irish Stew
- Key Lime Cupcakes
- Slow Cooker Corned Beef Stew
Those are so cute.
Cute! I love ideas that involve my kids.
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That is just so cute! I love it!
I love this. What a great craft for little hands!
What a great idea!! I posted a tutorial on my blog to share it with others. Can’t wait to make them this afternoon with my boys!
loving all of these St. Patty's ideas! Those gift boxes are great!! And the stone? Too cute!
Sooo cute!!! We are going to have to do this! Thanks!
I had the pleasure (was it?) of kissing the 'Blarney Stone' while on vacation in Ireland.. it was not easy to get to.. bending backward but since I was there, felt I must!
Cute blog!
Sandy
Ha! That's hilarious about the Blarney Stone! Cute idea, too!
I kissed the Blarney Stone when I was in Ireland, I think the story was it gave you the gift of gab. I don't think we were really concerned about the hygiene, more about having to lean out to kiss it.
That's so adorable!! I never would have thought of that idea on my own! So cute.
Too cute!
These are so cute!!!
aww this is an adorable idea!!!
How adorable! I've kissed the real Blarney Stone, but these are much better!
How cute! I think I can slip this in this week… thanks for the fast and esay idea!
what a fun idea. I can't wait to try it with my kids, they are going to love it.
cute steph! What a fun way to teach your kids about different traditions!
Cute idea, i had no idea about this legend. I have been looking for fun St. Patty related crafts, my son has declared that St. Patty's day is boring so this may make him think twice.
Hahahaha, what a funny project! I am not Irish but live in Ireland. And back in the day when I was a tourist, I DID kiss the Blarney stone. Hygiene didn't really enter my mind at the time – I was more worried about hanging underneath the parapet in order to kiss that particular stone!!!
My gosh, I love the things you come up with!
How cute! The kids will love it.
So cute! My little guy would love this … {Plus it would be nice to play with rocks for once without the mud} =)
In Ireland we say kissing the Blarney Stone gives you "The Gift of the Gab" … which might make no sense to anyone else!! ha ha! I have yet to make the trip, though it may be a waste of time as I have no problem with my levels of talkativeness 🙂