Crafts and Activities for St. George’s Day

I find it hard to believe but it seems to be true that in all these years I’ve never written about St. George’s Day, celebrated on April 23. St. George is the patron saint of England, who was believed to have lived around the 3rd century. He’s usually depicted as a knight, and it’s thought he was in the Roman Army.

He’s associated with dragons because, according to legend, a kingdom was being terrorized by a dragon, and George offered to help if the king would allow his people to be baptized. The king agreed and after a long battle, George killed the dragon. You can learn more about his story and find some good printables to use in the classroom at Twinkl.

Twinkl also has this cute printable story spinner, as well as a knight mask craft and more fun crafts and activities.

Teaching Ideas has a fun St. George’s Day activity pack including a printable banner with the St. George’s flag (white background with a red cross), word search, coloring pages and more. Don’t miss the retelling of St. George’s story in Lego embedded in the post; it’s spectacular.

Grab some St. George’s Day coloring sheets from Hodgepodge Days, which includes the one of St. George shown here, a flag, design your own shield and St. George and the dragon.

Kiddy Charts has a great printable activity book that includes bingo cards, a word search, acrostic poem worksheet, a mindmap for writing the story and a worksheet to write the story on.

And of course you’ll want some crafts, too! I love the St. George shadow puppets from My Baba, though the post just says to draw the characters you could probably trace them from the images in the blog post or find a castle, dragon, horse and knight clip art to use.

I love this simple wooden spoon dragon from The Gingerbread House, and these gorgeous paper plate dragons from Pink Stripey Socks. This St. George made out of a spoon and craft foam is really cute, too. Get the tutorial from Baker Ross.

We try to keep a relatively regular sleep schedule during the summer, but the morning routine kind of flies out the window when we don’t have anywhere in particular to be. To get little kids back in the groove of getting up and getting ready for school — or to help kids who are new to having a routine learn what to do when — printable routine cards can be a big help.

There are lots of different ways to do these. I like the flip chart style like this one from Mama Papa Bubba. This one is made with a file folder and you add magnets to each section so kids can close the flap on the items they’ve completed for the day. The post includes a free printable with some basic morning activities that kids can cut out and color.

Another version of this that is just paper comes from My Party Design. This one uses little pieces of peel and stick Velcro to close the sections when each step is completed, and there are versions for the morning and evening. (These are not free but might give you an idea of how to make your own with the steps you need.)

For a more detailed, full day schedule great for preschoolers, check out this one from The Savvy Sparrow. This paid resource includes tons of different icons from daily routine items to things like riding bikes, dance class and watering plants. There are 120 icons in all so you’re likely to find everything you need to visually build out your days.

If you want to see how a daily routine printable works for you without putting a lot of work in, try this printable checklist from Little Mager House. You can laminate it or stick it in a plastic sheet protector and mark off things as they get done. Then just wipe it off and start again the next day. This one is free when you sign up for emails.

Natural Beach Living has a free visual schedule printable with all sorts of items and including special things like picnics and nature walks. This one can be used at home or in the classroom and it includes days of the week. (Some of this is free for subscribers but there is also a bundle you can purchase.)

I also love the set of printable routine cards from Look We’re Learning, which includes a bunch of basic daily activities in both English and Spanish if you’re raising a bilingual child or just want to practice a little vocabulary. There are 16 activities in all and there’s a pronunciation guide if you need help with the Spanish. (This is a free resource for subscribers.)

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