This free printable St. Patrick’s Day word scramble game would make for the perfect activity to play at any holiday party this March.
Word scrambles are challenging, fun, and I know that I personally always feel great when I finally solve a word that I had been stumped on.
One thing that I love about holiday themed word scrambles is that is makes unscrambling the word just a little bit easier. When I’m working on holiday or themed word searches, I know going in what general category each word should fall into.
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This St. Patrick’s Day word scramble features 12 different words to try and solve. Since there are both long and short words, this makes it a great activity for plenty of different age groups. I sometimes even find the shorter words harder to solve than the longer ones!
How to make word search games a little more challenging and competitive:
- Set a timer for 5 minutes.
First, set a timer for 5 minutes. If you are playing with younger children, you may want to set the timer for a longer duration. Next, instruct everyone to try and unscramble the words as fast as they can. Whoever has the most words solved by the time the timer goes off, can win a prize! - Turn it into a head to head contest.
For this game, no timer is required! First, hand out the word scramble games to everyone face down. When you say “GO,” all the participants will try to unscramble the words as fast as possible. Whichever player correctly solves all of the words first, wins. - Make it into a raffle.
If you are playing word scrambles with a larger group of people or at a holiday party, turning it into a raffle can be a great way to make everything a bit more fun!
Have everyone work on the word scramble game at their own pace. Once they have their game completed, each person can write their name at the top of the page, fold it up and then put it into a large box. At the end of the event, the host can choose one piece of paper out of the box. Whoever’s game is chosen, can win a prize.
Note: Be sure that you check the word scramble answers are correct before giving out the prize! If there are any wrong answers, the prize will go to the second drawn winner.
How to make printable games reusable:
If you are planning on using the St. Patrick’s day word scramble as a yearly holiday activity for your classroom. Reusing activities can save some time, money and maybe even a few trees!
- Use a home lamination machine.
If you have a home lamination machine, you can easily laminate each word scramble game and then use a dry erase marker to write down your answers. Once the activity has been completed, you can quickly wipe off the answers and store the word scramble games away to be reused year after year. This is the home lamination machine that I have and I absolutely love it! - Use dry erase pockets.
If you don’t have access to a lamination machine, you can also use these really cool dry erase pockets. All you would have to do is print out the word scramble games, place them inside the dry erase pockets and use dry erase markers to write down your answers. Once you’re done, simply wipe off the answers and reuse the games year after year.
Note: For both of these options, I would definitely recommend printing out the word scramble pages onto white cardstock. This will help to ensure that the games are durable enough to be saved and reused every year.
Free Printable St. Patrick’s Day word scramble
The St. Patrick’s Day word scramble game is designed to print onto a standard 8.5×11 inch piece of paper or cardstock. Two word scramble games will print per page. To trim the games apart you can use scissors or a paper cutter. This is the paper cutter that I have on my desk and I can highly recommend it.
Please feel free to download and print the St. Patrick’s Day word scramble game as many times as you would like. However, please do not edit or redistribute the files in any way. This word scramble game was intended for personal or classroom use only.
Favorite Printable Supplies:
These are a few of my favorite supplies that I use for printable games and activities:
- White Cardstock: For most projects, I recommend printing onto cardstock. It is much more durable than standard printer paper and often produces a higher quality print.
- Crayons: A staple in any crafting household. Crayola is always the top notch choice!
- Kid Friendly Safety Scissors: These are perfect for little kids learning how to use scissors. They cut paper but not fingers or hair!
- Glue Sticks: These disappearing purple glue sticks are by far my favorite! I love buying them in bulk since we use them so often!
- Lamination Machine: Laminating printables are a great way to make them last longer. If you are planning on laminating to make games reusable, be sure to get a bunch of dry erase markers as well.
- Dry Erase Pockets: Dry erase pockets are a great alternative to using a lamination machine when wanting to make printable games and activities reusable.
- Printer: A high quality printer is always recommended for the best results. If you are in need of a printer this Brother Wireless Printer is a great choice.
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St. Patrick’s Day word scramble Answer Key:
1. Leprechaun
2. Rainbow
3. Shamrock
4. March
5. Ireland
6. Green
7. Lucky
8. Corned beef
9. Pot of gold
10. Tradition
11. Parade
12. Jig