Top St. Patrick’s Day Themed Piano Games for Kids
Time to bring out the Lucky Charms and the green clothing (just to be on the safe side
) because it’s time to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day! 
I love this holiday with all the gold coins, bright rainbows, sneaky leprechauns, and lucky four-leaf clovers, but it has always signified something else as well… spring is near!! And after a long winter, I am ready for some fresh, spring days! 
If you haven’t already noticed, I LOVE incorporating games into my lessons. Apart from all the fun that games offer, they are a great way to motivate kids (of ALL ages) and help them to remember specific concepts! Games get my students quickly engaged in learning piano, and it helps improve their memory and cognitive skills! 
I’ve put together a list of my favorite St. Patrick’s Day Themed Piano Games for Kids that really sham-ROCK if I do say so myself. 
1. Shamrock Shenanigans
2. Hunt For Gold
Peanut and PBJ’s Hunt for Gold is a great way to review the concepts you want with your students. For each colored box, you’ll include a concept or challenge that you want students to complete when they land on that color coin. For example 
Play a song with your eyes closed
Run through a scale
Practice a rhythm pattern
Play a chord progression
Practice a hard measure from a current piece five timesShow me your coolest dance moves 
because why not!!
3. Root Beer Rhythms with Polar Bear
If you are looking for a quick game to reinforce notes, then you are in luck! Root Beer Rhythms is a fast-paced, interactive game where students will roll a dice and then name the rhythm note they land on. They must also clap it out! If they land on a 
root beer, they must clap all the rhythms between the root beer they landed on and the previous one. If they land on a 
hat , they become the leader. They’ll create a rhythm that their opponent(s) must clap back to them.
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4-6. Grand Staff Level 1, 2, & 3 Boom Cards
In level 1, students will practice recognizing music notes on the staff from the F in the bass clef (4th line), to G in the treble clef (second line).
In level 2, students will practice recognizing music notes on the staff from the C in the bass clef (second space note), to C in the treble clef (third space note).
In level 3, students will practice recognizing music notes on the staff from the lowest G in the bass clef to the highest F in the treble clef.
Sorting Coins (Steps, Skips, Up, Down)
This cute St. Patrick’s Themed boom deck will help your students reinforce both intervals and directional reading! Students will have to sort the coins into the pot of golds by steps or skips, OR they’ll have to sort them by intervals going up or down!
This is great for beginners, and even if they don’t know their notes yet! There aren’t any clefs so it’s truly about recognizing intervals (seconds or thirds, or how I like to introduce them at first, stepping or skipping), and then reading if notes are going up or down.
Coin Sorting
For all you piano teachers who love the printable games, I turned this one into a physical one as well! You can have students either sort the coins by steps or skips, or work on directional reading and have them sort them if the notes go up or down!
For competitive students, you can time them and see how fast they can sort the coins!
Lucky Landmarks
This is such a cute and simple Boom deck for your beginner students who are just learning landmarks! I’ve personally been on a landmark kick lately, and wanted to create something simple for the youngest students, so this deck covers Middle C, Treble G and Bass F. Students will have to drag the lucky coin onto the staff in the correct spot! Grab it for just $1!
Bump It (St. Pat’s Style)
This is one of the most versatile games! And don’t be fooled by the fact that you don’t see anything musical … that’s because this printable piano game allows you to reinforce DOZENS of concepts!!!
Before I explain how to use this game I have an …
IMPORTANT NOTE:
- Depending on the concept you want to teach, or work on, you will need an additional set of cards to work with. For example, if you want to reinforce rhythm, you will need a set of rhythm cards. If you’re working on finger numbers, use a deck of finger number cards… same for chords, intervals, notes on the staff… But the possibilities are endless!
Here’s the quick rundown of how to play this game! Student pulls a card from the “concept” you’re trying to teach. Let’s use rhythm cards as an example. Student pull a half note. If they name it correctly, they get to pull a “clover” card and “bump” off another player’s pawn. BUT! Students can only bump off another player’s pawn that matches the color of the clover drawn. For example, if they pull a neon clover, they can only bump off the other player’s pawn that’s on a neon clover! Last player on the board to have a pawn wins!
Piano Keys (St. Patrick’s Themed)
I love creating a “Piano Keys” boom cards for every season, so there should be no surprise that I created one for St. Patrick’s Day! This cute boom deck is simple and will have piano students identify the key the clover is on! This is perfect for your beginner students who are just starting out!
Lucky Beats
My rhythm game “Heart Beats” was so popular that I had to create one that I could use for the month of St. Patrick! This game is great for reinforcing and internalizing rhythm! You can play it with beginners, where you have them place a little erase on the rhythm you call, or you can use the cards, and have students clap out the line shown on the card!
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Once I started creating games and saw how engaged my students were, I couldn’t stop! And I love creating resources that deliver concepts in a way that students will remember and enjoy. If you use any of these games with your students, please let me know, and tag me on Instagram!
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!
