50 Hilarious St. Patrick’s Day Jokes And Riddles Kids Will Love
Share funny St. Patrick’s Day jokes and riddles with friends and family on this lucky day!
What kind of spells do leprechauns use?
Lucky Charms!
Use these St. Patrick’s Day riddles and jokes:
- In the classroom
- In the car
- At dinner time
- In lunchboxes
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Punny Fact: “Paddy” is a playful nickname for “Patrick,” derived from the Irish name Pádraig. It’s often used affectionately to celebrate Irish culture on St. Patrick’s Day. Its short, catchy nature makes it perfect for jokes and puns.
Funny St. Patrick’s Day & Leprechaun Jokes For Kids
1. Why did the leprechaun go outside?
2. What do you call an Irish spider?
3. When does a leprechaun cross the street?
4. What’s the best position for leprechauns to play on a baseball team?
5. What do leprechauns put on their hamburgers?
6. When is an Irish Potato not an Irish Potato?
7. How can you tell if an Irishman is having a good time?
8. What does Ireland have more of than any other country?
9. Why can’t you borrow money from a leprechaun?
10. What did the leprechaun put in the vending machine?
11. How can you spot a jealous shamrock?
12. Why are leprechauns so concerned about global warming?
13. How did the leprechaun win the race?
14. Why don’t you iron four-leaf clovers?
15. Why do leprechauns prefer dollar bills to coins?
16. Why did the leprechaun climb over the rainbow?
17. What did the Irish referee say at the end of the soccer match?
18. What’s an Irish baby’s favorite nursery rhyme?
19. What did the naughty Leprechaun get for Christmas?
20. Who was Cinderella’s date on St. Patrick’s Day?
21. What did the leprechaun order at the coffee shop?
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22. Why do leprechauns hate running?
23. What do you call a leprechaun prank?
24. What happens to a leprechaun when he falls into the ocean?
25. Why are leprechauns so calm?
26. What do leprechauns do with their unfinished dinner?
Answer: Make left-clovers
27. What do leprechauns barbecue on St. Patrick’s Day?
Answer: Short ribs
28. How does an Irish person tell you a dance party is upstairs?
Answer: They say, “The jig is up.”
29. How do musicians show off on St. Patrick’s Day?
Answer: They play their brag-pipes.
30. How should you greet someone on March 17th?
Answer: Irish you a happy St. Patrick’s Day!
31. Why do frogs like St. Patrick’s Day?
Answer: Because they’re always wearing green.
32. What kind of music should you listen to on St. Patrick’s Day?
Answer: Sham-rock and roll.
33. What is Yadskcirtapts?
Answer: St. Patrick’s Day spelled backward.
34. What do Irishmen say when you tell them Bono is your favorite musician?
Answer: “You too?”
St. Patrick’s Day Riddles
35. What do you call a fake Irish stone?
Answer: A shamrock.
36. What is the difference between wisdom and luck?
Answer: One is clever. The other is clover.
37. What kind of bow can’t be tied?
Answer: A rainbow.
38. What’s long and green and can only be seen once a year?
Answer: A St. Patrick’s Day parade.
39. How many gold coins can a leprechaun throw into an empty pot?
Answer: One. After that, it’s no longer empty.
40. What’s Irish and stays out all night?
Answer: Paddy O’Furniture
41. What dance move do leprechauns do at a party?
Answer: The shamrock shake
42. What is at the end of a rainbow?
Answer: The letter W.
43. A skin has I, more eyes than one. I can be very nice when I am done. What am I?
Answer: A potato.
44. Where can you always find “gold,” but there’s no gold at all?
Answer: In the dictionary.
45. What do you get when you cross poison ivy with a four-leaf clover?
Answer: A rash of good luck
46. What do you call leprechauns who collect aluminum cans, used newspapers, and plastic bottles?
Answer: Wee-cyclers
47. What do you call a leprechaun that goes to prison?
Answer: A lepre-con
48. What do you call a leprechaun’s vacation home?
Answer: A lepre-condo
49. What do you get when you cross a pillowcase with a stone?
Answer: A sham-rock.
50. How old are leprechauns?
Answer: So old they can remember when rainbows were black and white.
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