Free Printable Candy Dice Game (Are You Feeling Lucky?!)
Looking for a simple yet fun game this St. Patrick’s Day? Look no further!
This memorable lucky candy dice game can be modified for all ages. And it’s crazy versatile. Use anything from candy, to money, to toys for playing.
Plus, it works at a large gathering or as a small family activity. Use it to suit your needs!
Supplies You Need
All you need to play is:
- A jar or bowl of small, fun items (see ideas below)
- one die
- the free printable at the bottom of this post
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Objective of the Game
The objective is to have fun without lots of set up or clean up. You’ll love how easy and straightforward this game is!
How to Play the Candy Dice Game
- Sit in a circle with a bowl of your goodies in the center.
- Give each player two items from the center. (Keep it equal)
- Give the die to the youngest to start.
- Players roll the die and follow the directions on the printable. For example, if they roll a 3, they must find something green to show off and pass two to the right.
- Determine the number of rounds you want to play and stop when everyone is done.
The winner is the person with the most of whatever the goodie is at the end. But you can also even it out for little kids!
Ideas to Put in the Middle
For this game, you need something fun to pass around. Candy like Skittles is the easiest, but here are a few other inexpensive things you can use:
- Dollar bills and real coins
- Gold coins (players can swap out the coins after for a larger prize if you want)
- Andes mints
- Chocolate gold coins
- Small boxes of Lucky Charms
Grab the Lucky Candy Dice Game Printable
Pro Tip: You can print the printable on white card stock to make it more durable.
Now, grab it below:
On the printable, if the player rolls a..
- They must say “Top o’ the mornin’ to ya!” (A classic Irish greeting)
- Draw a quick shamrock on paper or a friend’s hand with washable marker or face paint.
- Find something green to show off (like a green pencil or ribbon).
- Do a little “leprechaun jig” dance for a few seconds.
- Blow kisses and say they’re “lucky kisses” for good fortune.
- Hide a chocolate coin for someone to find and shout, “Leprechaun treasure!”
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Another Variation to This Fun Lucky Dice Game
To involve the group every time, you can have the entire group do the action each time someone has a turn. It adds a different element to the game!
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