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St. David's Day is celebrated on 1st March each year and is the national day of the Wales. St. David is the patron saint of Wales.
St. David's Day crafts are a lovely way to make your own DIY decorations for a St. David's Day celebration, so here is a collection of Welsh themed crafts that are easy and fun for children to make.
So here are 17 crafts and activities suitable for children, including very young kids that are Welsh themed.
The daffodil is the national flower of Wales, and as they are usually growing abundantly in early March they are the perfect way to decorate your house for St. David's Day.
This lovely Daffodil pinwheel craft combines the fun ok a pin wheel (blow on it and it will spin) and the jolly yellow of this lovely spring flower.
Send someone a beautiful card for Saint David's Day by having a go at making this pop-up greetings card with a daffodil.
Make this handprint daffodil craft with just paint, paper and an eggbox carton to make the trumpet of the daffodil.
The national vegetable of Wales is the leek. On St. David's day it is traditional to wear one on your lapel!
These gorgeous leek and daffodil suncatchers can be hung in the window to catch the early spring sunshine.
Can you guess what this leek is made from? Just paint and kitchen roll - doesn't it look good?
A Welsh love spoon is an intricately carved wooden spoon, presented as a gift to the one you love.
This easy to make version adds symbols of love and marriage to a basic wooden spoon.
Make your very own St. David with a cardboard tube and a free printable template to make his face, robes, daff and bible.
You can print the template in colour ir balck and white and colour it in yourself.
Make a welsh hat out of paper or card and a little bit of lace trim for a child, Peppa Pig or any of your favourite toys.
Another St. David's Day tradition is to dress up in Welsh national costume.
These Welsh Lady peg dolls are dressed in the traditional black hat, skirt, red shawl and lace apron.
Decorate for Wales' national day with this bunting made in the design of a lady in a traditional welsh hat.
All made with paper, googly eyes optional!
This doll is made from a blank wooden doll which can be bought in many craft shops.
Here the clothing has been painted with acrylic paint and the hat mad from a scrap of black felt.
No instructions for these, but it looks like they are made from wooden spoons which have been painted red, then paper wings and teeth added, plus some googly eyes.
The final thing that is closely associated with Wales is a firely red dragon.
This dragon is red and fire breathing, although intended for Chinese New Year he is a lovely simple make for young children.
Have you tried Welshcakes? They are delicious, a bit like a flat scone with sultanas. Delicious warm from the oven with butter melting on them and very tasty cold too.
These Jolly biscuits would be a tasty treat on St. David's Day.
If you don't have time to bake your own biscuits you could decorate shop-bought biscuits with this delightful daffodil design.
We've got some super free printable St. David's Day PDF colouring pictures featuring a Welsh Flag, daffodils and this cool dragon too.
Have a go at this fun Saint David's Day Wordsearch, which is also a free printable PDF.