Whether it's downloadable St. Patrick's Day activities or coloring pages you're looking for, there's a whole pot o' gold of free St. Patrick's Day printables to choose from. From rainbows and silly leprechauns to printable coins to give your little ones leading up to March 17,

The spread of St. Patrick's Day celebrations in the U.S. was a way for Irish immigrant communities, who in the 19th century faced discrimination and opposition, to stake that ground, he says: “It’s a kind of immigrant Irish way of combating nativist antagonism against them.”