St. Patrick’s Day for me has always been a day you wore green so you don’t get pinched. In the past I haven’t really been excited or really cared to make it anything but that. After hopping around some of our favorite blogs I’m pretty excited about doing some of these things with my girls. A couple years ago when we lived in Virginia a friend invited us over for a ‘green’ lunch. Everyone had to bring something that was green and it was so much fun! I’ve decided to make that a tradition, and here’s a few ideas I think would be fun to incorporate.
I found these cute Leprechaun name tags at Crack of Dawn Crafts that I thought my daughter and I could make for our guests. Also take a look at the yummy Hint O’Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies that look delicious and must be at our luncheon!
The Rambings of a Crazy Woman has some really fun St. Patrick’s Day crafts to do. I thought the St. Patrick’s Day Entry Way would be a lot of fun to do before our friends arrived for our ‘green’ lunch.
I also love these Shamrock Sun Chasers. I know my daughter would love to make them.
No Time for Flash Cards has some really cute St. Patrick’s Day crafts. My favorite being this Hand Print Four Leaf Clover, I love anything creative with my little ones hand print.
Make and Takes has the cutest cupcake toppers from No Biggie to go with rainbow cupcakes, you bite into them and there is a rainbow, so cute.
And Cat made Maria’s favorite sugar cookie and has confirmed they are the best ever, so I guess I need to make these too.
I know there are a lot of you out there in blogland doing fun things for St. Patty’s day too, please leave a link in the comments so everyone can check them out!
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Thank you for the cute St. Paddy’s Day ideas! I love the idea for a “green lunch”.
Have a great day:)
Ashley, with CWDkids
http://kidbits.cwdkids.com/2010/03/leprechaun-versus-me.html
I love those cupcakes! They’re just about the cutest things I’ve ever seen. Love the decorations, too. St Paddy’s tends to be such an adult-y holiday (what with all the drinking) it’s nice to see that the kids get to have some fun, too.
I think people tend to underestimate how many foods you can make green! Anything that takes food coloring –mayonnaise, frosting, white sauces, you name it– can be greenified. If anybody needs any ideas for green foods for St Patrick’s Day, there are some really good ones here:
http://www.divinedinnerparty.com/st-patricks-day-food.html
The Shamrock Spirals are really good.
Thanks for sharing the link Karen! It will help me with my “green lunch!”
I saw an article a few years ago in Family Fun where the family makes a rainbow parfait. In a small drinking glass or sundae dish (make sure it’s see-through) layer fruit in the colors of the rainbow – strawberries, mandarin oranges, pineapple, kiwi, blueberries, and red grapes (the article suggested plums but I found the grapes to be a better color and they were easier to find at this time of year.) We topped it with some Cool Whip and golden raisins (cloud and gold pieces) and we had a fun, yummy and nutritious St. Patrick’s Day tradition.
I also have a friend that sends her kids on a Leprechaun treasure hunt every year. She uses words like, “Lads, Lassies, Blarney and other Irish sayings and sends them all over the house. The clues direct them to different green items where the next clue will be. She then has chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil at the end – sounds like fun!
Great ideas Jileen! And I love the idea of having a green lunch. I don’t think I have ever been so excited about St. Patricks day before.
Thanks for sharing Jileen, the rainbow parfaits sound delicious!
Jileen good ideas you need to guest post on her for the kids crafts!
I agree Suzanne!
awww… Thanks for including our link, Destri! Happy St. Patty’s Day to you! :)
One year I made green gravy over biscuits and my kids loved it, every year now they s ask for it on St. Patricks day. I always do some sort of green thing like pancakes or waffles, green scrambled eggs.
You are such a fun mom!