Comments on: St. Patrick’s Day Fun

By: aubrey

aubrey — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:40:10 +0000

I agree Suzanne!

By: aubrey

aubrey — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:39:22 +0000

You are such a fun mom!

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:34:15 +0000

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.

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:31:09 +0000

Jileen good ideas you need to guest post on her for the kids crafts!

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:10:16 +0000

Thanks for sharing Jileen, the rainbow parfaits sound delicious!

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:07:50 +0000

Thanks for sharing the link Karen! It will help me with my “green lunch!”

By: maria

maria — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:48:53 +0000

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.

By: Kami

Kami — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:01:40 +0000

awww… Thanks for including our link, Destri! Happy St. Patty’s Day to you!

By: Jileen

Jileen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:58:04 +0000

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!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:43:00 +0000

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.