How to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day With Kids
Celebrate the Irish with kids, and create fun family traditions and memories. St. Patrick's Day is a great holiday for fun and games, maybe even a little magic. A few planned activities and some special surprises will make this a treasured holiday for you and your kids. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Green food coloring
- Green clothing
- Green nail polish
- Sugar cookie dough
- Frosting
- Green crepe paper
- Green balloons
- Confetti
- Books about green things
- Corned beef
- Cabbage
- Fun foods
Instructions
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Plan a green breakfast. Dye all of the food you eat with a dab of green food coloring.
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Ensure being free from pinches by dressing in green from head to toe. Paint your finger and toe nails green too.
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Decorate the house in green. Use green balloons, crepe paper, shamrocks and confetti.
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Make shamrock shaped sugar cookies. Frost the cookies with green icing and green sugar sprinkles. Eat them too, of course.
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Read books about green things. Read "Green Eggs and Ham," books about frogs and any other "green" books.
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Have a treasure hunt. Hide gold foil wrapped chocolate coins and send kids on a scavenger hunt. Leave a special prize for the first child to find the treasure.
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Eat corned beef and cabbage for dinner. Have some safe food on the side for picky eaters.
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Tips & Warnings
Print out an agenda for the day for kids who can read.
Use green paper plates, cups, napkins and plastic ware.
