10 Best St. Patrick's Day Celebration Ideas
1. Make a Shamrock Shake – use vanilla ice cream, whole milk, peppermint extract, green food colouring, then whipped cream and a maraschino cherry on top!
2. Have a full, traditional Irish Breakfast – start with some eggs and rashers (back bacon), black or white pudding, breakfast sausage, baked beans, Irish soda bread, a little bit of mushrooms and fried tomato, Voila!
3. St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt – is a great and fun way to explore your community and learn more about the Irish culture
4. Make Green Slime – always a hit with the kids. Slime is always fun, but making it green is even better!
5. Shamrock Cookie Contest – bake and decorate Shamrock cookies with family and friends and see everyone’s creative ideas ….the winner get’s bragging rights and an extra cookie or 2
6. Enjoy an Irish Coffee – 1 cup of cold heavy cream, 3 tbsp. of Bailey’s Irish Cream (shhh we won’t tell), 1/2 cup of Irish Whiskey (or more if you’re freehand pouring), 4 tbsp. brown sugar, 4 cups of strong hot coffee. Add 2 tbsp. of whiskey to each of the 4 large mugs, 1 tbsp. of brown sugar. Whip the heavy cream and baileys til stiff and fluffy and top about 1/3 of the mug. Delicious!
7. Share an Irish Blessing – May the Leprechauns dance over your bed and bring you sweet dreams
8. Search for Four Leaf Clovers - Take the kids on an adventure in search of the Lucky 4 Leaf clover
9. Wear something Green – St. Patrick’s day hats and beads are always fun indeed
10. Attend a St. Patrick’s Day Parade!!