Happy St. Patrick's Day! - Last min ideas!

We woke to A LOT of snow for our St. Patty's Day - boo! Come on Spring already!

If you are looking for some last minute ideas to add a little green in your day... hopefully these ideas will inspire!

Run out and grab a few buckets (craft store or dollar store), some gold spray paint if you can't find gold buckets.  Add coloring pages, rainbow of crayons and you have a great treat for when the kids get home! (if you aren't stuck in the snow like us heehee) Source 

Whip up some candied green popcorn for snack tonight! Source and tutorial

and for a little fun, how about some sparkly green playdough!? Source and recipe 























 

St Patrick's Day party ideas and inspiration

My little guy is 9M already! He definitely hasn't been into holidays yet, but oh just wait until he is older! I hope I always stay "over the top" with my ideas! You got to have fun with it!

Have you made your plans for St Patty's yet?  Here are a few things that might inspire you, even if it's just for creating fun favors for school or work! ...and don't forget about older, but still fresh!, Frosting for your St Patty's celebration here (link)

I've seen these rainbow twizzlers used before, but not like this! How clever are these kabobs?!  Source and tutorial  (buy kabobs here - link)

Now I am a bit scared of Macarons, I have to admit... but these are so darling, I might just have to try! If we chicken out, we could do vanilla oreos ;o)  Dip in chocolate, sprinkles and add a shamrock sprinkle (by here - link). Source and tutorial

Watercolors & a rolo with a tag of "your a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow" would be such a fun favor! Source and tutorial


















 

Happy St Patty's Day!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! It still feels like winter here, ugh! Even threats of snow tonight grrrr.... we have been working on baby prep all weekend - woot! Hubby is working on painting the nursery today, he has been so great taking on house project he normally would kill not to do. I am dreaming of the day my back doesn't hurt and I can move around more functionally!

anyway... here's an awesome idea for doing gingham on cookies! Stash for not just St' Patrick's Day!

 source and tutorial

St. Patrick's Day - Cookies!

We are hunkering down tonight - the wind is like a hurricane here! What is with all the wind all the time now?! We are supposed to get snow tonight (ugh!)...hoping Spring starts showing itself soon! I need some cheer around here!

 I always love the look of part dipped cookies... these Irish Cream dipped shamrocks don't disappoint! These would be so pretty done up in a box and taken to work, given to the teachers or coaches! Source and recipe

 Double up your cookies! Do a rainbow base and sprinkle shamrock top! Just use a little icing to "glue" them together! You can even get the kids in on this one to decorate their own! Source and tutorial

Have a Disney fan in the house? Make this fun twist on Mickie shorts! Source and tutorial
















 
 

St. Patty's Day - ideas for the grown-ups!

Hope everyone had a great weekend! We made great progress on the nursery - woot! and I got a lot of needed rest in! Hopefully starting to feel much better and get life back on track! Really wish the weather didn't tease us about Spring because it's back to being freezing!

St. Patrick's Day celebrations aren't just about the kids! Let the adults have some fun too!

What's an Irish theme without Irish coffee? These are served up so fun in shamrock glasses with a fresh clover.  Source and recipe

Guinness definitely needs to make an appearance! Why not give it a twist and serve as a float?! Source and recipe

Need something a little stronger? These green grey goose cocktails might do the trick! Source and recipe

Need to get in some food to help balance all that above! lol... Corned beef and cabbage wraps would be so appropriate...and delicious! Source and recipe


















 

St.Patty's Day inspiration

Is everyone ready to start thinking Spring yet?! I have dreams of a BBQ right now! I'll have to settle on St. Patty's Day and Easter meanwhile! My coworkers have been so bummed I haven't felt well enough to be baking for them ;o) so hopefully good days are ahead so I can get back into the kitchen! What have you been making lately?

Some ideas to help inspire your St. Patty's Day celebration! Don't forget about older, but still fresh!, Frosting for St. Patrick's Day here (link)

 I love how creative minds work! How stinkin fabulous are these Leprechaun hats?! Plastic cups, green M&Ms and sugar cookies (you could even rock some store bought ones!) are the bulk of these cutie! Source and tutorial

How about making "bag o'luck" - rocks spray painted gold with a shamrock on one! I bet with gold luster dust, you could even come up with an edible version of these! Source and tutorial

How much would these cake pop pots of gold impress?! Super adorable! Source and tutorial

 If you are feeling time crunched or you didn't win the craft skill award of the year ;o)... put together these adorable "St Patty's Day in a Jar" for favors! Source and tutorial

















 

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Happy St. Patty's day! It's supposed to be so nice today so we are off to the park - woot! Update from my baking disaster - I did feel guilty, woke up early and made Irish potatoes (candy)!

Here are some last min ideas to celebrate today...

Super quick favor you can pull together if you are headed over someone's place later! Single serve Lucky Charms with lots of extra "Frosting"! Source

You don't have to have them come out this nice! Just put out icing and let the kids go to town! Great activity for this evening! Source and tutorial

If you can't convince yourself to take on that project... just whip out a yellow cake box mix, food coloring and have the kids help make rainbow cakes in mason jars! Source and tutorial

More St. Patty's Day ideas/inspiration

I am still trying to decide what to make for our office St. Patty's day celebration... here are some of my choices... which one would you choose?!

Leprechaun marshmallow and cookie hats! Super cute! Love the extra touch of green sprinkles on the rim! Source and tutorial

I haven't worked with marzipan before but these "potato" cakes make me want to try! How convincing are these?! YUM! Source and tutorial 

I am leaning towards these mint oreo cupcakes because well, 1. they are oreos, 2. they are chocolate hello?! do I need a 3?! lol... and they would be easy for a Thursday night! Source and recipe

The ever insanely creative Hungry Happenings does it again! Chocolate covered apples pot of gold! Only thing I would add to this masterpiece is an extra dab of Frosting - rainbow ribbon on the stick! Source and tutorial 

St. Patty's Day ideas/inspiration (& sponsor opportunities!)

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I am (mostly) Irish so I better get to planning SOMETHING for St. Patty's day! We usually make Irish Potatoes - a coconut candy that is rolled in cinnamon to look like potatoes - what do you normally do?  Here are a few ideas to help inspire your traditions! 

I love all these neighbor door hangers for each of the holidays and this one doesn't disappoint! Drop off some goodies with this "You've been pinched" hanger! Source and download

Why not start a tradition with the kids of the leprechaun visiting? Super fun idea to start the holiday fun early! Source

Are you loving this clever idea, or what?! Lay out colored sugars in a circle, dip rims... instant rainbow! I am definitely tucking this one away for a rainbow theme party! The little chocolate clovers are super simple too! Source and tutorial

End the day with thumbprint shamrock cookies! Source and tutorial 

St. Patty's Day - last min ideas!

If you aren't ready... maybe these will help inspire you to get to work in the morning!

Have a few tupperware containers laying around? Have the kids paint up these adorable leprechaun hats! ... stick this one away for Thanksgiving too! I am thinking pilgrim hats! Source & tutorial

These pots are so adorable! Simple and perfect! Source and tutorial

Quick thumb print cookies! yum! Source and tutorial