Category: St. Patrick’s Day

Copycat McDonald’s Shamrock Shake Recipe

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It’s Shamrock Shake season! This copycat Shamrock Shake recipe is as close as you can get to the real thing! McDonald’s also has a Shamrock Shake Oreo McFlurry recipe and we’ve made a copycat of that one too! If you can’t get enough minty goodness, we’ve also done a 3rd shake with Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies! Each recipe is super easy and ready in less than 5 minutes.

Copycat Shamrock Shake Recipe // Serving Size = 1 shake

  • 3 large scoops of vanilla ice cream
  • 1/4 cup of heavy cream
  • 1/4 tsp of peppermint extract
  • 6 drops of green food coloring
  • top with whip cream cherries, strawberries, or green sprinkles

Directions:

  • Combine everything in a blender to mix
  • Top with your favorite toppings

Oreo McFlurry Shamrock Shake Recipe // Serving Size = 1 shake

  • Follow the directions above to make the shake
  • Add 3 Oreo cookies
  • Blend together

Girl Scouts Thin Mint Shamrock Shake McFlurry Recipe // Serving Size = 1 shake

  • Follow the directions above to make the shake
  • Add 3 Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookies
  • Blend together

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St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Hunt Ideas for Kids

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Similar to an Easter Egg hunt, we set up a Leprechaun hunt in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. This fun backyard hunt for kids is easy to set up and great for a St. Patrick’s Day party for kids and adults! Kids will love finding the leprechaun treasure, finding clues, and looking for leprechaun sightings! This leprechaun hunt for kids is great during a St. Patrick’s Day party.

Check out our St.Patrick’s Day punch recipes here for more party fun!

Here’s what I used!

St. Patrick’s Day Sunglasses (Leprechaun hunting glasses)

St. Patrick’s Day Sunglasses @ Amazon

St. Patrick’s Day Party Necklaces

The kids can wear these and also find them around the yard on the hunt!

St. Patrick’s Day Glasses @ Amazon

Chocolate Coins – Kids Hunt for a Pot of Gold!

St. Patrick’s Day Chocolate Coins @ Amazon

St. Patrick’s Day Party Favors

We bought a bulk mix of St. Patrick’s Day Party favors for the kids to find during the leprechaun hunt. This pack also comes with temporary tattoos that are fun to do at the party or before a parade.

St. Patrick’s Day Party Favor Pack @ Amazon

St. Patrick’s Day Temporary Tattoos

St. Patrick’s Day Temporary Tattoos @ Amazon

Leprechaun Footprints – Find a Leprechaun Clue Ideas

We used these adorable stickers in our garage and on our patio to help the kids try and find the leprechaun! They led out to the yard where all the treasures above were hidden.

Leprechaun Footprints @ Amazon

St.Patrick’s Day Pot of Gold for kids (Bulk)

We used these cute mini-pots as our pot of gold! The kids used these on the leprechaun hunt to find his missing treasures. Whatever they found on the hunt they could store in here as they kept looking for more treasure.

St. Patrick’s Day Pot of Gold @ Amazon

St. Patrick’s Day Party Decor

We tried to keep the party outdoors so we decked out the garage walls with these cool St.Patrick’s Day wall coverings.

St.Patricks Day Decoration Idea @ Amazon
Print at home St. Patrick’s Day Banner @ Madebykids on Etsy

Shamrock Cookie Cutter @ amazon

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Green Punch Recipes (Adult + Kid-Friendly St. Patrick’s Day Punch Recipes)

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St. Patrick’s Day Punch (C) Made by Kids Co Green Punch Recipe

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Hosting a party? We’ve got your green punch recipes covered! As part of our DIY Holiday + Party Kit series, we’re giving you our favorite St. Paddy’s Day punch recipes for both kids and adults. 

You can make a kid-friendly or adult version of any punch on this list! Choose your liquor – champagne, vodka, or whiskey – and check out the recipes below!

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1. Classic Green St. Patrick’s Day Punch Recipe for Kids:

Ingredients

  • 2 (1/4 ounce) packages lemon-lime Kool-Aid (powdered mix)
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 (46 ounce) can or jug of pineapple juice
  • 1 quart of cold water
  • 1 (2 liter) bottles ginger ale
  • *2 Bottles of champagne for the adut version*

Directions

  1. Chill liquid ingredients
  2. In a large punch bowl, mix the drink mix, sugar, pineapple juice and water (this makes A LOT of punch, depending on your punch bowl you can also split the batch and refill as needed)
  3. Add ginger ale
  4. *Add champagne to the adult version*
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Corned Beef & Cabbage Recipe

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Corned Beef And Cabbage Recipe (poorgirlsguidechicago.com)

Corned Beef And Cabbage Recipe 

As part of our DIY Holiday + Party Kit series, we’re giving you our favorite recipe for corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots.

Corned Beef & Cabbage Recipe (poorgirlsguidechicago.com)

Corned Beef & Cabbage Recipe 

Ingredients

(These portions make 5 servings)

  • 3 pounds corned beef brisket with spice packet
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon of black peppercorn
  • 5 tablespoons of spicy mustard
  • 10 small red potatoes
  • 5 carrots, peeled and cut into 3-inch pieces
  • 1 large head cabbage, cut into small wedges I also use a mixture of green and red cabbage for variety) Continue reading →

D.I.Y. Printable St. Patrick’s Day Banner

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Print At Home St. Patrick's Day Banner

Print At Home St. Patrick’s Day Banner

As part of our DIY Holiday + Party Kit series, we’re giving you a FREE DIY printable  St. Patrick’s Day banner. Just print and hang this adorable pennant banner for a fun touch of the Irish! Will only cost you paper and string!

DIY Guide:

Print At Home St. Patrick's Day Banner

Print At Home St. Patrick’s Day Banner

Supplies:

Steps:

  1. Download + print the banner (print on 8.5 x 11 paper in color)
  2. Cut out each triangle
  3. Hole punch two holes at the top corners of each triangle
  4. Measure + cut string so that it goes through all 13 triangles with enough extra room on either side to hang
  5. Run string through each hole and hang banner(C) Poor Girl’s Guide Chicago————————————————-This article is part of The D.I.Y. Holiday + Party Kit Series:

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