Happy St. Patrick’s Day! May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face. – Irish Blessing
St. Patrick’s Day 2018 Deals:
Krispy Kreme – Two days only, March 16-17, original glazed doughnuts will be GREEN. Make sure you have the Krispy Kreme app because if they are going to offer a freebie, they will most likely do it through the app.
PDQ – $2 Mint Oreo Shakes all Day 3/17
Sonic – $.50 Corn Dogs on March 17th – no coupon needed. Limit 5 per order.
Fun Facts about St. Patrick’s Day:
- St. Patrick’s real name was Maewyn Succat. (May-win Su-cat)
- The total spent on St. Patrick’s Day by Americans celebrating will be about $4.6 billion dollars.
- There are NO female Leprechauns… so where do they come from?
- A pot of gold with 1,000 gold one ounce coins would be worth about $1.26 million dollars.
- The first American St. Patrick’s Day party took place in Boston, Massachusetts.
- It is St. Patrick’s Day or St. Paddy’s day – NEVER St. Patty’s day.
And why do you get pinched if you aren’t wearing green? That’s another American invention during the first celebration in Boston. They thought if you wore green, it made you invisible to the naughty Leprechauns who apparently run around pinching everyone they see that isn’t wearing green!
Here’s a cute kid-friendly video from Veggietales that tells you all about St. Patrick in 8 minutes. :)
St. Patrick’s Day Crafts and Snacks:
St. Patrick’s Day Candy Science
Walking Water Rainbow Experiment
Got little ones? This Paper Plate Rainbow Craft is great for them!
And for eats today, we’re making Spinach Muffins for breakfast (they’re green!) and Shamrock Chips for a snack and we’ll have Irish Soda Bread with dinner!
Need a green drink? Here’s a Healthy Green Smoothie!
Need more ideas? Here are 21 St. Patrick’s Day Ideas.
And my favorite Irish proverb: You’ll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind. Which means, don’t just think about it – do it!
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