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Home » Holidays » Saint Patricks Day Traditions

Saint Patricks Day Traditions

March 16, 2012 by Jenny 35 Comments

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I'm just going to put this out there.  I L-O-V-E Holidays!  Any chance I get to decorate and I'm all over it. Saint Patrick's Day is no exception.  I actually have a tendency to go above and beyond for Saint Patrick's Day.  It's just all that Irish in me!  

Now that Riley can understand it's so much fun to start new traditions.  I explained to Riley that we needed to leave the mischievous leprechaun some green milk and some Lucky Charm Treats so that he doesn't take our gold coins from our pot of gold.

Saint Patrick's Day Treats

St Patricks Day Traditions

How to make Saint Patrick's Day Treats?

We started off with making our green milk by adding yellow and blue food coloring.
 
Riley stirred to make the milk green.  Can you say fascinated?!
 
And here's where the green milk dripped all over the counter and her pajamas.
 
Who could possibly be upset though?  Look at that face as she poses with the lucky charm cupcake sitting on our Irish Blessing Plate and the green milk with her silly straw.
Lucky Charm Treat
 

This is for Riley in the morning.  The finished cupcake and empty glass of green milk.

How to make Leprechaun Toilet Seat?

 
Here's the last piece of the adventure.  Leprechaun green pee pee in the potty with footprints.  I can't wait to see her face in the morning when she sees this.  I'll try to make sure to get a picture of her expression and post it in the morning.  The "pee pee" is just green food coloring in the toilet water swirled around.  In order to create the footprints, I used one of Riley's washable paint sets.  
Leprechaun Mischief on the Toilet
 

Hope you enjoyed these fun St. Patrick's Day ideas!

If you are looking for more amazing Irish ideas check out these Shamrock Pretzels and this fun Lucky Pop Breakfast!

 
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  5. Jamie Desrochers

    February 26, 2015 at 9:30 pm

    We have been doing things like this for a couple of year, I have also sprinkled green confetti everywhere, wrote on the kitchen windows with dry erase makers, "catch me if you can", my husband sprayed his hair green and pretended the leprechaun did it while he was sleeping, we have done all sorts of things. Then my girls design and build a leprechaun trap and put it out on the 16th. The next morning they look in the trap and unfortunately they have never caught him but he always leaves them chocolate gold coins. It makes the first part of March a lot of fun.

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  7. Deb @ madefrompinterest.net

    March 17, 2013 at 1:06 am

    This is SOOOO up my alley! My family is BIG BIG into holidays! Love this cute idea. New follower from a blog hop stopping by! Deb @ madefrompinterest.net

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  8. paula

    March 16, 2013 at 10:25 am

    This is adorable.
    Will be posting on Facebook for friends with little ones.

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    • Jenny Melrose

      March 16, 2013 at 1:42 pm

      Thanks so much Paula!

      Reply
  9. melissa newell

    March 15, 2013 at 9:45 am

    Cute idea! love your plate. Happy St Patty's Day from one lover of holidays to another!

    Reply
    • Jenny Melrose

      March 15, 2013 at 12:38 pm

      Thanks so much Melissa. I love your site. I was just checking out your Dr. Seuss party pictures. Gorgeous! I host a weekly link party on Wednesdays and would love for you to join in some time.

      Reply
  10. corissa

    March 13, 2013 at 7:02 pm

    what did you use for your "green pee"? and the feet?

    Reply
    • Jenny Melrose

      March 13, 2013 at 7:05 pm

      The green pee was just green food coloring in a glass of water that I then dumped in the potty. The feet were washable paint that I simply made into leprechaun size footprints. My 2 year old then LOVED it. I'll be using the same tricks now that's she's 3 too.

      Reply
  11. Michelle

    March 11, 2013 at 5:13 pm

    LOL. This is so cute I wish my boys were little again!

    Michelle @ http://onwingandprayer.blogspot.com

    Reply
  12. lisa

    March 11, 2013 at 7:34 am

    I LOVE the toilet! Thanks for my morning laugh! Happy Monday from the enchanted oven.
    xo,
    Lisa

    Reply
  13. katie goldsworthy

    March 11, 2013 at 4:02 am

    FANTASTIC!!! I love this idea! My kids would be asking me all day it the Leprechaun was "real"! lol

    Reply
  14. Suzan

    March 10, 2013 at 7:19 pm

    What a fun post lol - love the green pee -
    I used to run outside Christmas Eve and break up oreo cookies as proof
    that Santa was there ( raindeer poop ) lmho
    XOX

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  15. Brooke

    March 09, 2013 at 9:08 am

    So much fun! I love the green water in the toilet with the little footprints! We just made a leprechaun clue book at our house to keep track of all the mischief. Thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend!

    Reply
  16. Jessie

    March 08, 2013 at 9:19 pm

    Haha the leprechaun feet are too funny! Love it 🙂 Hope you're having a wonderful evening!

    Reply
  17. The Monko

    March 25, 2012 at 4:57 pm

    Your green toilet water and footprints made me laugh out loud - hilarious.

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  18. Terry

    March 24, 2012 at 2:01 am

    Omg, that is the cutest thing ever. To think to do the footprints on the toilet sink is so fun! Thanks for linking up at Sunday Blob Love, I hope you'll come back this weekend!

    Reply
  19. MiaB

    March 21, 2012 at 6:02 pm

    hahaha!! love the leprechaun toilet!!! hilarious...thanks so much for sharing this with us at Sharing Saturday. hope to see you again this week.

    Reply
  20. Lyuba @ Will Cook For Smiles

    March 19, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    I love it!! Too funny. The leprechaun pee is toooo funny 😉

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    March 19, 2012 at 8:31 pm

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  22. Aunt B

    March 19, 2012 at 6:19 pm

    Very cute! I love the footprints on the loo. 😛

    Reply
  23. The Wanna-be Southern Belle

    March 19, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    Gah, you can't ever stop your blog because i'm going to need to look back on all these good ideas when Hunter is a toddler 🙂

    Reply
  24. Messy Roost

    March 17, 2012 at 9:17 pm

    That is so stinking cleaver -- I LOVE it. Rhonda

    Reply
  25. Mama Jodi

    March 17, 2012 at 5:29 am

    This is all too cute.

    Reply
  26. Kelley @ TheGrantLife.com

    March 17, 2012 at 4:59 am

    Ha! This is awesome! I love how she was fascinated by the color. And the green pee is toooo funny 🙂

    Reply
  27. 4you-withlove

    March 17, 2012 at 3:53 am

    How fun!

    Reply
  28. Laurie @ Rookiewife520.blogspot.com

    March 17, 2012 at 3:21 am

    So cute!! This is the first year I really got into St. Patrick's Day and now that Nick is 9 I feel like I waited a little long to do all that fun stuff. However we will be drinking green milk tomorrow and eating green pancakes! 🙂 Have a great St. Pattys Day Jenny!

    Reply
  29. Debbie @ OtRD

    March 17, 2012 at 12:01 am

    So cute! I bet she will have a shocked looked on her face when she sees the toilet tomorrow!!

    Reply

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