This year I was lucky enough to become just a little more educated on St. Patrick’s Day. My Brownie troop chose Ireland to celebrate for Thinking Day and it was great fun. One Mom came up with the idea to make shamrock necklaces, my girls dressed in green and we did a short skit on St. Patrick and the snakes. I did not know the story about the snakes, but it was great fun watching them make up the play and act it out!

Using this idea, it might be fun to craft some “snakes” for St. Patrick’s Day. There are so many different ways to make the snakes. You could simply sew a long tube of fabric together and decorate it with eyes, tongue, etc. I shared this idea in one of the Christmas articles (BTW, the ones my daughter made and gave as gifts were big hits with everyone). You could also sew together “yo-yo”s, which are fabric circles, until you have a length of snake that you want. Why not use clay and shape it into a snake? Another fun idea would be a sock puppet. These ideas are endless and only limited by your imagination.

Another thing I found out about Ireland was that it is not only famous for leprachauns, but also for fairies. I don’t know about you, but my youngest daughter is really into fairies. I’ve added a link for a Flower Garden Fairy at the end of this article. It really looks cute and not too hard to do. Also, if you want to attract fairies, it would be nice to give them a place to live. Check out the link at FamilyFun.com to build a fairy house. (Since the weather here is getting nicer, this is a great way to encourage my daughter to head outdoors and have something fun to do.) There are also more instructions on how to make a fairy similar to the Flower Garden Fairy.

To me, rainbows are not only Irish, but signal that it’s time for something beautiful to happen. Where I’m at, it’s time to start thinking spring, which is a season filled with all the colors of the rainbow. Why not make a wreath, or other decoration, with a rainbow pattern, or the colors of the rainbow? It will not only fit the holiday theme, but have you looking forward to something wonderful that may be happening. Check out the forum and the Christmas wreath made from plastic bags and a hanger. It is such a simple, but cute idea. You could modify this for St. Patrick’s Day by using green plastic and adding a St. Patrick’s decoration to it, or bending it into the shape of a shamrock. To fit the rainbow theme, use rainbow colors to decorate the wreath. If you want to do a different type of door decoration, use ½ a paper plate, some tissue paper squares and make a rainbow with those. It may take some time, but I’ve seen some of these that are very cute.

Stop by the forum to let us know what other ideas you may have for this fun holiday. I’m always happy to hear from my readers!