Serves: 5
One of my absolute favorite holidays growing up was St. Patrick's Day! My family has a lot of Irish heritage, so I have always loved anything Irish from the shamrocks to the blarney to the folklore about fairies and leprechauns. My mom always made St. Patrick's Day a lot of fun at our house, so this month I thought I would share a few ways to bring some good, clean Irish mischief to your house!
Start with breakfast! We didn't usually get cold cereal growing up - much less the really sugary kind, so we always looked forward to a big bowl of Lucky Charms for breakfast! We always knew it was coming, but it was always exciting! Pair your lucky breakfast with something like a rainbow fruit platter! Use halved strawberries, orange segments, pineapple chunks, green and purple grapes, and blueberries to create a rainbow of color - and nutrition!
Don't forget to use sliced bananas for the pot of gold and marshmallow clouds! You can use miniature marshmallows to make the clouds, or use the yummy recipe I have included below using marshmallow cream for a truly decadent dip, just pile it up at the ends of your rainbow! You can, of course, dye your glasses of milk green to add to the Irish feeling of the holiday!
After school is the time to really make the mischief happen for your family - with a visit from a leprechaun! No, I am not suggesting that you dress up as a leprechaun - you're probably much too tall anyway... But you can show your family that the leprechauns came to visit and left behind their footprints! Just Click Here to to download a template with footprints that you can print off on green paper - or trace it onto green felt and cut it out - to leave a trail throughout the house. Have the trail wind all through the house, yard, their bedrooms, and have it end with a little treat basket for each person!
We always loved following the winding trail of footprints leading us to our own treasure - even if it wasn't really gold! You can also scatter shamrock confetti throughout the trail - showing little traces of their magic that were left behind in their mad dash to bring treats to the house! Treat ideas for the baskets include a bag of chocolate coins, shamrock stickers or jewelry, and the yummy treat recipes I have included below! Rainbow sugar cookies and Lucky Charms marshmallow bars! These are easy to prepare, delicious, and very festive, just what the, um... leprechaun ordered!
This TOP ARTICLE: St. Patrick's Day Mischief recipe is from the 2012 HomeCook'n Collection Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.
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