Celebrate St. Patrick's Day the Inexpensive Way

You don’t have to be Irish, per say, to celebrate St. Patty’s Day! Here are some fun way to celebrate on a budget!

Ever since I was little, I loved Saint Patrick’s day, always dressing in green and eating all the corned beef, Irish soda bread and cabbage I could fit in mah belly. I do have a wee bit of Irish in me and I love to embrace it.

I am especially excited this year, as I have just got back from a trip to Ireland, and I have a newfound appreciation for this green holiday 🙂

So join in and celebrate this St. Patrick’s Day the Fun and inexpensive way!!!

1.Prepare the traditional St. Patrick’s Day feast of corned beef and cabbage

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I love all the above and have to have it every year, and while I engorged myself on Irish soda bread, I did not see much corned beef while over there, even so I still think its delicious and look forward to having it this year.

Want to try your hand at it? Here are some recipes 🙂 I am not a huge fan of plain potatoes so I make colcannon which is an Irish swing on mashed potatoes…I left you with that recipe too and its delicious 🙂

Corned Beef Recipe

Irish Soda Bread Recipe

Colcannon

2. Throw a Potluck St. Patrick’s Day Party

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This is what my friends and I plan on doing, we are each bringing a traditional Irish dish and just plan on having a good ole time!

3.Don’t get pinched…Wear GREEN

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Green is sooooo not my color, but I make it work on this day! Pull out some green, get crazy and creative and have fun with it!!!

4.Watch Irish movies

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http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/g8619/best-irish-movies/?slide=5

After browsing the list I may have an Irish movie night! Two of my favorites on that list are: Brooklyn and The Quiet Man, if you’re looking for a good Irish chick flick, I highly recommend both 🙂

5. Drink Guinness…or green beer

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After visiting the Guinness Factory, I have a newfound love for this Irish beer…but if its not your thing don’t fret!!! Grab the beer of your choice and just add a few drops of food coloring and Viola! Green Beer! Not a drinker?! Enjoy just color your water or clear soda green 😉 Cheers!! Or as they say in Ireland, Slainte!

6.Make every meal green…

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From smoothies, to salads, and green veggies, add a little green to your diet not only is good for you but perfect for today! Are your kids green with envy? Serve every meal green…green pancakes, green mac n cheese, green mashed potatoes…you get the gist 😉

7. Go to a Parade

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Get into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit by going to a Parade….itll be sure to put you in the mood to celebrate the day and its free!!!!

8. Learn about the Irish History and the History behind the day.

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Not only is Ireland full of greenery but it is also full of very interesting history!! I learned so much, I would love to share but I would room chatting about it. If you want to learn more about Ireland’s history, for instance, why St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17 , or why potatoes are big there, and other fun facts check these out:

St. Patrick’s Day History

Ireland’s History in brief

What a great way to celebrate this holiday by learning it 🙂

9. Get the kids into it

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This holiday is not just for adults…nope! Kids too can join in on the fun. In fact, now that I’m a mom I always get excited to get my girls in on this day, and this year I found a few more great ideas and things to do with kids for this special day. This year I also planning on doing a little leprechaun trickery 😉

10. The Craic ( pronounced crack ) is 90

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NO not the drug…it means Having a WONDERFUL, FUN TIME, AWESOME AMAZING ( I think you get the drift)time, in Irish !!! Just make your own fun and enjoy the day!!