Tuesday, March 12, 2013

St. Patrick's Day Food Fun!

St. Patrick's Day is this Sunday! So why not dedicate this week's recipe slot to some fun, colorful kids snacks with a St. Patty's theme? Here are some awesome resources:

Are you as smitten with McDonald's Shamrock Shake as I am? I seriously never eat at Mickey D's, but these shakes are a total weakness of mine! Now, here's a super easy way to make them at home, via Babble:
Shamrock Shake
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Or if something a little healthier is a little more your style (or in my world - one for breakfast, one after dinner!), then try these Lucky Leprechaun Smoothies featured on B-Inspired Mama:
Do you have a special green breakfast on St. Patricks Day? Make St. Patricks day morning more fun and sneak some veggies in for your kids with this Lucky Leprechaun Green Smoothie recipe from Creative Green Living!
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 The Meaningful Mama has a whole day of St. Patty's-themed meals laid out for you!
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The Happy Home Fairy has a whole roundup of ways to use Lucky Charms in cheerful ways to celebrate:
several fun ways to celebrate st. patrick's day using lucky charms cereal! love this!
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And if you don't already have enough ideas to get you started, Cute Food for Kids has a roundup of 51 (!) rainbow-themed food ideas - because St. Patrick isn't all about green, you know!
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Of course, there's always the time-tested green scrambled eggs and milk for breakfast! Does your family have any St. Patrick's Day traditions? Do you make any fun foods at your house? Have any of you tried anything we listed above?

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