Treasured Possessions

Ok, I have to bring you back to the Happy Home Fairy one more time this week. Why? Because not only does she offer lots of fun crafts, activities, and snack ideas regularly, but she also loves Jesus and really tries to bring their family's faith into every tradition she creates for her kiddos - and St. Patrick's Day is no exception!

Besides the traditional story of St. Patrick (you can read it here), she takes it a step further by incorporating the idea of treasure (like we see all those Leprechauns trying to hide away!) as well. Here's one more fun craft you can do with your kiddos, while teaching them about how special they are to God at the same time!

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And if you missed Pastor Brad's sermon on the same topic recently (minus the Leprechauns), you can watch it here. Don't forget to wear your green to church on Sunday!

St. Patrick's Day Craft Roundups

I hope you got some fun ideas from yesterday's post on St. Patrick's Day themed foods. If you're looking for more inspiration (or you have kiddos on spring break this week and you're desperately trying to fill the hours!), here are some roundups of fun - mostly easy - crafts to try out this week.

Spoonful has a list of fun crafts that might be best-suited for older preschoolers or those spring-breakers around your house:

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iVillage has a group of more preschool-friendly crafties for you:

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SheKnows adds a few more to look through:

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And, of course, my always-favorite Happy Home Fairy is the queen of easy, all-ages-friendly crafts for even the most artistically-challenged momma among us:

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Do you have any favorites to add to this list? 

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:

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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:

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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:

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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?