Top Ways You Can Enjoy St. Patty’s Day This Year

Parades. Dancing. Fun foods and green beer.

It’s the time of year when we celebrate the Irish culture by wearing green and tossing back a few adult beverages. St. Patrick’s Day is March 17 — the same date every year.

ST. PATRICK TREATS AND DEALS

• MCDONALD’S
  McDonald’s brought back its classic Shamrock Shake in February.
• BURGER KING
  Try an OREO Irish Mint Shake.
• AMAZON
  The online retailer has  St. Patrick’s Day deals on decorations, in case you’re having a party. Play some fun games with these St. Patrick’s Day dice or this pin the hat on the leprechaun game.

• TRAVEL
  St. Patrick’s Day is a big deal in New York City, which celebrates with a parade and more. If you do an online search, you may find a few deals on travel to the Big Apple. (It’s a green apple on March 17!)
• EBATES
  This cash-back website has a few St. Patrick’s Day offerings.
• WALMART
  There are a number of T-shirts (juniors) with St. Patrick’s Day graphics that are on clearance on the retailer’s website.

IDEAS FOR FAMILY FUN

• Get the kids involved in celebrating the holiday. Love by Elles on Etsy has cute leprechaun DIY crafts.
• Create a pot o‘ gold scavenger hunt. Have your kids hunt for four leaf clovers, rainbows and even a pot of chocolate gold.
• Let them take these rainbow treat bags to their friends at school.

OTHER ST. PATRICK’S DAY FUN… FOUND ONLINE

• Martha Stewart’s website offers a ton of St. Paddy’s Day ideas for crafts and cooking, including this article outlining how to make a statement necklace.
• Here’s a list of naturally green food to enjoy, courtesy of delish.com.
• Here are some green drink recipes from Cosmopolitan.

However you decide to celebrate this national holiday remember, “May your blessings outflow the shamrocks that grow.” — Anonymous

Want to know the history of St. Patrick’s Day? Check out history.com’s facts page here.

This article was written by Katie Simpson and Mandy Gambrell, writers for The Daily Clutch.

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