Our St. Patrick's Day fun 2010

,pWe finally made the St. Patrick's Day crafts I posted about

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Then Lenny the Leprechaun brought gold candies on the 18th. Yes, a day late but oh well. I also didn't make it to the store for gold coins so I just used some of my candy stash from the basement-A.K.A my after the holiday (Valentine's Day) gold wrapped Reeses Peanut butter cups. I always buy candy on clearance for the next holiday. We had fun using what we had on hand to create these 100% free fun St. Patty's day crafts!

Then I decorated the table for our corned beef, cabbage, carrots and potato meal from

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I had all of the utensils (.25 from a super bowl clearance cart at the grocery store), confetti (from ?), and napkins (from after Christmas sales) in my St. Patrick's Day box in the basement. I used green construction paper for the place mat. I also used my clearance Valentine's Day green with envy peanut M & M's for a fun green treat next to the plates.Here's the M & M's I bought at Target on Feb. 15th for St. Patty's Day!

Corned Beed and Cabbage in a crock pot

I am making this fuss free crock pot Corned Beef and Cabbage on Wednesday for my husband who LOVES it. I am not a huge fan but, once a year I'll do it. Find the recipe HERE Photo from www.allrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, cut into wedges
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
• 1 pound baby carrots
• 3 cups water
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 1/2 pounds corned beef brisket with spice packet, cut in half
• 1 small head cabbage, cut into wedges

Directions

1. Place the onion, potatoes and carrots in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Combine water, garlic, bay leaf, sugar, vinegar, pepper and contents of spice packet; pour over the vegetables. Top with brisket and cabbage. Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours or until the meat and vegetables are tender. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Free Betty Crocker St. Patrick's Day coloring sheets and more (with sign up)!

Sign up at Betty Crocker's site HERE and you'll get free St. Patrick's Day coloring sheets, cup cake decorations, cake stencils, and party decorations. I am printing off the sheets for Wednesday's dinner table. It's only days away now!

St. Patrick's Day Pot of Gold craft

Make this St. Patty's day craft for $.25-ish this weekend!I was looking for an easy and fun craft to make with the kids this weekend since I am trying to enjoy them more (and not be so task oriented). Here's one I saw and said "I can do that this weekend."

Staci's take on it: I only need to buy the gold coins instead of butterscotch candies. I am using a white pipe cleaner for the bucket handle, clear plastic cups I have on hand, a pencil to hold up the rainbow, easter grass for a little inside filler, and paper instead of foam. Now that's using up what ya got! Go to Dollar Store Crafts for full instructions and material lists.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

St. Patrick's Day ideas for kids and hubbies!

Do you celebrate St. Patty's day? I mainly cook the corned beef and cabbage for my husband who is not Irish but loves food. I put a few St. Patty's day decorations around (but haven't yet). I like to do something to break up the monotony of March. Here are some simple but fun ideas in case you want to try something new and EASY!

The picture credit goes to the wonderful Martha Stewart

So, here are some St. Patrick's Day treat ideas from a local Utah TV station called KSL5. Here's the link to a video to some of these projects: St. Patrick's Day Fun here

• "At the end of the rainbow, you are my pot of gold!" (tied to anything with gold in it!)

• "If I had a Pot of Gold, I'd want to share it with you. I couldn't find one anywhere, so I hope that this will do!" (tied to a Twix, Rolo, Caramello, or gold chocolate coins)

• "A Friend is like a 4 leaf clover, hard to find and lucky to have!"

• "Tis better far at the rainbows end, to find not gold, but the heart of a friend!" (tie to package of rainbow skittles, gold coins, a "friend" token)

• Leprechaun Droppings - (a bag full of chocolate gold coins or green Appleheads)

• Shamrock Attack Kit: "You're lucky, lucky, I've been told - you've just been hit with shamrocks and gold!"

• Lucky Leprechaun Lunch: a green gable box with a tag on the outside that says "Lucky Leprechaun Lunch". Perfect for sending a green lunch with the husband or kids on St. Patrick's Day.

• "Lucky Me" tags: "Lucky Me..." and end with something different. "Lucky Me... to have such a great friend!" or "Lucky Me... to have such a great hubby!"

• Money Tree: "Happy St. Patricks Day to a Million Dollar Guy/Gal/Kid!" or "Who says Money doesn't grow on trees...Have a Happy St. Patrick's Day!"