Inexpensive Ways to Celebrate St. Patrick's Dayby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 16 Mar 2009 12:27 PM
I also have some other ideas about how to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. You can have a fun time with your family and friends when you try out one of these inexpensive ways to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. If you want to celebrate at home with a St. Patrick's Day party, you can reduce your expense by foregoing elaborate appetizers and food. Why not create a baked potato bar? Potatoes are filling and inexpensive and associated with Ireland. Choose fun toppings for your guests to create their masterpieces, such as different kinds of cheese, chives (hey they are green), bacon, sour cream, broccoli and more. If your party includes kids, organize a shamrock hunt. Cut out some paper shamrocks from green construction paper. Hide them around the house and award prizes for those with the most shamrocks. Or have a treasure hunt with a pot of gold coins at the end that everyone can share. If you want to wear something festive, you can turn an existing sweatshirt or t-shirt into something fun for the holiday by using some fabric paint or fabric markers. Some nice designs might include shamrocks of course, "Kiss Me, I'm Irish," or the Irish flag. If you want some green for the day, use green food coloring to turn your normal meal into a celebration. Why not try green pancakes, green mashed potatoes or green Jell-O. How many things can you serve your family that are green? The kids will really love this one! Do you have any ideas for a frugal way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day? Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, creating a home in the Home Blog, caring for little ones in the Baby Blog and now relationships in the Marriage Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here or subscribe to the blog using the subscription box on the right. Favorite Deal Websites: Related Articles: How to Store Your Ornaments without Buying Anything Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments EvaRose (260) 17 Mar 2009 06:55 AMI just love St. Patrick's Day. It is so festive and fun. I enjoyed the article. StBridgit (322) 19 Mar 2009 08:57 AMI know I'm late here, but one way to celebrate is to make some real Irish foods, such as soda bread or barm brack (a type of fruit bread). Soda bread is sometimes sold in specialty grocery stores now at a price of $4 per small loaf, and it's quite easy to make at home. Have an Irish breakfast for dinner with sausages, toast, eggs, roasted tomatoes, and tea. And you can go on YouTube and show your kids some Irish dancing videos, and let them try to do some Irish dancing themselves! Community Tags [arty, frugal living, Irish, St. Patrick's Day Discuss this article
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