St. Patrick's Day!

I love St. Patricks Day! Every year my boys are visited by a leperchan that leaves a trail of shamrocks and coins around our property. At the end of the trail is a giant 6 ft tall leperchan that has a bucket of golden treasures! My boys love the hunt and excitment of finding their treasures!
Blogging around I found a site that has a free downloadable book filled with crafts, decorations and food just for St. Pattys Day! Check it out here. It really has some great ideas!

http://www.favecrafts.com/St-Patricks-Day/St-Patricks-Day-Craft-and-Recipe-eBook#


It has some fun facts about St. Patricks Day that I didn't know about, that actually made me like the holiday even more...

Fun Facts about St. Patrick’s Day

-The first St. Patrick’s Day Parades were not in Ireland, but in Boston (1737) and New York (1762).
- Irish immigrants living in New York actually outnumbered Irish living in Dublin, Ireland at one time!
-St. Patrick was born in Scotland, but spent 40 years preaching Christianity in Ireland.
- Legend says that St. Patrick chased all the snakes out of Ireland.
- The three-leaf clover was used by St. Patrick to explain the Holy Trinity to pre-Christian Ireland.

-For St. Patrick’s Day every year, Chicago dyes its river bright green to celebrate.
-Leprechauns are hard-workers although sometimes mischievous! They are the official shoemakers to the fairy kingdom.
-19 U.S. Presidents have claimed Irish heritage.
- Seattle paints a green stripe on roads on St. Patrick’s Day.
- Corned beef is completely an American invention, but very popular with Irish-American immigrants nonetheless!

Enjoy chasing after your little rainbow this year, and hopefully a little guy doesn't steal your gold before you find it!