Go
for the Green: 5 St. Patrick’s Day Traditions to Start With Your Kids
By
Kerrie McLoughlin
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Kids
love any excuse to make a day extra special, so why not March 17 of every year?
You certainly don’t need to be Irish to enjoy St. Patrick’s Day with your kids
and to honor St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland. On this day, everyone
has a little Irish in them! Here are some ideas for traditions to start this
year!
1.
Wear
green so you don’t get pinched! If your kids don’t have much green clothing in
their closet, head to a consignment or thrift store so you can go green for the
planet while also wearing green. I have to admit sometimes I cheat and hit the
local department store because they carry green T-shirts with cute St.
Patrick’s Day sayings like, “Everybody loves an Irish girl.”
Go to a parade. Many cities, large and small,
have a St. Patrick’s Day parade every year, and many have the parade the
weekend before St Patrick’s Day so more people can attend (it happens to fall
on a Saturday this year). Check out www.St-Patricks-Day.com
for all kinds of cool stuff like Irish music, Irish dancing and even parades
and fun runs/walks. The parade list is by no means complete, so Google “St.
Patrick’s Day parade [your city]” to find one near you.
