Saint Patrick's Day is here and it is time for fun for all ages. Both adults and children can have fun celebrating this Irish Holiday without having to enter one single pub. There are many great things that a person can do to get in the spirit of the day.

Going green for Saint Patrick's day means going all out. Green is the color that is directly related to today and it is fun to use it. First start with decorations. Hang up green streamers and hand made green shamrocks. Use the leftover paper from the shamrocks to make confetti.

A green tablecloth would be a perfect accent to any decorated room. If you do not own one, dye an old white sheet, or use washable paints to temporarily decorate it. You may want to make a centerpiece out of leafy green flowers or a simple bucket to symbolize the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Take the expression "going green" literally. Everybody knows that if you do not wear green today, you are going to get pinched. Be the original one at the party and use green body paint to cover yourself from head to toe. (Make sure the paint is washable.)

Keep with the green theme by serving foods that are green. A little drop of food coloring will turn drab plain colored foods into Saint Patrick's day teats without changing their overall flavor. You may even want to serve green Kool-Aid, vegetables with dip, or other fun finger foods.

A very popular green idea right now is recycling and being more Earth friendly and conscious. Visit the recycling center for Saint Patrick's day. Keep your materials separated. Thing about the three important R's- Reduce/Reuse/Recycle. It doesn't have to be Earth day for you to take care of the planet.

For children, provide fun activities. Learn songs or poems together. Do research and study fun facts together about Saint Patrick's Day. Create or print out your own coloring pages. Let your children make homemade greeting cards for the important people in their lives. Have a fun treasure hunt that will lead each child involved to its own pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Use your imagination and ask your family members for help. The important thing is that you are celebrating another holiday together. It is possible that you are starting a tradition and you are making memories that will last forever.

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