St. Patrick's Day the Toddler Way

Throw an Irish Bash With Your Little One

By Donna Smith

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Set up a cookie decorating station. Bake some Sugar Cookies before the party, then set out bowls of green sprinkles, green M&Ms, tinted green frosting, or any other decoration you like, and let the children decorate their own cookies.

Another option is to fill plastic storage bags with candy, rubber balls, pencils, whistles, etc., and tie the bag closed with green and white ribbon. "Include a rubber snake in the bag, especially for boys," says Gladden. "Explain that St. Patrick is credited for ridding Ireland of all snakes and saving the potato crops." The bag could also be filled with Lucky Charms cereal. Hide a chocolate gold coin in the cereal for the kids to hunt for.

Children love party games. Gladden suggests having a Leprechaun treasure hunt. "Cut out several pictures of the leprechaun from the Lucky Charms cereal box, or use any leprechaun image of your choice," she says. "On the back of each one, write a clue to where the next leprechaun is hiding. Hide them around the house. Help the children follow the clues and have a pot filled with gold chocolate coins or individual treat bags at the end of the treasure hunt." Pin The Hat on the Leprechaun is another fun game. Draw and color a large leprechaun on a piece of poster board and cut out. Cut hats out of black construction paper and let each child try stick the hat on top of the leprechaun's head -- blindfolded, of course!

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