St. Patrick’s Day Countdown
I sometimes question my sanity when it comes to holidays. Yes, ...I realize that St. Patrick's Day is really only a small holiday in which most people forget to even where green. It's not that I want to make myself crazy--although I sometimes feel that I am--it really boils down to family time for me. Every countdown/holiday celebration results in a lot of family time. Family time is precious. It seems like the world is constantly encroaching on this precious time. I'm learning that I have to plan ahead to MAKE time for the most important things. Sports and activities are fun, and they are worthwhile, but they can't be allowed to take the place of time spent as a family. As I plan my "holiday" countdowns (I have several), I make time for our family. Sometimes this means that we do our celebrations late, and go to bed a bit later, but for me--that's okay, because we are spending time together making memories, and building relationships.
My friend, Salena Langston, came up with a "planned" countdown. Here is what she did:
RAINBOWS:
TREAT: Skittles (regular)DINNER: Rainbow dinnerACTIVITY: Candyland
POTATOES:
TREAT: Idaho Spuds
DINNER: Potato Bar/Printables in Toppings
ACTIVITY: FHE-Lay Up Treasures in Heaven
Play Hot Potato Testimony Meeting
Potato Sack Races
FHE TREAT: Ice Cream Potatoes Bar (sprinkles, nuts, whip cream)
SHAMROCKS:
TREAT: Green Pop rocks (It’s not a sham…You ROCK!)
DINNER: Green Broccoli Soup w/ Rolls (cilantro on top to look like shamrocks)
…or Shamrock pizza with bell pepper
ACTIVITY: Shamrock Treasure Hunt (green gum: 5 sticks, 17 stick; Greenbacks:
$1, $5; Green Fruits: apples, limes, grapes, green banana;
Green Candy; Green Accessories:
MINI DEVO: President Uchtdorf: The Merciful Obtain Mercy (Stop It!)
GREEN:
TREAT: Mini Sprite bottles
DINNER: Green Chicken Wraps and Green Jell-O, Green Salad, Avocados
ACTIVITY: Green Carnations, Green Egg Hunt, See Who Can Wear The Most Green
LUCKY:
TREAT: Green Lucky Charms
DINNER: Go Out To Eat
ACTIVITY: Make A “Lucky Us” Basket Filled with Green Items and Deliver
to a Good Friend or Neighbor
KISS ME:
TREAT: Chocolate Kisses with Lips on the Bottom
DINNER: Romantic Kid Dinner with Candlelight and Everyone Gets a Kiss
on the Cheek with Red Lipstick
ACTIVITY: Kindness In Small Secret Measurable Effects
Chocolate Gold Coins Left After Doing Acts of Secret Service!
(Everyone Picks a Different Family Member and does 1 Act of
Service a Day.)
LEPRECHAUNS:
TREAT: Green items from Leprechaun in shoesBREAKFAST: Top O’ The Mornin’ Breakfast
DINNER: Fun Green Dinner
ACTIVITY: “Pinch” a Neighbor- Decorate their Front Door
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| Potato Sack Races |
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| Rainbow Dinner |
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| Shamrock Hunt |
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| KISS ME DINNER |
President Uchtdorf's talk:
Shamrock hunt and other ideas:
French Toast and green buttermilk:
Top O' The Mornin' Breakfast:
St. Patrick's printables:
