Your Sunday Morning plan… which works rather well for Saturday too
St. Patrick’s Day is when we celebrate even a little bit of Irish heritage, put on the John McDermott album and find our greenest t-shirt. And while it ends up being an all-day pub party for some, there’s plenty of non-beer and whisky fun to be had. We think the St. Patrick’s Day weekend is a perfect excuse to make a good old-fashioned fry-up for breakfast and then go out chasing leprechauns and look for their gold and try to find a few four-leaf clovers for good luck.
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A traditional Irish breakfast. OK, maybe make it less than traditional and don’t include all the meat. Have a little orange juice, brew a pot of Irish Breakfast tea (or herbal tea for the kids), and then get to frying up: Read more...
We asked Melissa Bourdon-King, the manager of Mabel’s Fables Children’s Bookstore to share her top picks for St. Patrick’s day reads. Don your finest green threads, whip up a batch of leprechaun milkshakes and get into these festive books!
Thy fly-eating old lady is back, but this time she’s on a mission to down all the items to make up a perfect rainbow behind which to hide a pot o’ gold.
Thought hearts, stars, horseshoes, clovers and blue moons were just the Lucky Charm leprechaun’s fanciful pickings? Nope – they all have a pretty cool history behind them. This book delves into the imagery of the holiday, illuminating the history of the most recognizable icons, including St. Patrick himself. Read more...
Beth Blenz-Clucas blogs about music for kids that grownups will love too
It’s nearly St. Patrick’s Day, time to pull out the old rebel songs and stock up on stout. Many North Americans (perhaps 45 million in the U.S., and up to a third of Canadians) can claim Irish ancestry, which explains why nearly every ad you see this week sports at least a little green.
I love Irish music. Putumayo Kids’ “Celtic Dreamland” CD offers more soothing Irish fare for bedtime. But I prefer rousing tunes you’re more likely to hear in a pub in almost any city. It’s tough to beat the excellent sounds of The Chieftans, who have been together now for an incredible 50 years. Read more...
Because there’s much more to Irish culture than Guinness and green, clear some space in the family room and learn a jig with the kids. Then you can show off the kids like they’re some Celtic Family Von Trapp.
1. Would you buy your kid a Bratz-looking doll whose character description says, “plucking and shaving is a full-time job” like that of Monster High’s Clawdeen Wolf? NB: The doll is werewolf, but still! On the other hand, who reads character descriptions? Via Jezebel
2. Just who was St. Patrick and why does everyone kinda claim them as their own? (Obviously he’s Ireland’s saint, but Catholics, Protestants, Evangelicals, Mormons and Gay Rights Activists all say he supports them — busy guy!)
3. Two upcoming studies suggest that super-duper early teacher-instructed learning maybe isn’t the best thing for your toddler. “While learning from a teacher may help children get to a specific answer more quickly, it also makes them less likely to discover new information about a problem and to create a new and unexpected solution.” — SlateRead more...
Jodi Lariviere shares seasonal recipes that are as healthy as they are yummy
The first few thoughts that come to mind when you think St. Patrick’s day are green, beer and leprechauns. Well, your kids might not be old enough for beer, but what’s to stop them from enjoying a festive green drink?!
These pistachio ‘leprechaun’ milkshakes are great to make as a family. Letting your kids measure out the milk, count the scoops of ice cream and share their creation with the family helps practice kindness, math and motor skills with tasty results.
Ingredients
4 cups milk
1 package of instant pistachio pudding mix
4 scoops of vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt
Optional few drops of green food colouring for an added punch of colour
Mix all ingredients in a blender and serve! Read more...
St. Patrick’s Day is when we celebrate even a little bit of Irish heritage, put on the John McDermott album and find our greenest t-shirt. And while it ends up being an all-day pub party for some, there’s plenty of non-beer and whisky fun to be had. We think the St. Patrick’s Day weekend is a perfect excuse to make a good old-fashioned fry-up for breakfast and then go out chasing leprechauns and look for their gold and try to find a few four-leaf clovers for good luck.
