Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
What started as a fun surprise for our boys when they were young, has turned into a long-standing family tradition – the Shamrock Shake!
Our family isn’t Irish, but St. Patrick’s Day has always been a fun day for my kids and me, mainly because of the “green” and the idea of a Leprechaun.
Our boys are now teens and young adults, but I hope they still have fond childhood memories of our St. Patrick’s Day traditions.
When they were younger, the Leprechaun would come into our house at night and hide gold coins filled with chocolate around the house for the boys to discover. They had green milk with their breakfast, shamrock shaped green sandwiches for lunch, and a special green punch would be served at dinner.
The special bucket of all green LEGO bricks was taken out and we’d build shamrocks out of them. The bucket also contained a few gold LEGO bricks, and if you were lucky enough to find one of them, there was a green iced shamrock shaped sugar cookie waiting for you.
While every St. Patrick’s Day was filled with fun adventures and plenty o’green throughout the day when our boys were younger, the highlight of the day was going to McDonald’s for the green Shamrock Shake! Who can resist green ice cream?!?!
I’m happy that the Shamrock Shake is still a tradition for our family, and one we still look forward to. We’re putting a slight “twist” on this year… instead of going out to celebrate, I bought a gallon of mint ice cream, some whipping cream, and a jar of cherries. We’re continuing our tradition – but staying home to do it. 😉 Yum…
Do you have a special St. Patrick’s Day tradition that you and your family enjoy? Share in a comment below!
For each petal on the shamrock
This brings a wish your way –
Good health, good luck, and happiness
For today and every day.
