I decided to take this holiday as an opportunity to tech our kids about our heritage. My side of the family has some thick Irish blood and we are all very proud of it. Growing up I knew that I was Irish. My cousins and grandparents always talked about it, but my dad never taught me about it. When I was older that I started learning about it on my own because I know that it's important to know where you come from. I have decided that I want my kids to grow up with a knowledge of many cultures not just the one we live in.
I tried to keep it as simple as possible seeing as the are still young. But we learned how to say hello in Gaelic and leaned about Irish step dancing by watching some youtube videos of it. (I am thankful for the internet to make teaching my children a little bit easier.) We also talked a little about Celtic crosses, shamrocks and of course leprechauns.
I also had some fun crafts to help us get in the st patty's day spirit. This year we opted not to try to catch the leprechaun and no fancy all green meal, I just thought that this year I'd give myself a little break, next year though I think we'll try to pick those two traditions back up. We did however attend the local St. Patty's day parade and this year Ziff was able to make it and our good friends and neighbors joined us also. It was a fun and festive day. A little chilly but all in all we had a great time.
Prepare for picture overload!
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| Making shamrock sun catchers |
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| The finished project |
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| Fine motor skills- Irish themed foam stickers (peeling the backs off are tricky) |
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| Stamping with green peppers |
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| We tried some Irish soda bread (one of my personal favorites) |
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| I dyed some noodles and punched little holes in some shamrocks so we could make some festive necklaces |
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| Waiting for the parade to start |
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