May the luck o’the Irish be with you! Yes, I am already thinking of dancing an Irish jig, plucking a few shamrocks, and celebrating the day when everyone is Irish, with smiling eyes and green clothes! It is a great time to gather the kids and their friends and celebrate the day!

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Do you want your kids to find their own pot of gold at the end of the rainbow this St. Patrick’s Day? Send them on a treasure hunt looking for all of those things that are truly Irish:

Blarney Stone: Kiss me and maybe you’ll be as lucky as we!

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Have you seen the news that Alice in Wonderland is coming to a theater near you this March? It’s Tim Burton’s version of this classic tale starring Johnny Depp as its very own Mad Hatter.  Check out the preview here. Always a timeless story for children of all ages.

The delightful Alice in Wonderland Mad Hatter Tea Party is often a popular theme for a birthday party. If your daughter is interested in a tea party, but has to invite all of the boys in the classroom, a Mad Hatter tea party theme may work well.

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If you are looking for some easy party fun that is budget-friendly and creative this spring or summer, look no further than a box of sidewalk chalk. When each guest arrives, provide him or her with several chalk sticks tied together with a ribbon. The party activities can take place around the chalk. For games and activities using this magic stuff, check out these ideas:

1. Check out this great article on how to make sidewalk chalk for the especially creative!
2. Draw a Hop Scotch pattern and play.
3. Draw a Tic Tac Toe board and play.
4. Make a sidewalk mural together.
5. If an outside wall is available, cover it with large sheets of butcher paper, and have the kids enjoy making graffiti art with their chalk.
6. Have the kids think up a small rhyme or poem together, and then write it out and illustrate it using the chalk.
7. Play Hangman.
8. Make a pattern with dots and have the kids connect the dots to make a picture.
9. Check out this FamilyFun.com Racing Rectangles game using sidewalk chalk.
10. Have the kids write their names with the chalk and decorate them as well.

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Remember those days when you would go to the fair, eat corn dogs and cotton candy, and spend all day riding the ferris wheel? Those days are not over, nor do you have to go to the fair to have this much fun! Throw a carnival theme party this summer and have a blast!

Games
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Here are some fun ideas for a ladybug party this spring and summer.

Upon the guest’s arrival, give the kids ladybug attire, such as an antennae made out of a plastic headband, black pom poms, and black pipe cleaners. Amazon.com has a very cute ladybug dress up set, too!

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A fun craft to make this spring, particularly on May Day, is a tabletop version of the maypole. It is much more manageable to make than an actual, full-size maypole for your yard. This is an easy and a fun way to mark spring’s entrance with your kids either at an Easter party or birthday party. It is also fun activity to simply celebrate May Day with!