Your guests are all invited — now it’s time to plan the perfect St. Patrick’s Day party! Even if you didn’t have the luck of the Irish on your side, planning a fun and festive holiday party is a no-brainer. From food and music to décor, there’s a built-in theme your guests will love. Find our top tips for a perfect St. Paddy’s Day party below!
Set the stage with themed decorations
Every party store from here to Dublin is stocked with shamrocks, rainbows and tiny pots of gold. Embrace the traditions of the holiday — and all things Irish — to help your guests get into the party spirit.
Bring out your green home décor, including pillows, wall hangings and florals. To show off your DIY skills and maybe even save a little green, try these easy crafts. You can even enlist a friend or two and have a little pre-party fun:
- Printable St. Paddy’s Day banners
- Rainbow balloon arch (This show-stopper doubles as the perfect backdrop for photos!)
- Pot of gold paper chain (Invite the kids to help with this one — they’ll love it.)
Pinch-proof your guests!
We all know what happens when a poor soul forgets to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day. Help your party people avoid the pinch by providing cute, easy-to-make shamrock pins at the door. These lucky charms also make a sweet party favor!
Make a few green treats
When in doubt, just add a few drops of green food coloring to your favorite recipes for an easy selection of party-ready treats. Or, try this simple and delicious St. Patrick’s Day recipe from the Scentsy kitchen:
St. Patrick’s Day Mint Chocolate Pudding Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 cup sugar
- ½ cup softened butter
- 1 egg
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 box (3.4 oz.) vanilla instant pudding mix
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon mint extract
- 1 drop blue food coloring + 7-10 drops green food coloring
- 1½ cups dark chocolate chips
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375° F.
- Combine flour, salt and baking soda.
- In a separate bowl, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the egg, sour cream and pudding mix, and stir well to combine. Add the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
- Add mint extract and food coloring to achieve desired color. Mix in chocolate chips.
- Form dough into rounded tablespoons and drop on baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Enjoy!
Set the table talk
Test your party guests’ knowledge of this cultural holiday with some interesting trivia. For example, what three things does a shamrock’s three leaves represent? (Answer: faith, hope and love.) The smartest (or luckiest) person who gets the most correct answers would deserve a prize — perhaps an extra helping of cabbage!
Do St. Patrick’s Day the Scentsy way!
Fill your party zone with fragrances St. Patrick himself would love! At last count, there are about a dozen green-colored Scentsy Bars, full of crisp and verdant fragrance notes like bamboo, lime and cucumber. Start with new or seasonal scents like Bamboo & Rainfall or Coco Lime. Invite some luck into your life by warming fragrances in the Shamrock Mini Warmer, or create your own little pot of gold with a Classic Curve – Satin Black Warmer and a bright, yellow-gold Scentsy Bar like Mango Matcha. For a bit of cutesy fragrance, add a Liam the Leprechaun Scentsy Buddy Clip to your St. Patrick’s Day décor.
How do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Let us know in the comments!
