I'm so NOT over the rainbow - fun Saint Patrick's Day stuff

Back in 1988, my dad came to the US and stayed for about 45 days. I remember missing him SO much! He went back to Brazil on the day of my birthday and among the many presents he had for me, was this rainbow pin:

I guess it must have been because of Saint Patrick's Day, because he also brought me glittery clover stickers that I saved for many years till they were old and wrinkly and wouldn't stick anymore. Anyway, I was in love with this pin. In fact, I like it so much it was one of things I chose to bring with me when I moved to the US with all my worldly possessions in 2 suitcases 3 years ago. Yes. I love it that much - although I don't love it enough to wear it. ; ) So, this pin is exactly 23 years old.

Shortly after that, when I was about 10, I became the proud President and Co-Founder of a distinguished institution called "The Hello Kitty over the Rainbow Club". I was one of the 4 members and one of the 4 presidents. Very exclusive and democratic club.

Some of my other toys included a rainbow My Little Pony, a rainbow Care Bear and a stuffed doll of Rainbow Brite's friend whose name I think I never even knew!

It wasn't till recently though that I realized that I'm naturally attracted to all things rainbow. Just looking around my house I noticed that I have a rainbow purse, place mats, my favorite pair of socks, a blanket and some other bits and pieces all "rainbowlike". Isabella also has a collection of different rainbow related outfits. I'm weird. Don't be like me.

Last year, when I baked a cake a month for all of Isabella's monthiversaries, guess which theme I picked for her eighth monthiversary cake?

Here is the recipe if you want to try it:

http://whisk-kid.blogspot.com/2009/08/say-it-with-cake.html

Then, while I was shooting a wedding last year I shot this image:

How beautiful is that?

Soooooo, given my mild obsession with rainbows, I thought it would be fun to celebrate Saint Patrick's day with some rainbow ideas instead of the boring green stuff you see around every year. I bet your little Leprechauns would love it! So, I looked around and as usual I was overwhelmed by the thousands of rainbow related fun things on the web. But I was able to narrow them down to these ideas:

1- Make one of these rainbow treats (or all of them!):

Got to this fabulous page for all the recipes:

http://pizzazzerie.com/parties/holidays/st-patricks-day-desserts-rainbow-style-free-printables/

2- or try a light version of this beautiful treat by substituting fat free cool whip for the condensed milk and sugar free jell-o instead of the regular kind:

See a how to for this recipe here:

http://craftywittygay.blogspot.com/

3- Learn a new craft:

Needle felted accorns, soaps and pebbles. Just go to etsy.com, type in rainbow needle felting and feel overwhelmed. I warned you.

4- Buy your kids a cool new toy (don't you want them to be writing a blog post about the gifts you gave them 23 years from now?)

All from Amazon.com except for the make believe play silks that you can get here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Fairyfolk?section_id=6755213

5- How about a beautiful rainbow salad (hint hint WW friends)?

Get a ton of different vegetable combinations for this salad here:

http://www.rosalindcreasy.com/rainbow-vegetable-varieties/

6- How about a rainbow themed birthday party if you have a little leprechaun who was born in March?

Read all about this adorable party here:

http://www.celebrations.com/content/rainbow-theme-party-ideas

7- Make some colorful popsicles!

You'll need a Zoku quick popsicle maker. I've been wanting one for a long time. They make popsicles in 7 minutes! Awesome! You can buy yours here: http://www.zokuhome.com/

8- If all of that seems too complicated and time consuming, you can just sit back and relax and listen to this song. It's sure to bring a smile to your face. I know it does mine.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!