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:
Then, while I was shooting a wedding last year I shot this image:
How beautiful is that?
Got to this fabulous page for all the recipes:
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
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: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:
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=67552135- How about a beautiful rainbow salad (hint hint WW friends)?
Get a ton of different vegetable combinations for this salad here:
Get a ton of different vegetable combinations for this salad here: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:
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!
