Happy St. Patrick's Day from our little leprechauns! We have been getting ready for our playgroup party and it's been DELICIOUS!! We first baked some yummy Irish soda bread- a favorite of my entire family! Over the years I've combined different recipes and continue to change my recipe a little here and there. I always use the golden raisins, as I find they stay moist and don't crisp up like regular raisins. The smell wafting through the house is just amazing! Now to make some tea and explain the rest of our fun party prep..
Of course I always try to sneak in a little learning when we have our parties, so I decided a fun activity would be sorting Froot Loops and making our own rainbow necklaces. I also found the most adorable shamrock pasta (where else but Christmas Tree Shop) and we will be using those on our necklaces as well! Since our group ranges from one year to age 7, we will pair up kids to work together to sort the cereal by color. I will challenge our older kiddos to make a pattern if they're up for it!!
I made a few treats for the party to go along with our theme in addition to the soda bread. I make Gold Coin Oreos by spraying them with edible food spray- what fun!! I think I need to play around with edible food spray more often, it was great and made them look amazing!! My kids couldn't wait to eat them! If those adorable gold coins don't attract the little leprechauns, these yummy Trix the Leprechaun bars will... Using the rice krispie treat recipe, I substituted Trix cereal to make these colorful treats. (See the cute Lucky Pasta???) I will also be making a fruit rainbow and will update with a picture once I take one!! Now I'm off to my parents for our annual Italian Irish St. Patrick's Day Dinner.... yummy!!!
