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Trivia – Did you know that corned beef and cabbage is an American dish? They do not eat it in Ireland, but don’t let that stop you from serving it at your party.
Ask everyone to wear green.
Food
Serve Irish Breakfast tea.
Make a punch with a liter of 7-UP, mixed with a can of frozen limeade made according to the directions on the can. Put scoops of lime sherbet on top.
Serve plenty of green food – Broccoli, green beans, peas, celery, zucchini, Green Goddess dressing, guacamole, avocado, cabbage, spinach, all lettuce.
If a cake has Jell-O as an ingredient, use lime Jell-O. Frost with Cool Whip with green food coloring in it.
Make lime Jell-O Jigglers.
Make green shamrock-shaped sugar cookies.
Decorations
Decorate with crystal vases and white and green flowers.
Use white cut lace for tablecloths.
Play Irish music.
Have River Dance playing on a big screen TV.
Hang shamrocks, put them on the tables, the walls and any place else you can think of.
Place dark pots with candy gold coins in them on tables.
Get some Irish flags and put them up and put small flags on the tables and in plants.
String up green Christmas lights.
Hang rainbows.
Games
Have an Irish Jig contest or see who can do the Irish Jig the longest.
Divide people into teams. Have two black pots 10 or so feet away from the contestant line. Give each player a gold candy coin. Have them stand at the beginning of the line and take turns tossing the coin into the pots. The team that has the most in wins. A variation of this would be to give each person 5-10 coins. Have them toss the coins in the pots. Keep a tally of how many each person got in the pot. The person with the most in wins.
Play “Hot Potato.” Gather everyone in a circle. Play some Irish music. Pass the potato from person to person while the music plays. Contestant left holding the potato when the music stops leaves circle. Play continues until one person is left.
Play Pin The Shamrock on the Leprechaun. Get a poster/picture of a leprechaun. Place it on the wall. Have a designated spot for a shamrock to be placed on the leprechaun. Blindfold each participant and give them a shamrock to stick on the leprechaun. The person, who puts it nearest to that spot, wins.
Fill a large glass jar or container with gold candy coins. Ask guests to guess how many coins are in the jar. Winner is the one who comes closest to guessing the correct amount.
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