St. Patrick’s Day is coming up, and I think we can all use all the luck we can get as we approach a year of dealing with this pandemic! So I decided to put together a Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Playdate for my daughter and her best friend, with fun Perler bead crafts, DIY decor and yummy desserts. Bonus: this lucky playdate is really inexpensive to set up! I got most of my materials from the Dollar Store and the Target Bullseye spot. Read on to see how I set it all up!
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How to Set up a St. Patrick’s Day Playdate or Party
DIY Rainbow & Pot of Gold Backdrop
First, I hung a cute rope rainbow wall hanging. Underneath that, I draped a simple colorful paper garland. Next, I painted an unfinished wooden pot of gold cutout I got at the dollar store a pretty light blue color and added gold letter stickers spelling out “LUCKY”, and a few gold St. Patrick’s Day themed stickers. Then, I glued gold coins (also from the dollar store!) at the top. I placed this DIY pot of gold on the table underneath the rainbows!
St. Patrick’s Day Craft Table
I draped my table with a disposable green gingham tablecloth. I found mine in the Target Bullseye Spot. In the center of the table, I set out a few rainbow pompom and glittery green shamrock decorations, as well as all of the materials the girls needed to make Perler bead rainbows – rainbow beads, clear cups, pegboards and Perler bead tweezers.
Each girl also got some fun St. Patrick’s Day wearables – cute rainbow “Feelin’ Lucky” headbands, some lucky pins, and some green bead necklaces. No one is getting a pinch at this party! I also added a lucky glittery gold coin favor for each – these came in a bag of glittery coins, shamrocks, and hats that I got at the dollar store.
Lucky Place Settings
For when the girls inevitably got hungry for an St. Patrick’s Day snack, I used two more DIY pots of gold as placemats, and layered them with pretty pastel plates. Then, they each got a sweet rainbow napkin and a magically delicious Lucky Charm cupcake! I provided baby blue plastic spoons as well, for easier eating.
The girls had a blast hanging out, talking, eating, and creating their Perler bead masterpieces. Here’s hoping they bring all the good luck for the year ahead!
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Happy (Lucky) Celebrating!
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Super cute ideas! The cupcakes look delicious!
Magically delicious! 🙂
My kids will love these ideas and those cupcakes look soooo yummy!!!
Yay! Hope they had a blast!