St. Patrick’s Day Decorations Done Right
When it comes to planning for St. Patrick’s Day decorations are half of the process. No real St. Patrick’s Day party is complete without putting throught into setting the tone and mood of the celebration with the right streamers and posters to get your guests in the right mindset for this ancient Irish holiday. However, unlike other holidays like Christmas or Halloween, planning the decorations for a good St. Patrick’s Day party is actually pretty difficult and requires a bit of forethought.
You can certainly start your St. Patrick’s Day decorations with a lot of shamrocks and leprechauns, but that is only going skin deep for this celebration. To add some real flavor to the event it is necessary to go beyond the green and into some Irish culture. In addition to your green streamers and shamrock posters you should also add gold and white as secondary colors. Use balloons or streamers to accomplish this accent. Hang a row of shamrocks over the door frame to grant your guests good luck when they enter, or put up the traditional “Cead Mille Failte” banner (translating to “a hundred thousand welcomes!” in Gaelic).
If you are going to go into the leprechaun theme then remember to set up a rainbow ending in a pot of gold. You can make your rainbow out of paper streamers or even just coloring a poster board on your own. Put a pot beneath it and fill the pot with chocolate candy coins wrapped in gold foil, and spread a few more of them out on your table for guests to enjoy while they eat dinner. Never forget to add an Irish flag on one wall, and you can even bring in a large stone from outside to act as your Blarney Stone.
The key to decorating for St. Patrick’s Day lies in adding more detail and more flair than just a bunch of shamrocks. These few tips will help create a festive atmosphere that really emphasizes the theme and mood of the holiday for your guests to enjoy. Just add some traditional Irish cooking and maybe a flagon or two of good ale for the adults and you have a great evening in the mix!