St Patrick’s Party

St Patrick's Party

The Theme Is GREEN!

When it comes to partying it comes down to medical students and the Irish! A St Patrick’s party is held every March 17th in every pub, bar and club in Ireland, America and many in the UK. There is no escaping it, if you throw a St Patrick’s party, you will have to go green in a big way!!! Just ask the people of Chicago who dye their river green every year!

A St Patrick’s party can be one of the easiest and most enjoyable themes to pull off, it’s all really about getting drunk (guinness of course) listening to Irish folk music while you try and ignore an uncle you don’t really know tell you his life story. It’s the one day of the year where everybody pretends to be Irish!

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Costumes – GREEN, GREEN, GREEN! Charge people on the door if they’re not wearing all green! In fact state that clearly on the Shamrock invitations you send out! The only exception is if you have a “Kiss Me I’m Irish” t-shirt! Check out the Leprarchaun above…They love to party!!!

2. Props – This is quite extensive and limited only by your own imagination. Try: Chocolate coins for good luck, green plates, napkins, cups and balloons. Green clovers, green cup cakes with green icing sugar. Exchange your current light bulbs for green ones. Green table cloths and beer mats. Grab an Irish flag and stick it on the wall in pride of place. Also get some green bunting to cover the walls. Dye your hair green! Paint yourself green!

3. Music – Irish folk music will have the best traditional feel to it with it’s emphasis on violins and flutes. Anything by The Pogues is an ideal place to start and will appeal to all age groups for the St Patrick’s party occasion. I also suggest The Best of the Waterboys: 1981-1990, i just love the song Fisherman’s Blues and your guests deserve to hear it at your St Patrick’s party! You may also download some free Celtic Songs here!

4. Food – As long as you use green food dye in your food you should be alright! Ok…maybe a slight exageration, but there is no excuse for not colouring the icing on your cup cakes green! Corned beef or Irish beef stew are traditional. Though i would make an issue out of being creative with green veg appitizers using asparagus, spinach and other leafy greens. Green jelly for desert or mint ice-cream!

5. Drink – This is going to be really easy for you! Just stock up on Guinness and green food dye. Add the two together, though when i tried this it didn’t look as good as i thought it would! I would definately try adding the dye to champaigne or white wine though because that works really well!

Most importantly of all though, ENJOY IT!!! That is what a St Patrick’s party is about after all. If you are nervous in any way or you want to really make sure you throw a St Patrick’s party that a Dublin born medical student would be proud of then i recommend Theme Party Secrets to you!