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Everybody's Irish on St. Paddy's Day, a great reason to party it up with family and good friends!

Find an Irish pub in your neighborhood, or stay at home to celebrate with traditional green food, green beer and other drink recipes (may we suggest a Nutty Irishman?) along with traditional Irish recipes to celebrate the day!

If you're lucky enough to spend it with an Irish crowd (who have no doubt inherited the gene for Irish song and merriment) you're in for an extra treat.

If sending out formal inviations create homemade invitations using St. Patrick's Day clipart with wording such as "Love and luck are on the way ....please join us for St. Paddy's Day!" Be sure to include where, when, and RSVP details.

Decorations are as easy as green balloons and streamers. Green carnations from your local florist can also serve as a fun and simple table centerpiece.

And what's the party without the games and activities? Center the party around a movie night (complete with green popcorn) as you load up the DVD with top Irish movies for St. Patrick's Day. Keep kids busy with a fun game of 'Pin the Shamrock on the Leprechaun"-- or a traditional bean bag toss in keeping with the theme: "Pass the Irish Hot Potato'.

For kids of all ages, party fun also awaits with a question-and-answer game of Irish American fun facts and trivia.

Finally, send guests home happy with goodie bags filled with Irish-themed stickers, four-leaf clover key chains, and chocolate gold coins for an Irish fling they'll long remember!

Around the Web, check out more great ideas for celebrating St. Patrick's Day, or to make any party rock with an Irish theme...

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More about St. Patrick's day party ideas around the Web:

Hannaford's St. Patrick's Party Ideas - This site puts it all together for you and even includes a shopping list. Start with the main courses or just skip to the desserts, including easy recipes. The green theme shamrocks and other decorations have simple craft instructions and the party games come with directions.

Martha Stewart - St. Patrick's Day - Ingredients & instructions for festive St. Patrick's Day cupcakes, Irish soda bread and corned beef & caggabe, plus surf the left-hand menu for more on holiday crafts, cards & DIY decorations.

St. Patrick's Day Party Ideas from Evite - Along with sending an e-vite to friends and family, discover great tips for St. Patrick's Day party activities, music, gift ideas, a recipe for Irish coffee and links to more.