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Let the shenanigans begin!

Find an Irish pub in your neighborhood, or stay at home to celebrate with green beer, Guinness Stout, and other drink recipes (may we suggest a Nutty Irishman?) along with traditional Irish recipes like corned beef and cabbage and Irish soda bread to celebrate the day.

Or, keep it simple with a St. Patrick's Day Beer Fest -- accompanied by plenty of finger foods, pretzels and popcorn to feed the hungry hoards!

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.

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

Getting ready for your St. Patrick's Day party

If sending out formal inviations create homemade creations using St. Patrick's Day clipart with wording such as "Eat, drink, and be Irish! or "Love and luck are on the way ....please join us for St. Paddy's Day!".

A St. Patrick's Day party means green beer, greed duds, Irish music, and lots of fun and laughter.

Be sure to include where, when, and RSVP details, along with dress or costume code: After all, St. Patrick's Day is the time for wearin' of the GREEN.

Decorations are as easy as green balloons, shamrocks, and streamers. Also check out green carnations and potted shamrocks from your local florist to create a fun and elegant table centerpiece.

St. Patrick's Day party fun & acdtivities

And what's the party without the games and activities? Center the party around a movie night (complete with green popcorn) as you stream the top Irish movies for St. Patrick's Day.

Keep kids busy with a fun game of 'Pin the Shamrock on the Leprechaun".

Face painting is also a real crowd pleaser for kids of all ages, so have a brush and non-toxic paints ready to decorate faces with Irish flags and green shamrocks.

More St. Patrick's Day party fun awaits with a question-and-answer game of Irish American fun facts and trivia or a rousing Irish sing-a-long of traditional Irish songs.

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:

Martha Stewart - St. Patrick's Day - Ingredients & instructions for festive St. Patrick's Day cupcakes, Irish soda bread and corned beef & cabbage, plus check out 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.