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Lil Tips: Making St. Patrick's Day Fun for the Lil Leprechauns

babysugar — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:00:14 -0700

One of my friends plays the cutest trick on her first grade students on St. Patrick's Day.

While my daughter is too young for her antics, maybe you can take a page from her book.

Before your kids wake up or while they are napping, make a mess of their toys, books and other household things. When they notice someone has been tinkering with their toys, you can tell them that a naughty lil leprechaun has been scurrying around the house. They'll delight in the surprise and mischief.

To see more St. Paddy's Day treats, read more.

To further the Irish celebration, whip up some green eggs and milk. Grab a bottle of green food dye at your local grocer. At breakfast, plop a few drops of the emerald juice into their milk. To make green eggs, watch the demonstration on the video clip below.

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Go Green: 100% Organic Onesie

LilSugar — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:00:31 -0700

Make your lil darling doubly green this St. Paddy's day with an adorable organic cotton onesie ($18 ) that celebrates an all-natural newborn with its 100 percent organic logo.

Just one of the funky fashions made by Zoe+Sprout, the line includes "homemade," "my stroller is a hybrid," and "environmentally friendly" versions.

And, the clothing company hopes to be entirely organic by next year.

Go Green For St. Paddy's with Lilsugar!

LilSugar — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:00:05 -0700

In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day, lilsugar is going green! Beyond bringing you posts about emerald apparel and ways to celebrate the holiday, we'll be launching a series of Go Green posts that spotlight ecological ways your family can stay green.

From recyclable toys to the EcoMoms movement, this extension of our Ecotot coverage will show you simple things that you can do to create a better world for your wee ones. If you have a tip you'd like to share, feel free to post it in the comments.

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Supersize This: Go Green

babysugar — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 03:00:00 -0700

St. Patrick's Day is just one week away so here are some emerald options from Old Navy that won't cost you too much of the green stuff.

Choose from an assortment of $7 onesies or $15 jammies with witty Irish themed sayings on them. For the older tots, snatch up a $5 tee or a verdant–colored hoodie.

At these prices, you'll be able to doll up your darling all week long!

Delilicious: Make a Kid Friendly St. Patrick's Day Spread

LilSugar — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:00:00 -0700

Convincing tots to eat their greens is typically a pretty laborious process, but St. Patrick's Day may be an exception. Charged up on green celebrations and tales of St. Patrick your children just might get their dose of vegetable vitamins today. Here are some simple ideas for infusing your family meal with a little festive flare.

Dinner Menu: PartySugar suggests a delicious dinner of Green Goddess Dressing, Warm Spinach and Artichoke Dip, Pesto Pizza and Creamy Broccoli Soup. If that's far too much green for your family, make your tots the pizza with the pesto on the side. They can add the color it to their liking or choose to keep their slice plain.
Treats: Make a simple and low sugar Irish Soda Bread and decorate it with green royal icing for kid appeal. If you don't have a ton of time pick up some shamrock Sugar cookies from your local bakery or grab unfrosted cookies and frost them with your children.
Green Non-Alcoholic Beer: While the adults chug delicious beer cocktails make sure to have some equally attractive non-alcoholic beverages (we call those EANABs) on hand for your little leprechauns. Add natural green dye to Sprite, mineral water or apple juice for a virgin cocktail.
Wear Green: Don't forget to have your whole family wear a spot of green so no one gets pinched at school.

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Wee Are The World: Irish Dancing in the Bronx

babysugar — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:00:37 -0700

On St. Patrick's Day, I was reminded of my old sport of Irish dancing. When I was a wee one, my whole family took dance lessons and competed. On Saturday mornings, I would have opted to watch Tom & Jerry instead of attending my dance lessons.

But some kids from the Bronx give up their cartoons and activities to jig and clog. As reported in the New York Times, Irish dancing has taken Public School 59 by storm.

To see a video and learn more about this inspiring tale read more.

Young Irish native Caroline Duggan moved to the New York burrow to try her hand at teaching music. As she became acquainted with her students, she slowly introduced them to her own culture. The Hispanic and African American students who filled her classroom were puzzled by her accent, which initiated a discussion of Ireland.

Soon after, the energetic instructor showed off her "Riverdance" steps, which led to her teaching the moves to 25 students the first year. Now, her roster has multiplied to include nearly the entire student body.

To say the program is successful would be an understatement. Due to the generosity of Irish–Americans and other connections, Ms. Duggan raised $70,000 to help pay for a trip to the Emerald Isle.

She, along with the school's principal, Mrs. McHugh, took 32 children and 18 chaperones back home to show off the darling talented dancers on Ireland’s “Late Late Show." The troupe also performed for President Mary McAlees.

And while the dancers aren't exposed to the Irish music or culture at home, they are soaking it up at school. Many taught their parents the dance and others have gained a sense of confidence and pride with their steps.

And like most things in American culture, the dance moves have been thrown into a melting pot where Ms. Duggan and her students have incorporated something they are familiar with – Hip Hop, into the Irish jigs. The magnificent result has been rewarding for the mentor, her pupils and those who watch them perform.

Check out the gallery below to see some snapshots of the skilled tots.

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Win a Surprise Package of Eco-Friendly Items Worth $500!

LilSugar — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:00:53 -0700

In the spirit of St. Patrick's Day and creating a better world for our wee ones, lilsugar is giving one lucky winner $500 worth of eco-friendly items.

To enter, YOU MUST LOG IN and take the quiz below. Your eligibility is not based on getting the answers correct, just by completing the quiz once you are logged in. You do, however, need to be a TeamSugar member and log in before you take the quiz. If you're not already a member, just register here for an account. One quiz entry per person; all repeat quizzes will be ignored.

The contest is open to US residents only and ends on March 23, 2008 at 11:59 pm. For Official Rules click here.

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Who's Watching Your Kids on New Year's Eve?

babysugar — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:00:00 -0800

It's tough to find sitters for big drinking holidays like Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick's Day, but New Year's Eve is a whole different ball game as nearly everyone has plans.

If you're lucky, you can drop your babe off at your parents' house if they live in town or don't have any plans of their own. Or, you can host a party at your place and allow your lil one to snooze into the new year in his own crib.

What is your babysitting solution?

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Old Navy Dress ($15)	Old Navy St. Patrick's Day Onesie ($7)
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