Traditional St Patrick's Day badges

Here are pictures of  Traditional St. Patrick's Day badges from the early 20th century photographed at the Museum of Country Life in Ireland.

We got our glue sticks out and made our own badges :)

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St Patrick's Day Snacks

It's St Patrick's Day on Sunday, why not give these little rainbow cakes a try. You could  even make little leprechauns to put on top or add some chocolate coins.

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You could also make some magic rainbow drinks. Pop two different coloured ice cubes in a clear drink and the kids will be amazed as they watch their drink change colour. Add some finishing touches by letting teh children decorate straws in rainbow colours and shamrocks :)

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Rainbow Cake

First of all whip up a batch of basic cake mixture and divide between six bowls.


250g butter
250g caster sugar
250g self raising flour
4 eggs
tbsp milk
drop of vanilla (or flavoring of your choice)


Beat together the butter and caster sugar. Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla. Sieve the flour into the mixture and stir.

Add a few drops of red, yellow, and blue food dye to the first three bowls. This is also a good chance to talk about primary colours.

Then use the remaining three bowls to mix the colours together to make a green, orange and purple mixture. 

Using a different spoon for each different colour put a blob of mixture into a cupcake case, layering the colours on top of each other. 

Pop them in a preheated oven at 180 degrees and cook for about 10-15 minutes. 

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