8 Lucky St. Patricks Day Party Ideas

Go beyond the average green scene with these St. Patricks Day party ideas. Start by making favors do double duty, using them to decorate your table. Dust your party tables with St. Patricks Day confetti for more Irish pride. Browse the photos above for more ideas, and get everything you need below. Check out our St. Patricks Day drinks gallery for great ideas of adult beverages to serve at your gathering.

Irish eyes are always smiling, especially when they're accessorized for St. Patricks Day! Tell guests in your invitations to sport their best green gear at your party, and have some choice St. Patricks Day costume accessories ready for guests to put on when they arrive. Bead necklaces, glasses, boas, hats and headbands are among our favorite Irish flair.

Feelin' extra green? Well then by all means lads and lassies, go all out on St. Patricks Day in a leprechaun costume that shows you've got the "look" o' the Irish. That'll get this party started! For adult parties, check out our St. Patricks Day drinks gallery that will help pour some fun onto your party.

We're all a wee bit Irish at a St. Patricks Day party, right? Right! So celebrate your ancestry by wearing something green – or ALL green if you like ... Start with a statement piece like a hat or headband, and add details like shamrock body jewels to make a magical statement.

It's so easy to make these shamrock treats that add to the St. Patty's fun. Use a shamrock-shaped cookie cutter to make green shamrock cookies, or bake cupcakes with shamrock baking cups and icing decorations. Set your treats on a shamrock platter or, for one of our favorite St. Patricks Day party ideas, wrap treats individually and send them home with guests as party favors.

Not every pot of gold is at the end of a rainbow. A pot-of-gold serving container for caramel corn or other St. Patricks Day party snacks is a simple detail that adds fun without a lot of fuss. Add green and gold coins to tabletops and St. Patty's Day themed plates and napkins to green your party table in a flash.

Add a little Irish luck to your place-settings by including fun wearable favors for each guest. That way everyone has something green to wear during the merriment. We suggest hats, leis and glasses that are fast and easy to slip on, and work with whatever guests are wearing.

Need ideas for more ways to incorporate green into your party decorations? Try using candy! Create a few displays of your favorite candies in green shades, or set up a little candy buffet with lots of different green and white candies. St. Patricks Day party ideas start with GREEN of course, so make sure there's plenty of it in your decorations, tableware and serveware, too.