St. Patrick’s Day in Chicagoland

This year we will surely be missing the parades and green river. It’s hard to believe that we are coming up on the 1 year anniversary of this pandemic and the second round of event cancellations for this particular holiday. But just as with Valentine’s Day, this is another opportunity for us to support local businesses with our wallets and still create special memories with your family.

 

Treats

 

West Town Bakery

• Chicago
• Green glazed donuts are available for preorder until 3/14!
• Pssst! Hey moms and dads, you can actually preorder their green jello shots with gold leaf until 3/10!

 

Bombobar

• Chicago
• Stop by this month to score the limited time, Irish Cream flavored bombolini!

 

RJK Productions

• Downers Grove
• “You don’t have to be Irish to enjoy this family fun and delicious St. Patrick’s Day Activity. We love our Breakable Chocolate Shamrock with a variety of candy surprises inside: pop rocks green candy, gold & green coins and St. Patrick’s Day necklaces.”

 

Rebecca’s Cakes By Design

• Bartlett
• St.Patrick’s Paint & Eat Cookies
• Irish car bomb cupcakes
• Cookie decorating kits

 

Stan’s Donuts and Coffee

• Emerald Dipped Donuts! Chocolate on the outside and green on the inside!
• There’s also green hot chocolate and green, cold, foam beverages.

 

Sugargoat 

• Preorder from the latest Stephanie Izard establishment!
• St. Patty’s Day cookies
• St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes
• Irish Stout Cake
• Lucky Cereal Cake

 

JoJo’s Shake Bar

 

Sweet Mandy B’s

• St. Patrick’s Day Cookie Decorating Kits are going fast!
• Must preorder by calling:
  • Lincoln Park: 773-244-1174
  • Streeterville: 312-255-1632
• Available March 13th – March 20 in limited quantities

Vanille Patisserie

• Chicago
• The pictures of their Lucky Charm Macarons are to die for! Place your order ASAP!
• St. Patricks Day cookies and cakes also available.

 

XO Marshmallow

• There are so many St. Paddy’s Day treat options, I don’t know how you guys will possibly choose!!
  • Vanilla shamrock shaped marshmallows
  • Irish coffee marshmallows
  • Irish cream dream bars
  • Pistachio marshmallows
  • Mint chocolate chip marshmallows
  • Lucks O’Charm frozen drink
  • Shimmy It Up mint hot cocoa

The Rainbow Bake Shop

• Chicago
• You’ll love the Irish Bitty Bombs, Rainbow & Irish Bagel Kits, and Leprechaun Chow Mix!
• Can’t wait to surprise the kids with a fun breakfast and treats from this bakery!

REDstop

• Carol Stream
• NEW shake of the month: Leprechaun Shake. A mint shake rimmed with lucky charms
  • Topped with 2 thin mint cookies
  • 2 rainbow strips
  • Chocolate gold coin
  • Rainbow candy sprinkles
  • Ring pop

 

Premo’s Ice Cream

• Oak Lawn
• Enjoy a Lick of the Irish cone
• St. Paddy’s Day Shakes
  • Dropkick Murphy
  • Sheleighly
  • Mrs. O’Leary’s Cow
• A Guiness Sundae for adults is available!

Gifts

 

State of Play Kids

• I love the rainbow Windy City and Midwest designs as a fun, subtle, celebration for St. Patrick’s Day but still perfect for Easter, spring, and all year round!

 

Fizzy Magic Bath Fizzies

• Symbols of Luck Box Collection
  • 5 fizzies + 2 bonus items = Lucky #7
  • All fizzies contain surprises that represent symbols of luck!
• My kids absolutely ADORE these bath bombs made by a local mama! She ships anywhere though so don’t let distance stop you!
• “Educational Bath Fizzies – Fun, Fizz & Learn!. Pure & Safe Ingredients with essential oils to calm kids before bedtime but best of all – each fizzy contains a surprise, clue to guess and fun fact to learn along with bedtime story relates to the surprise.”

 

Colorful Creations

• These bows are always amazing for fun holidays and occasions but I found it especially special that the girls could have St. Patrick’s Day bows featuring clay figurines with darker skin tones.
• These bows will tie them to their Irish heritage without them feeling excluded due to their darker skin tones and features.

 

Makoshey

• Need a green shirt to wear? March is Women’s History Month so why not support both?!
• Our picks for green tees to wear are the Rosa Parks tee, the Jane Goodall tee, and the Wilma Rudolph tee!
• Use code HELEN20 for your discount!

 

P.S. You’re The Best

• We love coloring these kids for holidays and also no reason at all!
• Is your family heritage Irish? This would be a fun way to say hello to a grandparent or other relative!

 

Hopscotch City

• Download this adorable Lucky Charm Printable and snag the cutest garland for your mantle!

 

Mama & OG

• Thinking of doing a St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Bin? Don’t miss out on purchasing these themed resin letters from this local mama!
• Or purchase resin letters for any reason at all! They are fun for cake toppers, practicing letters, sensory bins, and “selfies!”

 

Le Village Cowork Unboxed

• COMING SOON!
• The newest edition of Unboxed is Fairytales and Folklore!

 

Activities

 

Colors of Chicago Virtual Story Time

• COMING SOON!
• We have a VERY special guest reading a special book to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. We think you guys will be blown away by this so stay tuned and wait for our special announcement!!

 

Shamrock Our Block!

• “After the cancelation of the South Side Irish Parade for the second year in a row due to COVID-19, organizers have come up with a new way to celebrate Irish pride and pump some badly needed money into businesses in the Beverly and Mount Greenwood neighborhoods.”
• “The South Side Irish Parade Committee will be hosting “Shamrock Our Blocks” celebration. We’re encouraging everyone to consider decorating their houses, light poles, cars or whatever else around their home or block they decide to deck-out in green this year.”
• The Shamrock Our Block yard signs cost $20 and the funds raised will go towards supporting the area local businesses in the Beverly and Mount Greenwood neighborhoods.

 

The Kid’s Table

• “Calling all Lads & Lassies! Get a head start on St. Patrick’s Day & join us as we cook up some of our favorite themed recipes. Drop in for a virtual cooking class – just $18 for a 1 hour class or $35 for our 2 hour Supper Club. Hope to see you soon!”

 

Visit Givin’s Irish Castle

• Givins Irish Castle is at the corner of 103rd Street and Longwood Drive in the Beverly neighborhood on the Far South Side of Chicago.
• “The current church building, called the “Irish Castle” was built from 1886 to 1887 under the direction of Robert C. Givins, a successful real estate developer. It is a three story structure with three crenelated towers. Givins lived in the castle from 1887-1894, then from 1895-1897 the castle housed the Chicago Female College. Beverly Unitarian Church purchased the building for $14,000 and has used it since 1942. It is the only building in the city described as a “castle.”

 

St. Charles St. Patrick Celebration

• “The St. Charles St. Patrick’s Celebration, which will be held on Saturday, March 13, will not include the St. Patrick’s Parade. In place of the parade, the St. Charles Business Alliance will be hosting events around town, including a festive Photo Op Area and Roaming Bagpipers. St. Charles businesses will also offer St. Patrick’s promotions to be featured on the St. Patrick’s Celebration website.

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  Other events during the St. Patrick’s Celebration will be a Treasure Hunt, where families can find Leprechauns in downtown St. Charles Businesses and be entered to win a “Pot of Gold” containing a selection of prizes from around St. Charles.”

• The photography station will be located on Riverside Ave. & Illinois St. March 13th-17th.
• The roaming bagpipers will be visiting St. Charles on March 13th from 12:00pm-3:00pm.
• Explore the local businesses and their special deals for the weekend!

 

Trinity Irish Dancers

• Experience the Trinity Irish Dancers perform at Harp & Fiddle in Park Ridge. Free entry and family friendly
• “Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day all month long with the Trinity Irish Dancers! All Trinity performances will showcase a blend of power and grace, featuring lively music, complex rhythms, and dancers as young as 3.5 who will melt your heart as they take the stage for the first time. At all of our Trinity performances, the audience is encouraged to get on their feet and learn the Irish Jig!”
• Friday, March 12th at 5:15
• Saturday, March 13th at 11:15 AM
• Saturday, March 13th at 5:15 PM

 

Ballydoyle Family Day

• Aurora
• “St. Patrick’s Family Day is a way to celebrate the greatest of Irish holidays in a way that is fun for all ages! We’ll have Irish Brunch, Irish Dancers, Live Music, and Craft Kits for all the wee ones. Capacity will be restricted to ensure social distancing and a safe environment to celebrate with your family. This is a seated event and patrons will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis – so come early! There is no ticket fee for this event, however, you MUST pre-register.”

 

Downtown Geneva Lucky Leprechaun Hunt

• “13 leprechauns are hidden in downtown Geneva. Find them all for a chance to win a $25 Geneva Chamber gift card.”
• You must fill out the google form for entry:
  https://forms.gle/zGUWCE2WHX8Z9ts46 and post a selfie of you and a leprechaun on your FB or IG page and tag Adventures in Scavenger Hunting

 

Downtown Tinley Park Green Cauldron Scavenger Hunt

• “Lucky the Leprechaun has hidden some of his treasure in various Downtown Tinley businesses and needs your help to find it! Starting Monday, March 1, find the green cauldron in the window of each participating business and use the official game form to note the treasure that Lucky has hidden in each one, http://ow.ly/ELte50DKPVo. If you get them all right, Lucky just might pick you as the winner!”
• “Looking for that elusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow can be exhausting. While you search, why not take a break by checking out the Village’s brand-new Luck of the Irish virtual map? There you’ll find a listing of dozens of Tinley Park businesses offering special deals throughout March in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day!
  To participate, just visit the Virtual Map link and then click on each business to see all the Irish specials, http://ow.ly/MvJd50DKPv8″

Lucky Leprechaun Hunt

• Fox Valley Park District
• “We have shenanigans in our woods, the Leprechaun has been spotted and you can go seek his pot of gold! Purchase the digital clues to see if you can find him or his pot of gold somewhere on the grounds of Red Oak! The search is on from March 13th until the 18th. A small prize will be the reward for the lucky finders of this sneaky forest friend! Adults need not register but must accompany registrants. An email with a link to the clues will be emailed after 3pm on the 13th.”