Go green this St. Patrick's Day (it's VERY fitting!). There are plenty of easy ways to celebrate an eco-friendly St. Patrick's Day without having to compromise on any leprechaun tricks… Try out these tips to have a sustainable St. Patty's Day this ye...
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1. Go for secondhand green clothes
2. Play some (eco) leprechaun tricks
3. Bring your own cup
4. Cook some plant-based foods
5. Celebrate in style
1. Go for secondhand green clothes
There's NO need to buy (cheesy/ugly) St. Patrick's Day shirts from fast fashion brands… Instead, hit up the thrift store to find some cute green pieces that you can wear outside of March 17th.
New to thrifting? These are my top tips!
How to Score Big at the Thrift Store (Thrifting 101!)
A hilarious vintage crewneck is perfect for any party!
Vintage "Pray For Me My Husband Is Irish" Sweatshirt (1980s)
There are plenty of green/Irish/leprechaun school pride items that can be worn year-round
Vintage St. Pats 1995 UMR University Missouri Rolla Sweatshirt
2. Play some (eco) leprechaun tricks
My parents used to pretend the leprechaun visited in the night and played some tricks on us… So you can keep this tradition alive but in an eco-friendly way!
Dye the milk green (or make pumpkin seed milk that is just inherently green)
Creamy 5-Min Pumpkin Seed Milk
Leave a new book behind…
Jamie O'Rourke and the Pooka
Avoid the packaging waste from chocolate gold coins and buy these instead - recycle when empty!
Mike and Ike Original
3. Bring your own cup
While not everyone drinks on St. Patty's Day, if you are going to indulge, make sure to avoid single use cups when you can - BYOC to any party you attend!
BYOC or thrift a fun beer glass!
Jules Printed Glass
Or use a mason jar from your canning cupboard ;)
Ball Wide Mouth Mason Jar
Ditch Solo cups and buy these for your party!
Ball Aluminum Cup Recyclable Party Cups
4. Cook some plant-based foods
Corned beef and cabbage is a classic St. Patrick's dinner, but there are plenty of meat free options to try too!
Made from tofu instead of meat
Vegan Corned Beef
A shortcut if you don't want to bake from scratch
Garvey's Organic Traditional Irish Soda Bread Mix
A traditional Irish potato dish
Colcannon Recipe
5. Celebrate in style
There's no need to do anything elaborate for St. Patrick's Day - just have a fun day trying a bit of Irish things!
Because why not?!
Learn Your First Irish Dance Jig
Get your kids outside to build little houses from bits of nature - perfect for little leprechauns
