Showing posts with label St. Patricks Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Patricks Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Patricks Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Patricks Day. Show all posts

Easy Shepherd's Pie Recipe with Turkey

Turkey Shepherd's Pie Recipe Easy

Shepherd's Pie is traditionally made with lamb, hence the term "shepherd". However, this version of Shepherd's Pie uses ground turkey. It also replaces the more expensive Irish cheeses with a mixture of sharp cheddar and Parmesan. This recipe is more kid-friendly than Corned Beef and Cabbage and makes an excellent addition to your St. Patrick's Day feast. Enjoy!


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Easy Shepherd's Pie Recipe with Turkey
Easy Shepherd's Pie Recipe with Turkey.

Easy Turkey Shepherd's Pie Recipe


1 T cooking oil
1 onion, chopped
1 lb. ground turkey
3 T flour
1/2 t salt
1/4 t pepper
1 t rosemary
1/2 t paprika
1/8 t cinnamon
1 T ketchup
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 c beef broth or 1 c water with 1 t beef bouillon
6 oz. frozen peas and carrots, thawed
2 lb. potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 T butter
pinch cayenne pepper
2 T cream cheese
4. oz. shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/4 c. grated parmesan cheese
1/4 c. milk


Easy Turkey Shepherd's Pie Recipe
Easy Turkey Shepherd's Pie Recipe.

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Place oil in a large skillet over medium heat.  Stir in onion and ground turkey.  Cook until meat is browned and onion is tender.
3.  Stir in the flour, salt, pepper, rosemary, paprika, and cinnamon until well incorporated.  Mix in the ketchup.  Add the garlic and cook 2-3 minutes.
4.  Stir in broth or water and bouillon. Reduce heat to low.  Simmer mixture, with stirring, until thickened.
5. Remove from heat and add peas and carrots.
6. Transfer mixture to a 1 qt. casserole and set aside.
7. Boil potatoes in a large pot of boiling water until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain well.
8.  Mash potatoes.  Add butter, cayenne pepper, cream cheese and milk.  Mash until smooth.  Stir in cheddar cheese and parmesan cheese. 
9.  Top the meat mixture with the mashed potatoes, spreading evenly.
10.  Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 30 minutes or until the potatoes are golden.



Mashed Potato Topping on St. Patrick's Day Shepherd's Pie.
Mashed Potato Topping on St. Patrick's Day Shepherd's Pie.

Shepherd's Pie Saint Patrick's Day Recipe.
Shepherd's Pie Saint Patrick's Day Recipe.

















Saint Patrick's Day Party Games for Kids: Perfect for Circle Time

Planning a themed Saint Patrick's Day Party? 

These easy games can be played with one child or moreTry some leprechaun approved games for kids. Use these Saint Patrick's Day games in a circle time setting with preschoolers or early elementary school. Enjoy!


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Saint Patrick's Day Party Games for Kids.

Easy Saint Patrick's Day Craft and Activities for Preschool: Leprechaun

Make a Cute Handprint Leprechaun for St. Pat's Day! Erin Go Bragh!

Who doesn't love messy Saint Patrick's Day activities for preschool?  Okay, me, but most kids love it.  This is a simple twist on the hand-print turkey.  Brave souls can do the craft as pictured.  We took green, orange, and peach paint to transform little hands into a lucky leprechaun.  Not so brave?  Trace a handprint on construction paper and cut out one of each color then just cut and paste.  "Erin go Bragh"!



Easy Handprint Leprechaun great for Sensory Processing.
Easy Handprint Leprechaun great for Sensory Processing.


Ever wonder what Erin go Bragh means?


From Wikpedia:
Erin go Bragh is an anglicisation of the Irish phrase Éirinn go Brách (pronounced [ˈeːɾʲɪn̠ʲ ɡə ˈbˠɾˠɑːx]), in which Éirinn is the dative of Éire (meaning "Ireland"). In standard modern Irish the phrase is Éire go Brách (pronounced [ˈeːɾʲə ɡə ˈbˠɾˠɑːx]). It is probable that the English version was taken from what was a "dative" context, such as Go bhfanad in Éirinn go brách("May I stay in Ireland for ever") or Go bhfillead go hÉirinn go brách ("May go back to Ireland for ever").



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St. Patrick's Day Parade Banner Craft and Fun Leprechaun Ideas

St.Patrick's Day Leprechaun Craft Banner: Fun Ideas for Parade

What can you do for St. Patrick's Day with kids? Make some Saint Patrick's Day crafts and have a parade. This banner is an easy leprechaun craft for St. Patrick Day. Enjoy!


St.Patrick's Day Leprechaun Craft Banner Fun ideas for parade
Felt and Construction Paper Banner Leprechaun Craft.

Make a St. Patrick's Day theme mobile for your room, or put it on a stick and carry it in a parade around town! These fun st. patrick's day ideas are easy to make with tacky glue, paper, fabric scraps, and an old wire hanger.


Leprechaun craft for St. Patrick's Day
Glue the felt over a hanger.


We took a sparkly, green pipe-cleaner and wrapped the hook end of the hanger. Then, we draped a piece of green felt over the base and glued it with tacky glue.




Next, we cut out shapes from scraps of construction paper and made a leprechaun with a pot of gold. Use tacky glue or a glue stick. Other St. Patrick's Day themes would be a rainbow, a snake, or a simple shamrock. Whatever you choose have fun!


St. Patrick's Day Parade Banner Craft and Fun Leprechaun Ideas
St. Patrick's Day Parade Banner Craft and Fun Leprechaun Ideas.


For the finishing touch, we cut colorful ribbon the width of the felt and glued it to the top and bottom. Use a dowel rod and turn the banner into a flag to carry in a parade. It's simple and you will have fun playing make believe in your very own holiday parade! Follow the Leprechaun to more St. Pat's Crafts and Activities: Shamrocks Rock 



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SHAMROCKS Wand Rocks your Saint Patrick Day Parade Craft activity for kids

Easy craft activity for kids Shamrock HAT and WAND for your Saint Patrick Day Parade

Not feeling crafty? If you can fold paper in half and cut out a heart, you can make this easy St. Patrick's day shamrock craft. Yep, you can do it. Enjoy!

Shamrock Wand and Hat: Saint Patrick Day craft activity for kids
Wand shamrock craft for Saint Patrick Day.

Shamrocks are so easy to make; just fold a piece of paper in half and cut out a heart- three times. Paste these together, give them a stem, voila! Instant Shamrocks. Next, make a rainbow link chain to decorate your hat or wear as a boa. You can even hang them from the ceiling for a fun, festive room!

 Simple: 3 hearts glued together, taped to a straw with shiny ribbon =  instant magic leprechaun wand to carry and wave in your very own parade! We painted ours with glitter glue for added sparkle. Paint your straw green too!


Shamrock Hat with Rainbow Links for St. Patrick's Day.




Silly: The hat above was once a paper plate. We cut the center out but left a rectangle to use as a stem. Next, we painted it all with green paint mixed with glitter.

After it dries, add your shamrock hearts to top and bottom of the "stem".  The bottom shamrock make the bill of your hat and the top one makes a silly finial. We glued a rainbow linky around the back because every leprechaun loves a good rainbow.


Be careful... our paint was too watery and our plate went limp. You might want to use a styro-foam plate and paste your hearts to cardboard so your hat doesn't WILT like ours did. Above all, have fun....


Kids can't wait to begin the parade. They don't care how perfect the hat turns out! Now start marching around the house or classroom and have a scavenger hunt for a POT of GOLD. Happy St. Patrick's Day!



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