St. Patrick’s Day Party at Home

• Put a round chafing dish or crock-pot of mashed potatoes on your food buffet. You can also warm potatoes in a large bowl in the microwave just before guests are ready to eat.

• Place small matching bowls of favorite mashed potato mix-ins like cheddar cheese, bacon, and sour cream on the table.

• Stack soup bowls, mugs, or crocks on the buffet along with spoons so that guests can mix up their own special blend of loaded potatoes.

• Round out the menu with sweets like Oh Ryan's Irish Potatoes--cinnamon dusted candies made from coconut cream fondant and shaped like little potatoes--and a Green Ice Cream Sundae Bar.

Dress up the party table in emerald green and shimmering gold with these festive ideas.

• Purchase a length of emerald green fabric to use as an overlay on a white tablecloth.

• Spray paint a few 6-inch terra cotta pots metallic gold.

• Fill pots to the top with fake gold coins.

• Accent the table with white votive candles.

• For other tabletop ideas, see my video to learn how to make shamrock coasters and a white flower and green glass centerpiece. Go to Celebrations videos and click on St. Patrick's Day.

• Give the game an authentic touch by using a poker tabletop or simply pick up a few yards of green felt and place it on the game table.
  

• Play exclusively with fake gold coins or use a combination of the coins and green poker chips. 
  

• Pick up a book of poker rules that includes a chapter on various poker games. There's no better time to try out a new poker game than at a party!

• Coax one guest into putting on the classic dealer vest with a St. Patrick's Day pattern.