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"Wear green on St. Patrick's Day or get pinched." That pretty much sums up the Irish-American "curriculum" that I learned when I was in school. Yes, I recall a nod to the so-called Potato Famine, but it was mentioned only in passing.
Tip #1 Be sure to wear some green on St. Patrick's Day so that you will not get pinched. Tip #2 Check the length of your kilt before leaving the house. Update: Several folks have asked for a printable of this quote. I do my printables so that they can look good even if you do not have a color printer. The color (if you want some) is provided by you in the form of scrapbook paper or even having your kids draw a border on white paper after it is printed out (well maybe not this quote). Here is the kilt quote in a size that fits a 8" x 10" frame: To download for printing on your computer, hover your computer's mouse over the quote and click on the "right" sided button. A menu list will come up. A list of options of how you want to download it to your computer should come up. I download usually "Save As". This image was made as a jpg. in Pic Monkey (as if it were a picture) so however you save pictures to your computer should work. Here is the printable in a size that fits a 5" x 7" frame: If you figure out how to run your paper back through the printer (without copying over the original printing) you can get two printables this size from one sheet of paper. (Don't leave the paper 12" long to run it through the copier like I did...it throws the second printing off). You may already have some paper that you can use to print the kilt saying on. I bought a couple of green sheets of scrapbook paper at Michael's (usually less than $1 each). These actually were on sale for 25 cents each...much less than a color cartridge for my printer. Cut the paper to a 8.5" by 11" size to run through the printer. What follows is how I print out downloads. Your screen/computer may be different. Get your downloaded image up on your computer screen. Click on the "file" tab. When the dropdown menu appears, click on the "print" option (mine is the 7th one down the list). If you are printing the largest version of the saying (8"x10") choose to have the "full page photo" on the page. If you are printing the smaller version (5"x7") you can choose either the 5x7 or the 4x6 versions. I usually choose the 4x6 even if I am putting the saying in a 5x7 frame because it gives more of a border around the saying. The screen gives you a preview of how the saying will print on the page. I am just now noticing that this has the option of more than one copy per page! Live and learn. I have been running the paper through the printer twice to get two copies per page (and not always correctly!). Here is how the larger format saying looks as it comes off of the printer. I keep the paper a 8.5"x11" size until it finishes printing so that it will not slip around in the printer. After it has printed, cut the paper to fit inside of a frame if you want to. You can skip this step if you want to just put the saying on the refrigerator or up on a bulletin board at work. One way you can easily decide where to trim the printed scrapbook down to fit in your frame is to take the original (happy family) photo that came with the frame, hold it and the printed saying up to a bright window and trace around with a pencil where the best borders would be to cut the paper in order to fit neatly in the frame. Or you can take the glass out of the frame and draw a line around the best placement for the wording to be in the frame. Cut along a little inside the line for this method. Here are the framed kilt sayings... Be planning for your St. Patrick's Day outfit now!
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Looking for great printable activities for kids? This is the perfect way to get your bunch excited about St. Patrick's Day...and to spread the fun around to others. It's a St. Patrick's Day version of getting Booed or Elfed! Treat bag toppers are included for your goodie bags, too. All items are free printables for non-commercial use only. Download the poster/instructions as well as the treat bag toppers below. Leave the goodies and RUN! (Your recipient can later attach the poster to their door to let others know they've been pinched!) I've also included a treat bag topper you can use for your PINCHED goodies! Just print, cut out and fold in half. I found some fun gold coins at Walgreens (my good friend found some at the Cracker Barrel store also). The toppers are rainbow patterned, so the gold coins look especially fun with them! I also thought the Lucky Charms would be super cute as well. I also attached ribbons to make the treats easier to hang. I usually try to take a bag for each child in the household so everyone has something fun. I like to roll up the poster/instructions and stick under the door handle. After treats are in place...tip toe (or run like the dickens) away so you don't get caught! (Think Ding-Dong-Ditch-'Em with a treat left behind!) Click on images below to download: To see my other St. Patrick's Day {dry erase} "LUCKY" printable, click here. And for my Robert Indiana Inspired "LUCK" printable, click here. For information on getting the most out of a free printable, click here {includes extensive printing tips and ideas}. To see all of my free printables, click here. {i linky-party here} and at Coastal Charm and Savvy Southern Style Neglect your chores like me and don't miss a thing: Follow on Facebook | Follow on Twitter | Follow on Pinterest | Follow on Google+
