Let’s celebrate a March birthday with a Shamrock Birthday Party!
Want a simple, elegant idea for your little St. Paddy’s Day baby? Today I’m sharing this sweet Mint Shamrock Birthday Party I recently styled.
Looking for more St. Patrick’s Day parties? Be sure to also check out these Rainbow party ideas, these St. Paddy’s Day treats, and this St. Patrick’s Day backdrop tutorial! We also have FREE St. Patrick’s Day Printable Decorations, and an awesome Lucky Charm birthday party!
I LOVE the color Mint. Love it. It’s my latest obsession!!! So when my sweet friend Miranda asked me to help her put together a first birthday party for her adorable little princess Eliana, I knew we had to go with the Mint!!
Mint Shamrock Birthday Party for the win!
Little Eliana was actually born on St. Patrick’s Day so incorporating some St. Paddy’s Day Bling into the design was perfect. We wanted to avoid the typical, cheesy holiday decor and do something simple and elegant.
So mint stripes, ruffles, and glittery gold seemed only fitting! Check it out…
I loved the contrast between the soft mint and the glittery gold. The simplicity of the design and the tablescape made a great set-up for a fun party at the park.
It was a gorgeous day (although, a little windier than you’d like as a party planner). The weather was perfect and the green grass made for a nice backdrop to the party.
Here is the sweet little thing in her party dress! Too cute!
We had homemade chocolate chip cookies, cupcakes, glazed donuts, marshmallow pops, and green fruit skewers for dessert. We also had hot dogs and polish dogs and all the fixings! It was lovely and yummy!
Looking for ideas on how to throw a party on a small budget. I’m going to share the budget breakdown for this Mint Shamrock dessert table. Only $100. Awesome, right!
I used black and white photos of Eliana throughout the party in pretty gold frames (white frames I spray painted of course) to add to the decor. I love this little bit of personalization!
This dessert table cost $100. Most of the cost was decor too, that can totally be modified if you want to bring the cost down or have things already to reuse. I’ll break it down for you:
Budget Breakdown:
- Table skirt- $20
- Name Centerpiece- $20
- Tissue Tassel Banner: $6
- Printables: $30
- Food: $24
Pretty easy peasy and it looks like you spend way more!
Here’s the nitty gritty…
Tableskirt:
The table skirt was a white sheet and a Wrap Around Style Easy Fit Elastic Bed Ruffles that I dyed mint green. The sheet was $5. The Ruffle was $7 and the RIT dye was $8 (1/2 tsp Rit Dye Liquid Fabric Dye, 8-Ounce, Teal
, 1 tsp Rit Powder Dye Lemon Yellow 1.125 Ounces
and a bucket of hot water).
The great part about doing skirts like this, you can re-dye them later on (as long as you are going darker) and re-use saving you cost down on your next party!
The ruffle bedskirt fits right to the edge of the table and you can use white fabric or a cheap bedsheet to cover the table top.
Centerpiece/Tissue Banner/Printables:
Cost varies on this centerpiece based on the length of the name, but this was super easy. I also used some of the spray paint from the centerpiece to refurbish some old picture frames to match the party.
Check out the easy tutorial for making this centerpiece.
I also will have a tutorial for this super easy and inexpensive tissue tassel banner backdrop soon on the blog as well!
The mint shamrock printables are available at the bottom of this post.
Food:
Chocolate chip Cookies, I homemade for $5 worth of ingredients, which is roughly the cost of a box or two, if you don’t have a recipe you love. Easy and a huge hit with the kiddos.
I got a dozen cupcakes and a dozen glazed donuts from my local grocery store for $5 each. I love buying cupcakes from the grocery store because they are cheaper and easier than baking them myself!!
I made green fruit skewers from a few kiwi, a few green apples, a few kiwi and some green grapes, $6 worth of fruit.
Here’s a close-up of the fruit skewers. A little tip for using apples…to keep them from browning up too fast, soak them in sprite immediately after cutting until you are ready to serve them. It helps soooo much!!
And then marshmallow pops (a jumbo marshmallow rolled in Gold Sanding Sugar with a straw stuck in the top for $4. Easy peasy!
Here’s the cute little smash cake made by Eliana’s grandmother. Love it!!
It was a wonderful party! Happy Birthday Eliana. I am so glad we could be a part of your big day!
St. Patrick’s Day Party Ware
Here are some adorable options for getting your party styled on point and for less:
Rainbow Tableware from Sweet Lulu
Rainbow Balloons from Meri Meri
Green Striped Tableware from Sweet Lulu
Shamrock Tableware from Meri Meri
St. Patrick’s Day Banners from Sweet Lulu
If you love this party, please pin this image to your Birthday Pinterest Board:
Wanna throw a Mint Shamrock Party? The Printable Mint Shamrock Party Collection is available for purchase in my shop:
Here are some helpful links for throwing a Shamrock party:
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I love this spin on the “traditional” St. Paddy’s Day decor! It is so adorable, especially for a little girls party!
What a gorgeous spread! Very tasteful with a St. Patrick’s Day spin!
Now, I want a Shamrock Party. It looks like it was just as much fun putting it together as it was to attend.
This is such a cute idea! I love the way everything turned out
This party is so cute! I love mint too and it makes for a perfect color combo with the gold for a St. Patty’s birthday!
What an adorable Shamrock Party! I love the theme and gorgeous tablescape. It looks like everyone had a fabulous time. Happy 1st birthday to your darling little one.!
This is so cute! I love all these ideas for St. Patty’s Day. The marshmellows are such a good idea!
These look so yummy and fun! I may try making them for work!
Okay, this is so much fun! A birthday party AND St. Patrick’s Day is so neat! I love all of the gold and green!
That look likes an amazing party! well done!
I love these decorations what a gorgeous theme
This is super cute! Beautiful photos and I love all the pretty printable stuff!
Oh my gosh the kiddies look gorgeous and the photos are fab. I love the colour mint too but only when I’m warm, and currently in Spain the weather could be warmer. Happy Paddy’s Day for the 17th! :)
I love that you went with the colors and style, but not the over-commercialized decorations. This is how we style the rooms in our house if they are based off something overdone (my youngest’s room is the Gryffindor common room and my oldest ‘s is all Route 66 from Cars). My youngest son was born 3 days after St. Patricks so I wouldn’t be surprised if he asks for this theme at some point!
Such a welcome change from th usual pink! It’s so subtle yet appealing for kids. Very well done
This is so cute!! I never even thought of having a party for this, but best believe that is all changed now!! Looks so fun and perfect
This is great!!! I have a good friend that has a birthday on St Patricks day!! I will make sure she sees this or even… a surprise party!!
Wow!! This is a beautiful party!!! I know so many people with March birthdays. Will have to recommend this!
This is such an adorable party idea! I love that it’s so unique and not typical. I’m also a bit obsessed with mint lately. I use to hate it, but it was one of the colors in my babies quilt and somehow ended up being the main color of her room. Now I love it.
What an adorable set up! I especially love the donut display! It’s super cute and looks delicious.
Everything looks pretty, Holly. I enjoy reading your post and looks at all your beautiful creation.
This is such a fun idea! I need to throw a party…
You did an amazing job!! I’m sure a few people will try to hire you for those skills haha. Total MOM GOALS.
I love seeing the photos from all of these fun themed parties. Even down to the cute stickers jon the water bottles, everything is just so fun!
Your daughter looks so cute! Love the yellow dress she is wearing.
What an adorable party idea! You did such a great job personalizing everything! It turned out so beautifully!
I just love the pastel colors! :)
THIS IS THE CUTEST! I seriously love how you didn’t use super dark greens and went with a lighter green along with the gold!
What a truly sweet idea. I love the colours you paired together here they are gorgeous. I also love the idea of the marshmallows dipped in chocolate on sticks!
Love! I love the food you used – good ideas for the littles!
I love these party ideas, love the mint decor…. and the happiness and smile on the faces of these kids! Omg, its priceless….. happy b’day to Eliana! lotsa love
That looks great, I need you to do this for my daughters party too! lol
I Love this for march birthdays! I am a march baby and I never liked the st. pattys decor at the stores because I thought they were always super cheesy. But these are GORGEOUS!
Looked like such a well executed party! I am loving all the mint and green. Happy first bday to her!
Love the color mint too, it is just a great color. I love how you themed the birthday party and how it all came together!
What an adorable party idea! I love love love all of he pastel colors!
I can’t get over how cute this color scheme and theme is! I love the color mint.
What a fun to be born on a st Patrick’s day! Sure not like to be born on any winter holidays(which is not always fun). Like your presentation and mint is absolutely gorgeous color!
This is so precious! Adorable details!
I love mint too! This is so beautiful, and I LOVE the donut stack with the bunting. I may have to steal that one. :)
These are all such cute decorations! I love all the gold glitter. It looks so tasteful.
This is so well done. I love that is has the St. Patrick’s Day vibe, but you can still tell it’s a birthday party. So cut!
How cute! I love the swap of mint green for the typical emerald green, it makes it so adorable!
All I can say is CUTE!! I love this theme and all the decor, especially the gold glittery clovers ? Those skewered marshmallows look pretty delicious as well ;)
What a fun theme for a first birthday party! We love all the details. The printables are super cute.
Great theme..well done. Its also my favourite colours ?
Such a lovely party, and a cute party theme! Love the sweets they served! :)
Your mint shamrock party theme is absolutely adorable and your set up is BEAUTIFUL! Eliana is one lucky little girl to have such an awesome party! From the pom-poms to the treats, you’ve created a fairytale party! I like that among the sweet treats, there’s a healthy fruit option too!
I absolutely love the gorgeous mint theme and especially st patricks day! So much attention to detail here
I love this! <3 This would be a super cute St Patrick's Day party theme for a 31 Party or another ladies get together.
Cute party with lots of great elements for celebrating. Also so fun for March w/ St. Patrick’s day too! Too Cute!
I love all the party details, especially the mint green and gold! Love the gold glitter too!
What an adorable idea for a birthday party! All the decorations are on point!
April
I like the gold throughout the decorations. The green was very subtle. I didn’t know I could use Sprite to keep the apples from browning instead of lemon juice. This marshmallows look fun and easy to do.
How cute! I love those fruit skewers, I bet they could work for just about any theme party with different fruits!
What a gorgeous party! I love mint and gold together too :)
This looks like such a wonderful party! You’ve really inspired me to throw my own St Patrick’s Day party. Can’t wait! :D
Everything here is just adorable and perfect. I love the way you personalized the frame and pictures, black and white with gold really strikes a comfortable charm. Amazing theme!
This is the sweetest little party.
OMG what an adorable party, really really love the vibe and colors. Not to mention, how cute is the play on words that you came up with ‘Mint Shamrock Party.’
How cute is this?!?!? I love the idea of this Shamrock Party. Everything looks so good. I’m sure it’s going to be a great time!
Awesome! Love the green fruit skewers. I’m always looking for something healthy to put on a party table.