Fun for St. Pat's Day‏

Melanie wrote: I am going to use some of these on Sunday!

Myrna wrote: St. Patrick’s Day is the perfect opportunity to add a bit of Irish humor to your family's dinner table. Here are some silly, but funny St. Patrick’s Day jokes for kids and fun facts to share with your own wee ones to tickle their Blarney Stones and keep them laughing all week long.

Top 10 St. Patrick’s Day Jokes for Kids:

1. Q: Why do frogs like St. Patrick’s Day? A: Because they’re always wearing green.

2. Q: Why would you never iron a four-leaf clover? A: Because you shouldn’t press your luck.

3. Q: Why can’t you borrow money from a leprechaun? A: Because he’s always short.

4. Q: When is an Irish potato not an Irish potato? A: When he’s a French fry.

5. Q: What do you call a fake stone in Ireland? A: A sham rock.

6. Q: What would you get if you crossed Christmas with St. Patrick’s Day? A: St. O’Claus.

7. Q: Why did St. Patrick drive all the snakes out of Ireland? A: Because he couldn’t afford airfare.

8. Q: What is left out on the lawn all summer and is Irish? A: Paddy O’Furniture.

9. Q: What do you call a diseased Irish criminal? A: leper con.

10. Q: Why did the leprechaun cross the road? A: He wanted to reach the pot of gold faster.

Top 10 Fun Facts about St. Patrick’s Day:

1. St. Patrick's Day began as a religious holiday to honor St. Patrick, who brought Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century.

2. There are four towns in the U.S. named after a shamrock, the emblem of Ireland. They are Mount Gay-Shamrock, West Virginia; Shamrock, Texas; Shamrock Lakes, Indiana, and Shamrock, Oklahoma.

3. Nine cities are named after Dublin, the capital of Ireland. The most populous are in California and Ohio.

4. The actual color of St. Patrick is blue. Green became associated with St. Patrick's Day during the 19th century. Green, in Irish legends, was worn by fairies and immortals, and also by people to encourage their crops to grow.

5. The very first St. Patrick's Day parade was not in Ireland. It was in Boston in 1737.

6. Nine of the people who signed our Declaration Of Independence were of Irish origin, and nineteen Presidents of the United States proudly claim Irish heritage - including our first President, George Washington.

7. The Irish flag is green, white and orange. The green symbolizes the people of the south, and orange, the people of the north. White represents the peace that brings them together as a nation.

8. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the highest number of leaves found on a clover is 14.

9. One estimate suggests that there are about 10,000 regular three-leaf clovers for every lucky four-leaf clover.

10. Legend says that each leaf of the clover means something: the first is for hope, the second for faith, the third for love and the fourth for luck.

What exactly is a Blarney Stone?

The Blarney is a block of bluestone built into the battlements of Blarney Castle, Blarney, about five miles from Cork, Ireland. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of gab. The stone was set into a tower of the castle in 1446. Today, the castle is a popular tourist site in Ireland, attracting visitors from all over the world to kiss the stone and tour the castle and its gardens. The word blarney has come to mean clever or flattering talk.