Shopping: St. Patrick’s Day Picks

Come March 17, the entire city will be flooded with all kinds of St. Patrick’s Day festivities and all things green. Whether you believe in the luck of the Irish and tucking into a traditional corned beef and cabbage Irish feast, or you and your family are just excited to search for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, our guide to St. Patrick’s Day gifts and treats are sure to delight all ages as you go green this March!

Estella NYC Organic Lucky Clover Rattle Baby Toy
This Estella’s 100 percent cotton and organic baby rattle will make any little one feel extra lucky! The NYC-based brand’s toy will bring plenty of joy and good fortune to any baby while keeping them entertained for days. It has a soft feel, vibrant green clover embroidery, and a soothing jingle sound--plus, it was made in Peru by local artisans. $16, estella-nyc.com
Mini Rodini Clover Sweatskirt Offwhite
This off-white circle skirt is decorated with kelly green four-leaf clovers all over, has an elastic drawstring, and is made of organic cotton. Above all else, it is made for twirling, Irish step dancing and imaginative St. Paddy's Day adventures, like looking for the elusive Leprechaun and his pot of gold. $46, minirodini.com
Vineyard Vines Boys Lucky Clover Embroidered Breaker Shorts
Throw some extra luck and high style towards the little gent in your life with these shamrock appliqued shorts. They come in moonshine blue and are embroidered with cute clovers that resemble lucky charms. Perfect for kicking off spring in style and for wear all through the summer months as well. $59.50, vineyardvines.com
Old Navy Lucky Clover Graphic 2-Piece Set for Baby
This lucky clover-printed set will keep your baby cozy while guarding them against the Leprechaun tricksters this St. Paddy’s Day. Made from 100 percent cotton and machine-washable, the set includes a long-sleeved “Lucky” graphic envelope collar one-piece and fern colored pants with clovers all over them. This cute lightweight jersey outfit also has side snaps for easy diaper changing. $19.94, oldnavy.gap.com
St. Patrick's Day Moustaches from Party City
Get silly this St. Patrick’s Day with this set of felt moustache stickers! With six different styles, you can channel any of historical personalities who understood the power of 'stache--from Groucho Marx to Charlie Chaplin. These fun green moustaches will make for a great prop for your St. Paddy’s bash photo booth, handed out as party favors, or to wear during the parade. Most importantly, they will make your entire family pinch-proof. $2.49, partycity.com
Tucker Blair Four Leaf Clover Needlepoint Belt
Put some charmed pep into dad's prep! Tucker Blair updates the traditional needlepoint belt with a preppy four-leaf clover classic pattern. It is made of hand-stitched 100 percent pima cotton and features full-grain leather backing with a solid brass buckle that add to the all-American vibe. You can customize the timeless accessory by adding a monogram and making sure the fortune favors the stylish dad in your life. $145, tuckerblair.com
Zona Centro Black Four Leaf Clover Ballet Pumps from Alex & Alexa
Zona Centro’s ballerina flats will bring a streak of luck to your mini fashionista, thanks to their multi-colored four leaf clover print. The Italian patent leather makes this pair buttery soft and a grosgrain edging and bow tied front add a flirtatious Midas touch to the lucky wearer. $63, alexandalexa.com
Baby GAP Born Lucky Sleep Set
The “Born Lucky” bunny at the front of this cheeky shirt is for the kid who defies chance and makes his own luck happen. The set is made of super-soft cotton and has cuffed arms and pant legs for added comfort, ideal for cozy naps or those lazy spring afternoons made for daydreaming. Your little March Hare will even be happy to rock this sleep set during an impromptu tea party sleepover to show off his lucky stripes. $18.86, gap.com
Pot of Gold Rainbow A2 St. Patrick's Day Card from the Paper Source
Let this jolly monkey bring your family the luck of the Irish in the most whimsical way! This trickster monkey with his pot of gold, available locally at Paper Source stores, will brighten and add some festive spirit to anyone’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. $5.95, papersource.com
CucinaPro Heart Shaped Waffle Maker from Crate & Barrell
Forget the traditional St. Patrick’s Day treats like Irish soda bread and make green waffles to get everyone in your family into the spirit. Easy to use nonstick griddle plates will help you make the perfect St. Patrick’s Day brunch or breakfast--the shape of the waffles makes for a festive clover look when green food coloring is added, and can double as a heart shape for the rest of the year. $39.95, crateandbarrel.com
Smathers & Brandson Clover Needlepoint Coaster Set
Coasters are always a good bet as a hostess or housewarming gift! And these cuties from Smathers & Branson are both sophisticated and seasonal. Due to the classic jewel-toned colors and a polished warm wood holder these traditional coasters (they come in a set of four) will continue to look great on your coffee table for after the March 17 has come and gone. $75, smathersandbranson.com
Green Ink Pad from Izola
Prepare your kiddos for some St. Patrick's Day crafts! This emerald green ink pad can be used to print any kind of design on nearly every surface imaginable, from fabric to wood! Make some green garlands for a St. Patrick’s party or add some shamrock green to your lunch bags or to-do lists. No matter what it is, you can color it green. $5, izola.com

Manhattan Mandarin

Manhattan Mandarin runs the Mandarin after-school programs at over 40 schools nationwide, including St. Bernard's, Chapin, Allen-Stevenson, and Buckley. Whether in schools, students' homes, in the office, online, or on our beloved China trips, our teachers and tutors have helped hundreds of students of all ages master the Mandarin language on their own unique paths to fluency. Our philosophy has always been to make private lessons and classes perfectly tailored for each individual student. We look forward to working with you. - Jamie Keyte, Founder

The Language Workshop For Children

After offering both group and private lessons for many years and analyzing the results over&nbsp;time, The&nbsp;Language Workshop for&nbsp;Children, founded&nbsp;in1973, has decided&nbsp;to emphasize private remote lessons at shorter intervals.&nbsp;Our skilled educators&nbsp;will&nbsp;focus their attention exclusively on the&nbsp;unique needs, learning style, and interests of your child.&nbsp;This allows a&nbsp;bond&nbsp;to develop&nbsp;between teacher and student, which&nbsp;has been&nbsp;shown to&nbsp;drastically improve retention.&nbsp; OUR METHOD&nbsp; Developed by the pioneers of language education for children, our programs bring decades of&nbsp;experience to your living room with individualized, active language classes. Each lesson is based on proven methods and materials perfected to capture your&nbsp;child&rsquo;s attention during the ages when he/she absorbs information the fastest. &nbsp;&nbsp; While other online language classes rely on videos for passive learning, we deliver interactive, and engaging lessons with native-fluent teachers. In addition, all our teachers are certified in the Thibaut&nbsp;Technique which has been featured&nbsp;in the New York&nbsp;Times, the&nbsp;Wall Street Journal, and many other well-respected&nbsp;publications.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our short one-on-one lessons give kids the chance to focus, hear pronunciation clearly, and practice speaking in their target language.  THE PROCESS&nbsp; First, students have a short meeting with our Director&nbsp;Francois&nbsp;Thibaut, in&nbsp;English, with&nbsp;their parent(s)&nbsp;present.&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut&nbsp;will determine&nbsp;the best course of study, including&nbsp;class length and&nbsp;frequency, the&nbsp;right&nbsp;teacher, lesson&nbsp;format and materials (or action games for younger students.) Then the learning&nbsp;begins!&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut will continually check in on your child&rsquo;s learning to assure they are getting the most&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;classes.&nbsp; OTHER OFFERINGS&nbsp; We can also help your child prepare for: the French subject tests for SAT, AP &amp; CLEP, the European DELF/DALF, the Canadian TEF and other standardized testing, college entry exams, studying or traveling abroad,&nbsp;cultural changes when moving abroad,&nbsp;and much more!&nbsp; &nbsp;

Explore MetroWest Boston

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