I have aspirations of making a calendar with holiday-themed pictures of my kids. Some months come together a lot easier than others. This month was a toughie.I looked up St. Patrick's Day photoshoots online, and there is a lot of creativity out there, but a lot of photos included props that cost money. As much as I love the red beard on a baby, or a beautifully knit leprechaun hat from Etsy, I was determined to make this work while spending as little money as possible. Because I need that money to feed my daughter's orange juice addiction.
Here is a list of the props that I painstakingly scavenged the store and found for cheap, not because you want to know, but because I am proud of myself:
1. Rainbow napkins $1.75
2. Glittery hair clip acting as a bowtie $1.00
3. Glittery hair band and bow $1.00
4. Pot and sugar cookies - gift from Grandma, yay!
5. Chocolate gold coins - for the life of me, couldn't find anywhere. Settled on yellow legos.
I'm also proud that I didn't succumb to buying drinking related St. Patrick's day items for this shoot. It was really tempting to buy the flask that said, "Liquid Luck" on it, but I refrained.
Also, why should I kiss someone just because they are Irish? And at what age is it appropriate to teach a child to pinch someone else because of the color of their clothing?
Here is some St. Patrick's Day fun!
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| Shortly after this picture, Simon threw up cookie. The dog took care of it. |
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| They do love each other! |
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| They are so good at putting up with their mom. |
