9 Ways Elf on the Shelf Celebrates St. Patrick's Day

Elves love hiding and spooking people with their sudden appearances, so where else would your elf hide on St. Patty’s day but a glass of green beer? You may find her hiding in glass you’re using as a decoration, or she may surprise one of your guests by lurking in the bottom of their brew!

Leprechauns are known for hiding their gold at the end of the rainbow, but if your elf gets there first, she’s probably going to lay claim to it. If there are any rainbows around your house, perhaps drawn by your child, you’re almost guaranteed to find an elf and an empty pot of gold at the end of it.

Your elf wants a little love too, as she makes evident by wearing a tiny “Kiss Me, I’m Irish” t-shirt with a Ken planting a kiss on her cheek. Hopefully they keep the canoodling to a minimum if you have children, but if you don’t, don’t be surprised if things get a little more romantic as the day progresses. 

If you have a potted plant in your home, you may discover your mischievous elf lurking in the pot as well, especially if it contains clovers. When you notice her, her head will probably be barely poking out from her hiding place to startle you and your family in the morning!

Your elf may surround herself in a pile of gold just to show off how luxurious her life is. Don’t be surprised if you find an empty case of green beer beside her as well, because she almost assuredly spent some of her riches on booze. 

Elves are known for being playful and somewhat careless, so once your elf gets his hands on some spun gold (AKA gold tinsel), she’s probably going to find herself tangled and trapped inside it. Perhaps she shouldn’t have drank so much green beer ...

In the spirit of St. Patty’s Day, your elf may attempt to decorate by spilling green glitter all over the countertop and arranging it into a sparkly four-leaf clover. You’ll be cleaning up glitter for weeks after this one, but if no one else in your family decided to decorate, you can’t really blame her, can you?

After all those marshmallows and drinking a case of beer, your elf is probably going to feel a bit sick, and her remedy for this is to eat leafy greens. She doesn’t have very good table manners, so you’ll probably find her sitting at a tiny table on one of your dinner plates, surrounded by every green vegetable from your fridge.

Lucky Charms is the quintessential St. Patty’s Day breakfast, and your elf won’t be able to get enough of this tasty cereal. She separates the marshmallows (yum) from the cereal (yuck), so even though your kids will love his methods, you may end up with a lot of extra cereal after your elf and your kids go to town on the marshmallows.