The Gift Ideas Blog

These beautiful silver earrings from Patagonia Gifts create a shamrock shape and are a perfect St. Patrick’s Day gift for her. The top symbol, with no beginning and no end, symbolizes endless love. It’s something great to wear on March 17 to show your Irish pride and heritage!

Clothing stores seem to enjoy celebrating St. Patrick’s Day as a retail event. These handsome shamrock boxers from American Eagle Outfitters could be a fun gift for a male relative or friend. They are made of 100 percent cotton with a button fly and elastic waistband. The shamrock pattern on this fine gift is sure to bring good luck to the recipient for years to come.

St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, is coming up, and there’s just enough time left to get that perfect present for your favorite person.

Here are some St. Patrick’s Day gift ideas:

- Think of Irish things. Naturally, since this is an Irish-themed holiday, you can think of Irish gifts. Is the gift recipient Irish? Perhaps a flag from Ireland would be a nice desk addition. Or a fun Irish top hat!

- Since green beer is a popular Saint Patrick’s Day beverage, how about making your own green beer kit? Include a bottle or handle of the recipient’s favorite brew (you can’t go wrong with some Guinness stout) along with a nice beer stein and some food coloring, available at your local supermarket.

- Obviously, the holiday celebrates luck and being lucky, so how about a gift of a lucky talisman? Perhaps some sort of lucky charm. Or a box of Lucky Charms cereal as a gag gift. Also, consider giving a bunch of lucky shamrocks or seeds for the gift recipient to plant them him or herself (such as this Luck Growing Garden Kit we featured last year).

- Green anything. Remember that those who don’t wear green will get pinched. Make sure your gift recipient doesn’t have that happen to him or her by giving them something in that hue. Perhaps a fun green polo shirt? Or a pin that says, “Kiss me, I’m Irish.” Or distribute a set of green shamrock stickers to give away. The possibilities are endless.