St. Patrick's Day is just about two weeks away - what plans do you have? Are you unsure of how to whip up some St. Patrick's Day fun? Well, you have come to the right place! I have a few St. Patrick's Day tricks up my sleeve that have given my children many fun memories. Start reading leprechaun stories with your children soon, so they have some ideas of what leprechauns are, how big they are, and how mischievous they can be. We like to refer to them as the wee people of Ireland. A few days before St. Patrick’s Day, we created our leprechaun trap. Here are a few photos of traps to get your ideas brewing…
Leprechaun Hat Pit Trap
Rainbow Cage Drop Trap
Directions for both of these traps can be found at Family Fun magazine. Our traps were never this exciting. We usually just propped a laundry basket with a stick of some sort and placed a little pot filled with chocolate coins as bait attached to a 'trip wire'. This is probably why we have yet to catch a leprechaun!
On St. Patrick’s Day eve, I would create a little leprechaun mischief in our home. Here are some ideas:
• Make leprechaun shoe prints along your floors – I just cut out some shoe prints from green construction paper and laid them on the floor ‘walking out the door’.
• Sprinkle green and gold glitter around your house
• Place a piece of green velvet fabric or green felt in a spot where the leprechaun could have caught his clothing, such as a window or door
• Make some shamrock cut-outs and place them around the room
• Turn things upside down and topsy-turvy: chairs, toys, books
• Turn the milk in the fridge green with food coloring
• Switch everyday items (hang up shoes in the closet & place coats on the floor)
• Unravel the toilet paper
• Dump out small buckets of toys, like legos or blocks
• Turn the toilet water green with one or two drops of green food coloring – this is always a favorite because it leads to conversations about leprechaun pee all day.
• Sprinkle Lucky Charms cereal in a few spots
• Leave normally-closed things open such as doors, cabinets, and drawers
• Place a small leprechaun hat in a non-obvious, hidden place for the children to discover. For older children, hide it somewhere good so they really have to look for it!
After I have made some leprechaun mischief, I then print out the following note on a piece of green paper or paper decorated with shamrocks.
Good Morning Mariah and Jackson,
I had a great time dancing and playing in your home last night! I'm am so sorry about the mess that I made. Unfortunately, I have lost my hat. Will you please find it and keep it for me? I'll be back later to get it.
Your Friend,
Lucky the Leprechaun
That is it for St. Patrick's Day eve, but what about St. Patrick's Day? You will have to come back next week to find out what we do once we realize the havoc that the leprechauns have created in our house.
Your once-a-year Irish Girlfriend,
Michelle
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