It is no surprise that my 8 year old is full of questions. That is the season of life in which he lives
right now. He inquires about EVERYTHING;
from the most important assets in existence to things that don’t make sense or
are irrelevant in daily life. With St. Patrick’s
Day less than a week away it was no surprise to me when he started asking me
things about leprechauns. How big are
they? How do they get inside? Why do they like coins? Of course while he is firing these questions
my way I am trying to drive through rush hour traffic on a Friday night. If you are like me, answers to such questions
don’t always come easily, but I manage to answer most of them. For those of you who follow my blog know that
every year for St. Patrick’s Day I cut out green feet and make a trail from the
boy’s bedrooms to the living room where I dump coins all over the floor for the
kids to pick up. Malachi (being old
enough to remember) is convinced that a Leprechaun visits every year leaving
them these coins, thus, the reason for so many Leprechaun questions. This year let’s just say a very curious 8
year old is determined to catch that leprechaun! So this year I will still cut out feet and
leave a trail, but we are also attempting a new project of creating leprechaun
traps. I must say as a mom, I also enjoy
these projects. My oldest can create his
trap by himself with little guidance, however, my youngest (he’s 2 ½ now) still
needs quite a bit of help which allows me some creativity time as well.
Here is how I pitched the whole scenario to my boys:
*How to catch a Leprechaun*
You will Need:
1. Shoe
box or like sized box with a lid
2. Glue
and/or tape and scissors
3. Gold
coins
4. Shamrock
Stickers (or other St. Patty’s Day themed stickers)
5. Gold
fabric
6. A
pencil
7. St.
Patrick’s Day themed scrapbooking items
8. Confetti
or glitter
1. Decorate
the box to look festive
2. Fill
box with coins and other items that will attract a leprechaun (Look for
leprechaun traits below)
3. Leave
the trap set up by the front door the night before St. Patrick’s Day
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| Filling up the Trap |
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| With Gold, Green and Colorful Things |
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| Getting Close to Being Done! |
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| The Finished Product |
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They are very greedy
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They love coins
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They love the bright colors of the rainbow
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They especially love the color green
It only took the boys about an hour to make their traps and
they came out looking great! Now we wait
and we will set the traps out this Sunday night before bed. Let’s hope we catch a couple leprechauns (but
not before they scatter coins about the living room)!
What types of activities does your family do for St. Patrick’s
Day?
P.S.- I will post pictures of the traps set up and with the trapped Leprechauns next week!
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