Fun With Saint Patricks Day

Here is a fun way to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with your children. To tell a story about leprechauns and build a story. go here:

http://www.squiglysplayhouse.com/WritingCorner/StoryBuilder/ALeprechaunStory.html

Have your children help you decide on the names, bugs and containers in the story. Read the story to your child. Find the container that you used in the story and build up suspense by talking about trying to catch a leprechaun like they did in the story.
That evening after your child has gone to bed make little leprechaun feet by making a loose fist with your hand and using the side dip in green finger or tempera paint. Then add five little toes across the thickest part.
You can do this on your counter tops. Leave a bit of sugar or cookie crumbs where he might have tipped over the sugar or eaten a cookie, pull things out of the drawers and leave cabinet doors open making a trail of little leprechaun feet. Put out what ever kind of container you have decided on for your story and set it out to catch the leprechaun. Don’t forget the footprints on it. Leave a note in the container that says better luck next year. Make a big deal about almost catching a leprechaun and listen to your child tell everyone he knows about his or her big adventure. It will be priceless.