St. Patrick’s Day can be a fun day for all ages. Searching inside or outside for the much sought after Pot
‘O Gold is always a popular activity on St. Patrick’s Day. Disney FamilyFun submitted this version of a St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt to do just that…to follow fun all the way to a pot of gold!
- What You Need
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- Chocolate gold coins
- Scissors
- Green construction paper
- Instructions
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- Hide a pot filled with gold chocolate coins either inside or out, depending on the weather.
- Cut out several four leaf clovers from green construction paper. Cut one clover larger than the others.
- Write clues leading up to the pot on the smaller clovers.
- On the large clover, write the first clue and place it under your child’s breakfast dish, in his lunchbox, or with her after-school snack.
- On a larger scale, invite your child’s friends over for a larger St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt…leaving clues to smaller prizes leading up to the Pot ‘O Gold.
Carry the St. Patrick’s Day theme through with St. Patricks Day gifts, activities, treats, and poems.
May the luck of the Irish be with you today and always…
It’s for the sake of St. Patrick’s Day mischief fighters, three state-of-the-art leprechaun traps are presented here. Each is easily made from ordinary household materials and uses lures and baits drawn from the latest research in leprechaun psychology. But please take these designs and customize them to make something unique; leprechauns, as we all know, won’t be fooled by the same trap twice! (crafts provided by Disney FamilyFun)
LEPRECHAUN HAT PIT TRAP
Leprechauns have big egos, so a giant version of their own hat is irresistible to them. Once they step on the false top, you’ll have caught a 10-gallon prize. So that the top doesn’t give way too soon, use a lightweight bait, such as a crumpled piece of gold foil.
| Our hat, a recycled oatmeal container, is wrapped with green felt secured with double-sided tape. To make the trap, we cut a hole in the lid (see image), then cunningly concealed it with a circle of green felt that will give way when the leprechaun steps on it. |
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Leprechauns love to break rules. Warning signs are sure to lure them in.
Natural materials make these woodland creatures feel at home. Our ladder is made from twigs held together with wood glue. (more…)
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17th and soon will be here. Make a date with your grandchildren to prepare special St. Patrick’s Day treats. Cooking with children gives you time to bond and share stories. It also can make learning fun including following directions, cause and effect, measuring, and estimating too. One of the recipes below gives children an opportunity to create rainbow colors. Celebrate this lucky Irish holiday with a batch of cheerful green shamrock cookies, St. Patrick’s cupcakes, and a lucky sweet pot ‘o gold. It doesn’t take the luck of the Irish to make these St. Patty’s Day treats favorites for family and friends. Make extras to send to school or share at work. (Recipes provided by Disney FamilyFun)
St. Patrick’s Pot of Gold
Surprise your favorite little people on March 17th with these wee emerald pots filled with sweet, edible
gold.
Ingredients
- 3-ounce box of lemon-flavor gelatin
- 6 limes
- Sugar
- 1 teaspoon of whipped cream
Instructions
- Line an 8-inch square baking dish with plastic wrap, leaving several inches of overhang on each side (this will make removing the gelatin easier). Combine a 3-ounce box of lemon-flavor gelatin and 1 cup of boiling water in a medium bowl, stirring until the gelatin is dissolved. Stir in 1 cup of cold water, then pour the mixture into the baking dish. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and chill the gelatin for 4 hours or until firm, then slice the gelatin into 1/2-inch cubes.
- Cut off the top quarter of each of 6 limes, then, without cutting into the fruit, slice a thin layer of peel from the bottom of each one to help them stand upright. With a small knife, cut around the inside of each lime’s rind to loosen the pulp, then spoon it out to make a shell.
- Place a pinch of sugar and 1 teaspoon of whipped cream in the bottom of each shell, then fill each lime pot with gelatin gold. Makes 6. (more…)
Here are two quick St. Patrick’s Day handprint designs that are easy to do with your grandchildren.
Lucky Shamrock Handprint
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Using green paint, place four handprints with fingers facing in towards the center. Be sure to have fingers close together. Next, paint a green stem. After the paint drys, draw the outline of a shamrock around the outside of the handprint “petals” and a border along the stem.
Lucky Leprechaun Handprint
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For the Lucky Leprechaun’s face, paint the palm of the hand a pale pink and press onto paper. Allow the paint to dry. Next, to make the Lucky Leprechaun’s hat paint the base of the palm and the thumb green. Stamp the paper (see picture)overlapping the top edge of the palm print. Trim his hat with orange or glitter along the bottom. When the green paint is dry, paint the four fingers orange and stamp at the bottom of the face to give Lucky Leprechaun a beard. Draw his face and there you have Lucky Leprechaun to bring you luck throughout the year.
May the luck of the Irish be with you and yours today and everyday!
Wash the paint off in between steps.
