One of my friends plays the cutest trick on her first grade students on St. Patrick's Day.
While my daughter is too young for her antics, maybe you can take a page from her book.
Before your kids wake up or while they are napping, make a mess of their toys, books and other household things. When they notice someone has been tinkering with their toys, you can tell them that a naughty lil leprechaun has been scurrying around the house. They'll delight in the surprise and mischief.
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To further the Irish celebration, whip up some green eggs and milk. Grab a bottle of green food dye at your local grocer. At breakfast, plop a few drops of the emerald juice into their milk. To make green eggs, watch the demonstration on the video clip below.
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I'm sorry, this is sooo crazy to me! I like the mischief but um...I would have FREAKED OUT if my mom had told me that a little green guy f'd with my toys...and turned our milk green!
1at my girls school the kindergarten class makes a leprechaun trap every year. they are very proud of what they come up with using paper towel rolls, shoe boxes, etc. then they paint it green. the teacher leaves a bit of a torn jackt from a dolls coat and enough gold candy coins for each child in the class.
i didn't think my kids would go for this but they loved it. i have pix somewhere, i'll see if i can put some up.
i think it's fun. childhood should be a time of magic and imagination
2I agree that eating green food would gross me out, but that story's super cute, Lickety Split!
3My child is a HUGE Dr. Suess fan and he loves the color green so green eggs have become a part of the routine I never thought of the green milk though! Great idea!
4here is a link to some pix i took of the trap
http://teamsugar.com/user/lickety+split/blog/1124546
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