Each March, my son’s preschool has a fantastic St. Patrick’s Day tradition: they hunt for leprechauns. It’s an adorable, imaginative and fun activity that all the kids get seriously into. They build traps. They hunt for clues. But no matter how good the trap, or how elaborate the plan, they never seem to catch that elusive Leprechaun! Sometimes they get a little piece of him, one year they found his hat, another time his boot, but no little man dressed in green, and no pot of gold. He’s a good sport about the whole thing though, always leaving the kids some candy and a note saying “Sorry, better luck next time!”.
Even though Matty is in kindergarten now, he loves the Leprechaun hunting game so much that this year we’re building our own trap at home! [read more…]
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