Leprechaun Trap

Materials:

1. Boxes, such as shoe, tissue and/or oatmeal containers.
2. Paper towel tubes, yogurt containers, milk and/or egg cartons.
3. Green paper or craft foam
4. Gold glitter and glitter glue
5. Crayons, markers and/or colored pencils.
6. Stickers, pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks and paper plates
7. Scissors
8. Hole punch
9. Leprechaun bait such as coins, gold sequins, four leaf clovers, gold colored jewelry or Lucky Charms cereal.
10. Treats like gold or green wrapped candies, cookies or money.

Directions:

1. Place all the supplies on a covered table.
2. Let the kids use supplies to build their Leprechaun Trap.
3. Have kids add a rainbow and some "leprechaun treasure" to attract leprechauns to the trap!
4. Attach a string to a treat. Then attach the string to the tube that props the box open. When the leprechaun grabs the treasure, the box may trap a leprechaun!
5. On the evening of March 16th, set out the trap(s).
6. Release the trap after the day care kids leave...and leave toys or treats behind.
7. On St Patrick's Day, the kids will see the trap worked, but reassure the kids that leprechauns are too tricky to be caught! Then enjoy the fun treats that were left behind.