| Think Green: Art Pot of Gold Materials: small yogurt cup, cardboard, scissors, gold spray paint, black spray paint, gold paint pen Directions: Wash and dry thoroughly the yogurt cup. Spray paint the yogurt cup with black paint. Let dry. Spray a few coats to cover. Cut circles out of cardboard. Spray paint the cardboard circles with gold paint. Let dry. Fill your "pot" with "gold." Display on your table as a place setting. Use a gold paint pen to write on a name on the pot. St. Patrick's Day Party Invitations Use a shamrock cookie cutter to shapes on green card stock. Cut out shamrocks. On one side of the shamrock write your message: Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day! Add your party details on the other side. Attach a gold foil- wrapped chocolate coin on the front of the shamrock invitation. Remind your guests to dress in green! Language Write a story about what you could find at the end of the rainbow or what would you do if you were caught by a leprechaun. Games Shamrock Hunt Take children into back yard or a park and have them look for four leaf clover. We actually found one last year! This can be done inside as well by making construction paper clover and 1 four leaf shamrock and have the kids try and find it. Coin Hunt Scatter gold chocolate coins in yard before children arrive and have fun searching for the "luck" left by the leprechauns. Math Shamrock Math Cut out Shamrock shapes. Place some in a little cup or bag. Have the child separate them by color and count them. Music I'm Looking for a Leprechaun (sung to: "Mary Had a Little Lamb" ) I'm looking for a leprechaun, Leprechaun, leprechaun. I'm looking for a leprechaun, Do you know where he's gone? He wears a suit that's made of greeen, Made of green, made of green, He wears a suit that's made of green, Do you know where he's gone? He lives by a rainbow and hides his gold, Hides his gold, hides his gold, He lives by a rainbow and hides his gold, Do you know where he's gone? If you see a leprechaun, Leprechaun, leprechaun, If you see a leprechaun, Please tell me where he's gone! Recipes Leprechaun Pudding Materials: one 1-ounce box of sugar free instant pistachio pudding for every five children, 1/2 cup of milk per child, 1 small resealable plastic bag per child, 1/2 cup measuring cup, 1 spoon per child. Direction: Put tablespoon of pudding mix in sandwich bag, add milk, then close the baggy and have kids shake and squeeze, then eat. |
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| c. Marcia Arpin www.alltheDAZE.com established July, 1, 2002 |
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