St. Patty's Day

Having Kellen in our family, I have decided that we are pretty much going to have to celebrate every single holiday...and celebrate it Good! Even the holidays that in the past I barely viewed as holidays. Ex: St Patricks Day. Yes, I always wore green and got joy out of pinching those who did not, but that was the extent of my St Patricks participation.

But not this year...

We started by having a family home evening on leprechauns. We learned what leprechauns are, what they look like, that they are tricky, mischievous, magical little men. Kellen was thrilled to learn that one of their favorite colors is orange! We learned that they have a pot of gold that they keep hidden at the end of a rainbow. And that if you catch one (which is NOT an easy feat!) then the leprechaun will have to grant you 3 wishes before you will let him go. 

So with much excitement, we picked up a couple of boxes from the store - One for Kenna and one for Kellen. Then we busted out our paints and the kids got to work decorating their boxes and turning them into leprechaun traps.

I was VERY impressed with both children's decorating jobs! What leprechaun could resist?

The night before St. Patricks Day the kids set up their traps and chose whatever treats they thought would lure the leprechaun into their traps....mostly a lot of candy and a trail of lucky charms

The traps did their jobs luring the leprechauns into the house, but sadly we didn't catch a single one. Though they did leave a huge mess behind, a lot of confetti, a small bucket of goodies for each kid and a lot of coins!

Love these kids and their love for celebrating! Better luck to us next year!