St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day is always fun for me. I love listening to the kids talk about how they're going to try and catch a leprechaun. That's why I chose to read How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace. There was so much laughter during the book. After reading it I asked how each child would set their traps. There were some creative ideas! One kid told me he was planning on disguising himself as a table and putting some candy on his head.

Here is a list of books I read and books I considered reading:

• How to Catch a Leprechaun by Adam Wallace
• St. Patrick's Day by Anne Rockwell
• Green Shamrocks by Eve Bunting (Where I got the idea for the craft)
• How to trap a Leprechaun by Sue Fliess
• Fiona's Luck by Theresa Bateman
• Fiona's Lace by Patricia Polacco

Even though I only used the first three books for story time, I displayed the rest for the kids to take home and read/look at on their own.

Craft: Shamrock Necklaces

• 5 shamrocks (we did 4 green and one white)
• 18 beads
• string/twine/yarn (we used twine)

 I love doing crafts that don't involve glue! Although this craft did involve a lot of cutting out. We made shamrock necklaces. There's really no wrong way to make a necklace, so I just told the kids to do 3 beads in between each shamrock. I suggested putting beads on to make it look like a rainbow, and most of the kids thought it was a good idea. Some did their own patterns.