Celebrating St. Patrick's

St. Patrick's Day is such a fun holiday to celebrate with kids. We love it here in our house and have so much fun when the Leprechauns come to visit.

This year Savannah was invited to a friends house to make Leprechaun traps.

Our hostess was sweet enough to provide some yummy green snacks as well.

RJ's school celebrated with St. Patrick's day stories about Leprechauns. His first grade teacher explained to the kids that Leprechauns were make believe. RJ came home very upset, he didn't believe his teacher and she wouldn't listen to him when he tired to explain that he almost caught one in his trap last year. Later I helped out in the Library and the Librarian told the children that Leprechauns were fictional and RJ's hand shot up. Ms. Thomas, he said. I know for a fact that Leprechauns are real! Then is explained about all the candy he got last year and how his milk was green and that he almost caught one. The librarian dind't know what to say, she turned to me and I told her it was true. Then the other kids chimed in and told stories about the Leprechauns visiting their kindergarten class last year. Ms. Thomas later told me she might have to rethink what she tell the kids. You think?! Yes, Leprechauns may be fictional so is Santa Claus but do you go around and telling younger kids that he is not real? These are first graders!!

RJ understands that some people just don't believe and those are the people who don't get visited and experience the fun. He is happy to know that in our house, we have fun.

This year the leprechauns brought us new shirts, a box of Lucky Charms, dyed our milk green, and left some yummy chocolate.

The trail of chocolate started from the kids rooms and made it's way downstairs to the play room where all the green toys were piled on top of each other. Zachery enjoyed collecting the chocolate on his way down the stairs. He never made it to the play room.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!