Celebrating St. Patrick's Day

Luke's preschool class had fun with St. Patrick's Day activities all week,

including making Leprechaun traps (Jack was so excited because he hadn't

made one this year!) and stringing Froot Loops rainbows with marshmallow

clouds.  They didn't manage to trap a leprechaun, but a leprechaun definitely

visited, moving all the kids' backpacks into the play house, moving around chairs

and books, and even writing "HA HA HA" on the board.  Sneaky trickster.

The kids were surprised to find Lucky Charms on the table when they

woke up Saturday morning.  This is what I heard from my comfy bed:

Jack: A leprechaun brought us Lucky Charms!

Eliza: That was Mom.

Then the kids came into our room and Jack was confused that a

leprechaun hadn't made a mess in the house, as he has in the past.

Me: Maybe he did.  Have you seen the playroom?
Eliza: That was us.

A leprechaun did seem to cause some mischief by dyeing the kids' cereal and milk

green, which completely grossed them out.  Sometimes those guys just go too far.

We did several other non-Irish activities on St. Patrick's Day, eating doughnuts with green sprinkles/frosting, playing at an arcade, renting the new "Ferdinand" movie, and eating (Irish-inspired green four-leaf clover) waffles with bacon and green smoothies.  I'd used enough green food coloring in the waffle batter to dye my finger.  I finally had a green thumb!