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Leprechaun Traps

3/12/2014

Supplies:
The list is endless!! Let children gather arts and craft supplies and recyclables that interest them.

Directions: Have children use their imagination to build a trap to catch a leprechaun.

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St. Patrick’s Day Green Popcorn

3/12/2014

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Supplies:

6 cups of popcorn
1/4 cup of water
2 Tbsp. butter
1 cup of white sugar
Green food coloring

Directions: In a small sauce pot melt butter over medium heat. Then, add water, sugar, and several drops of food coloring. Mix well and cook until mixture comes to a boil. Simmer for three minutes. In a large bowl pour the mixture over the popcorn and stir until popcorn is coated. Cool popcorn for 10 minutes. Eat and enjoy!

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St. Patrick’s Day Surprise Box

3/12/2014

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Supplies:

Empty box
Green paper
Glue
Scissors
Markers, crayons, color pencils
St. Patrick’s Day, green, or rainbow stickers
St. Patrick’s Day goodies: anything green, gold or rainbows, St. Patrick’s Day coloring sheets, etc.
Notecard or card

Directions: Cover inside of box in green paper and decorate with stickers or drawings. Fill box with goodies. Write a special message on a notecard or card and stick in box. Seal box and send it to someone as a St. Patrick’s Day surprise.

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Fruit Loop Rainbow

3/10/2014

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Supplies needed; Cotton batting, fruit loops, and glue

Directions;
Assist children in making a fruit loop rainbow. Use small amounts of glue to hold fruit loops in place, if too much glue is used the fruit loops will begin to melt. For younger children, consider drawing colored lines to show them where to place their fruit loops. Next glue cotton batting at the ends of the rainbow to finish the ends.

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Rainbow Paper Chain

3/10/2014

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Supplies Needed; Rainbow colored construction paper, scissors and a stapler

Directions;
Cut strips of paper about 2" wide and 6" long. We used 5 of each color. Create a loop, overlap the ends, and staple over the ends. Thread each new paper through the previous loop, until finished.

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Rainbow and Pot of Gold Painting

3/10/2014

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Supplies Needed; Orange construction paper, rainbow colored paints, cotton balls, glue and scissors

Directions;
Using your construction paper, cut out a pot shape, and paste it to the bottom corner of your paper. In the opposite corner of your paper paste cotton balls. Assist the children in using their fingers to paint rainbow colored lines from the pot to the cloud. We chose to add a sun to shine on the rainbow.

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Pot of Gold Hand Print

3/10/2014

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Supplies Needed; Rainbow colors and brown paint, white paper, colored pens, and a paint brush.

Directions;
Paint the child's palm brown, and the fingers colors of the rainbow. Instruct the child to put their fingers close together. Stamp the child's hand on the paper and pull the hand directly upwards to make a clean and print. Allow the paint to dry, then add details.

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Fruit Loops Pot of Gold

3/10/2014

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Multi-media projects can be a lot of fun. Consider offering children an array of objects and ask them to create themed art. For this project, we offered fruit loops, water colors, construction paper, scissors and glue. We asked them to make a St Patricks Day decoration...

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Paper Plate Leprechaun

3/10/2014

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Supplies Needed; Paper plates, paints, green and yellow construction paper, a black pen and scissors.

Directions, assist children in cutting out a hat and a buckle shape using their construction paper. Next, paint the boarder of your plate to look like a beard. Allow the paint to dry. Once dry, glue you r hat to thew plate and the buckle to the center of the hat. Then assist children in drawing a face on their very own leprechaun.

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Bell Pepper Shamrock Painting

3/10/2014

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Supplies Needed; Bell Pepper section, green paint and a paint brush.

Directions;
Paint the section of bell pepper green, and stamp it onto your paper. For little fingers, consider cutting a thick section of Bell Pepper.