Thursday, March 17, 2011

Happy St. Patrick's Day!


We worked hard to make our leprechaun traps this year, 




but once again, we were outsmarted by those tricky little Irishmen.  

They did make their presence known though.



They left shamrock stickers on every member of the family, even Dad woke up with one on his shoulder.


Our bathroom sink was filled with green water (so was the toilet) and we found green footprints on lots of surfaces.


They even knocked over one of our kitchen chairs.  Leprechauns are very strong for their size!

We didn't find a pot of gold, but at least the leprechauns were kind enough to leave behind a little loot for a couple of Irish lads and a little Irish lass.

 Happy St. Patrick's Day!

13 comments:

MaryAnne said...

Those are some impressive traps! Maybe you'll catch one next year?

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Anonymous said...

Cute!!! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

An Almost Unschooling Mom said...

Terrific traps! My children were making those at Christmas, in hopes of getting some gold for presents :) I guess they thought they could catch the leprechauns off guard in December.

Natalie PlanetSmarty said...

These traps are super cute and so colorful. Tricky (but generous) leprechauns managed to avoid them though :)

phasejumper said...

Fun! Did the green water stain the toilet bowl?

Brimful Curiosities said...

Ha ha...love that the leprachaun stickered your family!

mom4 said...

very cute , great ideas , so much fun ! yes we didnot catch one either this year but he did leave us gold .
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Elle Belles Bows said...

So much fun!

Love the trap and the ramp leading up to it!

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Kerri

Chelsea said...

So cute! The kids' trap turned out so well. I hope you are feeling a bit better these days. We're thinking of you and the baby :)

Ticia said...

We didn't make traps this year, it was just WAY too busy. Oh well, there's always next year.

Debbie said...

I love the traps! Looks like everyone had a great St Patrick's Day.

Jenny said...

I've been loving all of the leprechaun traps I've been seeing around. We didn't make one, but we will next year! So you put the stickers on them while they were asleep? I love all of the evidence; it's so fun.

Anonymous said...

Such fun! I love their trap, so colorful.