Rainbow Weaving
What you need: plastic berry baskets, curling ribbon/ streamers/ or construction paper.
Give your child a plastic berry basket ad offer long pieces of curling ribbon (or whatever you are using) in a variety of bright rainbow colors. Invite the children to weave the ribbon and paper through the sides of the basket until it is covered with bright colors.
Cheesy Potatoes (Potatoes are a traditional Irish food)
What you need: Ingredients & casserole dish
Ingredients: 6 medium potatoes
3 stalks of broccoli or 3/4 lb. frozen broccoli
1/4 cup milk
2 Tbs. butter
3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
Peel the potatoes and boil them until they are soft. Cook the broccoli until tender. Mash the potatoes and finely chop the broccoli. ix both with 1/2 cup of cheese, butter, milk, and sat to taste. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Place in a greased casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Little Leprechaun
Materials from kit: 1/2 ivory paper, green glitter, magnetic strip
Your materials: scissors, paint, markers, glue
Paint your child’s hand as follows: green on lower palm, peach in middle palm and orange on finger tips (no paint is placed on the thumb). Have the child press his/her hand, fingers together, onto the middle of her paper. Let dry.
Offer markers to draw a face and other details on the their leprechaun. Provide glue. Have the children spread a little glue on the leprechaun’s hat. Sprinkle glitter into the glue, shaking off excess. Let dry.
Cut the magnet strip into one inch pieces. Peel the backing from the magnet and stick it to the back of the leprechaun. Hang the leprechaun on your fridge!
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