Each St. Patrick’s Day morning our family finds that prankster leprechauns paid us a visit–playing holiday tricks while we slept! We’re greeted with open cupboard doors & drawers, chairs turned upside down or stacked on table tops, and a trail of glitter and confetti marking the path of those pesky visitors! This tradition has been a favorite of my kids…even as they grow, they still love to see what those crazy charaters will do next! An idea inspired by one of their teachers when she had the kids make leprechaun traps to catch those rascals when they came calling! But, alas, they stayed one step ahead turning the classroom upside down and not a single leprechaun getting captured! We kept this tradition at home and it’s really fun…with the exception of cleaning the confetti, but that’s what vacuums are for! The prize for enduring this pesky visit? Tiny gifts and trinkets left behind amongst the chaos–and the best consolation…gold coins hidden in the shoes of the children!
