Last night, the boys and I set up a trap in hopes of catching a leprechaun. We cut out gold "coins" and put green candy under a box held up with a clear cup in hopes we could entice a leprechaun under the box and then mistakenly knock out the cup to trap him.
Did it work??? Carter was surprisingly brave this morning and picked up the box to see if there was a leprechaun. He was the first one up this morning and Rylan slept in so we had to hang out in Carter's room for an hour waiting for Rylan to wake up so we could all check the trap together. Carter truly believed there would be a leprechaun in there.
No leprechaun, but there was a note with some gold candies. The note said, "This was a tricky trap, but I'm a trickier leprechaun! Sorry you don't get me real gold this time, but I'm leaving behind a sweeter kind of gold. See you next year! Happy St. Patrick's Day!" Carter wasn't disappointed at all as he ripped into a Reece's cup right away!
We found a note on our kitchen table telling the boys about a scavenger hunt a leprechaun set up for them so they could find a "hat of green". This note said, "Happy St. Patrick's Day, Carter & Rylan! I have hidden a 'hat of green' for you in your house, but to find it, you must complete a scavenger hunt! Follow the clues on the shamrocks to find your treasure! - Mr. Leprechaun"
The first clue was next to the note.
Go to they place where Mommy & Daddy get their exercise out
It sent us to the treadmill.
Go to thy place your Daddy makes money
The next note sent us to Brian's office.
Go to thy place where your artwork is hanging up
Then the bulletin boards in the playroom.
Go to thy place where you wash the hair on ye head
And to the kids' bathtub.
Go to thy place where ye dry your clothes
And we found the "hats of green" in the dryer.
Inside each hat was a shamrock necklace, shamrock tie, a mini-hat, temporary tattoos, and some more gold candy.
Carter did awesome figuring out all the clues. The only one that he wasn't sure about was the one directing the boys to the bulletin boards in the playroom. Rylan got so excited as soon as Carter figured out a clue to also go to the place it described and look for a shamrock. They each found a few of them. I see more scavenger hunts in our future!
The leprechaun also did a little decorating.
He even made a rainbow for us out of streamers in the playroom doorway (I know he's missing a color - Target was out of orange streamers on Friday).
The leprechaun also got into a little mischief (sort of like Mr. Elf, our Elf on the Shelf, which the boys talk about all the time still and keep saying they miss him and ask when he's coming back).
Apparently leprechauns have green pee (and dirty green feet). Carter told me today they have green poop too. Hhhhmmmm.
The leprechaun put some chairs on the kitchen table,
turned the workbench on its side,
turned a lampshade upside down,
stacked some cushions and baskets, and
turned a picture upside down.
Carter loved finding all the things wrong this morning!
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I decided to try making green waffles for breakfast.
They tasted 100% normal to me and Carter was excited about them.
Rylan, not so much. He wouldn't eat a bite.
The boys definitely had fun with everything this morning. When Brian got up, Carter was telling him about everything super fast and I thought he was going to pass out from forgetting to breathe.
Now on to Easter planning!
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