Leprechaun Tricks. Year two.

Last year was so much fun I think we have to do it again!  Thankfully, Phoebe isn't frightened of the fictional Leprechaun this year so it's all fun and no tears.

The kids left rainbow bread and little notes

Here are my plans and limericks (shh!  Don't tell the kids):

Tue –shamrock napkins spread out on the table & colleen the wind up st. pattys day doll on the table (we left rainbow bread out)
I came to see the Navin’s place
I left some shamrocks for your face
the bread was great
and now it’s late
I left Colleen here on this vase


Wed – green toys all out
I played with toys the color green
but I made sure I wasn’t seen
I won’t be caught
But fret you not
I’ll come back while you’re in a dream


Th – rainbow with playsilks made into a circle on floor
Rainbows spun around and round
In the sky?  No, on the ground!
I danced all night
into the light
But made sure not to make a sound

Fri- Hats, gloves, scarves all over the house in a line
These things I’ve left upon the floor
You do not need them any more
Spring air will come
soon winter’s done
which one of you did I hear snore?


Sat- Sunglasses on stuffed animals sitting on chairs/table
Today is the last trick I play
I must go, I cannot stay
the tricks were fun
but now they’re done
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Leprechaun Tricks

Well, I guess if you put out rainbow bread that leprechaun keeps coming back to play tricks... here is what the little guy did:

left all the green toys out
rearranged the chairs and put the stools at the table with doll house chairs on them
set up the entire train set in the living room
put the playsilks in a rainbow
used the magnetic letters to write a message (picture to come)
set breakfast up in the living room
turned the milk green

And here is his final note:

Today is the last trick I play

I must go, I cannot stay

The tricks were fun

But now they’re done

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Rainbow bread

Pinterest has been quite an inspiration to me recently. A couple days ago I came across an idea for making rainbow bread and I just had to try it. So I used the recipe I had (http://doodlebugdeb.blogspot.com/2011/06/homemade-bread.html) and split it into six balls to color with food coloring.
Then we stacked them to let them rise in rainbow order:
It was hard to get the colors in but IT WORKED!!
So much fun.
And now the bread it out for the leprechauns to come tonight. The kids will wake tomorrow morning to find all of their green toys out and this note:

Hi Navin kids, thanks for the bread

no gifts this time, just tricks instead

I played with toys the color green

but I'll make sure I am not seen

I’ll come again when you’re in bed