Leprechaun Traps

Mrs. McKinzie's kindergarten kids are determined to catch a tricky leprechaun that has been messing up our classroom and trying to get them in trouble.  The children came to school Friday morning, only to find that our room had been trashed.  There were a few clues left behind as to who the trickster might have been.  First of all, there were traces of gold dust throughout our room and secondly there was a bag of magic powder left with a note that was signed from Lucky the Leprechaun.  The note told the children to mix the magic powder with water and make a wish as we drank the concoction.  We tried it, but we are still waiting to see if we have acquired any of the magical luck of the Irish.

The kids have learned many things about Leprechauns.  Leprechauns are said to be about 2 feet tall wearing a leather apron and a cocked hat.  They can be tracked down by the sound of his shoemaker's hammer.  If a leprechaun is caught, the captor MUST keep their eyes on him every second.  The leprechaun will often trick their captor into looking away so they can vanish.  They make shoes for the fairies, and fairies need a lot of shoes because they dance so much that they wear them out.  Fairies pay leprechauns for their work in gold.  Leprechauns hide their gold at the end of a rainbow.  If you catch a leprechaun and look him in the eye, he has to take you to his gold.  Leprechauns NEVER EVER tell a lie!

The children brought different things from home that they used to construct leprechaun traps.   After completing the traps, I believe that our chances of catching the tricky little leprechaun are pretty good.  Check them out and see what you think...