Leprechaun Traps

It has been a while since I've said anything- but do not think I have been just sitting around. Quite a bit has happened. Let's see

- I was nominated as Decorations Chair for Neath the Wreath this year
- I decided I was going to go back to school and pursue my masters
- That means I am currently applying to four colleges, maybe more
- I took the GRE (ugh!)
- I organized my pantry (for all who know me this is a HUGE deal)
- We had Tony's birthday

and much much much more.

So today, however, I am going to talk about what we did as part of our half day before spring break in Miss Welch's classroom. We made leprechaun traps. What are leprechaun traps? Well... be prepared to be amazed.

This is an activity I did two years ago with my second graders and we had a blast. For some reason, be it behavior or lack of time, we were unable to do them last year. I introduced the idea, there is a rascally leprechaun that is on the loose. He is traveling the world with his gold and we want to try and catch him.

Cue my one student screaming ** LEPRECHAUNS ARE NOT REAL. YOU ARE MAKING THIS US. THERE ARE NO SUCH THING AS LEPRECHAUNS.**

I showed my students one example of pictures and told them to bring their materials in to school tomorrow (today). Even the boys were over the moon excited. It was the quietest project that lasted over an hour, most dedicated, most interested project we have done. Even the one student (might or might not have been the student who was screaming leprechauns were not real) that didn't bring their material was helping his friends and really involved.

Check out some of their traps!

This was the ouside- it has candy luring the Leprechaun in...

She addd quick sand with sparkles and a laser pointer with a blue light!