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St. Patrick's Day Activities

• Build a Rainbow & Catch Some Coins
  by W.Holidays
  Paint a rainbow on some paper and tape in to the wall, under one side place a black pot or a leftover caldron from Halloween.  Start dropping your leftover coins in there.  Let the kids count the money daily to improve there money skills.
• Catch  a Leprechaun
  by W.Holidays
  Have you children use there imagination and build a trap to catch the illusive leprechaun.
• Green Things
  by W.Holidays
  Each person takes a turn identifying something that is green (grass, peas, etc.). If you repeat a word or can’t think of anything in a predetermined time—your out! Variation: Name things that have the word green in it, i.e. Green Bay Packers.
• Hot Potato
  ny Judi Ahram, from Philadelphia, PA, Director of ElderWatch Plus Adult Day Services
  Seat your group around a table or in a tight circle. Play Irish music. When the music begins to play, you start to pass a potato clockwise (can use 2 potatoes and pass them at different starting points). Suddenly stop the music - the person or persons holding the potato(s) are asked a trivia question. If answered correctly they remain in the circle - if not they must leave the circle, (or to make the game less competitive the group answers the question, and everyone plays the game until completion, of time).
• Leprechaun Hunt
  by W.Holidays
  Hide chocolate coins for people to find. Also hide a leprechaun (you should be able to find one this time of year) The finder could wine the grand prize--a big pot of chocolate, a Irish cookbook...
• Potato Toss
  by Bob Shand in Pennsylvania USA
  You will need potatoes and a hula-hoop. Lay the hoop on the ground. Starting close to the hoop each player tosses his/her potato so it lands within the hoop. Each player who is successful, moves to the next round which is played from a greater distance (1 meter) from the hoop. The players who miss the hoop are OUT. Play continues with each round getting further from the hoop. The player who gets his potato into the hoop from the longest distance is the winner.