St. Patrick's Day Fun

Baila's Kindergarten class

(she's on the bottom row, 3rd from the left)

Baila had to make a leprechaun trap 

for school.  This will be the

4th trap we've made, and I think
I'm finally getting the hang
of this.

(for the first time I looked outside
my head for ideas and found some
inspiration from a Disney site)

I love how Kindergartners spell.  So cute!

 There's something about St. Patrick's Day 

that brings out the Martha Stewart inside of me.

 I went a little crazy turning our house
and foods green.
On a related note, the kids let
me know something
else turned up green today. ;)

St. Patrick Punch (lime sherbert with 7-up)

I made the traditional potato and cabbage crock pot dinner but it

was sooooo spicy this year.  (I used the 

Whole Foods spice kit and may

have added too much-dynamite!) I'm eating

the left overs while I post this and 

my mouth is on fire.

 Lainey age 9

 pistachio pudding

Isabelle was the only kid

who liked the flavor.

 

I made jello jigglers for dessert

 

 

Lainey thought it was funny to see the

foam in her St. Patrick drink

take the shape of a shamrock.

St. Patrick and shamrock history from the Wiki:

Legend also credits Patrick with teaching the Irish about the concept of the Trinity by showing people the shamrock, a 3-leaved clover, using it to highlight the Christian belief of 'three divine persons in the one God' (as opposed to the Arian belief that was popular in Patrick's time).^[when?]

 

I love how the congruous heart shape of the leaf

echos St. Patrick's metaphorical teaching

on the Trinity.