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Materials

  • Yarn  
  • green and yellow construction paper  
  • straws  
  • scissors  
  • masking tape

 

What to do

1. Cut out shamrock shapes from green and yellow construction paper. Cut straws into  1/2 " pieces.

2. Give each child a 2' long piece of yarn.

3. Demonstrate how to attach a small piece of tape to the end of the yarn, and then string alternating straw pieces and shamrocks.

4. Hang the ladders from the ceiling for "leprechauns" to climb.

 

-Sandy L. Scott, Vancouver, WA

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