How to Catch a Leprechaun

Actually ... how to try and not succeed.

Every year we gather the kids together and make a trap ~ with the hope that we will be able to catch a tricky leprechaun and force him give us all his gold. We leave it out the night before St. Patrick's Day and dream about what we will do with all our riches. But unfortunately, those leprechauns are always too sneaky for us and manage to get away, leaving gold candy all over the house to mock us. I loved this year's trap. My kids put a lot of thought into it:

The hope was that the leprechaun would see the giant shamrock, get curious, spot the gold, get all greedy, try to get his little hands on it, climb up the ladder, and *oops* fall through the trap door and get stuck.


Unfortunately, he must have figured a way out! Oh well, we still have so much fun trying year after year!