St. Patrick's Day

Well, this St. Patrick's Day was extra special at the Klinker household because we got to celebrate with some special guests.  My parents and four youngest siblings came down to visit as well as my 3 Dominican aunts.  We started off the day with green eggs and bacon (kinda like ham, right?) and green pancakes, of course.

Then the girls went on a treasure hunt to find the treasure that a little leprechaun hid in the middle of the night.  He left clues they had to follow, which Aunt Madeline helped them read, and sent them running all around the house.  They were ecstatic!

Treasure and clues

They found the treasure in a pot!

Gold coins!

A couple days before we did a science experiment with pipe cleaners, Borax, and boiling water, which made crystalized shamrocks.  They were a fun way to decorate for St. Patrick's Day!

Along with St. Patrick's Day books, a short video about St. Patrick's life, and coloring pages, we celebrated with more green food (Mint chocolate chip ice cream with oreos and apple pie!) and a wall of shamrocks.  Not only were the shamrocks a fun decoration, but they were also a fun way to tell our guests how much they mean to us.  We cut a shamrock for each person, then Rose wrote why she and Ava are lucky to have that person in their life.

We finished the night by playing games, watching a movie, and doing some JetPunk quizzes.  It was a great weekend with family, and as always, went way too fast!

St. Patrick, pray for us!

Hugs!