Legend of the Leprechauns

I just found this cute idea, that I am hoping to do for St. Patrick's Day for the kids. I thought it was so cute, and would be fun for the kids so I thought I would share. By sharing this cute idea I will have to implement it in my family for sure. I am planning on having them decorate a shoe box on the 16th and leave it by the window for the Leprechauns to find. In the morning it will be hidden with a few little treasures.

LEGEND OF THE LEPRECHAUNS (from Family Fun)

Full of magic and trickery, the leprechauns remain in their hidden world until the night before St. Patrick's Day. On that one night of the year they appear throughout the world to dance and sing and frolic.

Disguising themselves as leaves and grass, and sounding like the wind and the crickets, they come and go unnoticed.

However, it is said that if a decorated treasure box is left empty under the moon, the leprechauns must fill the box with gold or jewels or gifts. But then they will hide the filled box in the most unlikely of places.

If the box is found on St. Patrick's Day, the treasure remains in our world. If not, the leprechauns may retrieve what is rightfully theirs. And though the leprechauns are very clever, it is not impossible to find the treasure because, unknowingly, leprechauns often leave a trail of greenery behind them.