Onion Eggs!

So when I went to college we did these eggs. They are so pretty and they are really fun to do. I think I will be doing these this year. You do need to use hollow eggs though. So anyway check out the link they are really fun.

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=157915.0

Tissue Eggs

O.K. if Ukrainian eggs were to hard, then lets talk Tissue Eggs. My mom did these with us every Easter. First I will give you my mom's way and then I will give you an even easier way.

My mom always used real eggs. We would use a pin and make a hole on the top and bottom of the egg. Then we would blow air into the egg from the top hole and out the bottom the inside of the egg would come out (Later we learned you can also just use a shot med. thing to pull it out). Then we took all sorts of colored tissue that was cut up into little triangular pieces and glue them onto the egg. Then you would take glue and rub it all around the egg to make all the tissue lay down on the egg. Then you let it dry. You can also roll it in glitter if you want.

Now when trying to find a picture of the eggs on the Internet, I found the idea of using Styrofoam eggs instead of real eggs. I like this idea for really little kids, because then they don't have to worry about breaking the egg.

Anyway I hope you enjoy

this egg-cellent idea!

I think I have one

more coming to share!

Ukrainian Eggs

Well I guess now that St. Patrick's Day is over, we are next going to have April Fool's and Easter. When I was a teenager my sister had me come over to make these really cool eggs. Above is just a picture of what they look like-not my actual eggs, because I have yet to dig out my Easter stuff yet. Anyway first you picked out a design and hollowed out your egg. Then you waxed everything you wanted to stay white. Then you dipped the whole egg in a yellow dye. Then you wax everything you want to be yellow. Then you dip the egg in the next lightest color. And so on and so on. When you get to the end, you get a candle and melt the wax off your egg. This is a really fun activity for OLDER children or ADULTS. They also look really cool as a decoration in your house for Easter. Anyway I looked up where you can get it and found this website that you can buy the kits. So if you are interested go to:
www.polartcenter.com once there click on Easter on the left hand side, and then Egg Decotating Kits, Pisanki/Pysanky

Leprechaun Treasure Hunt!

Here's a fun way to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day! Cut out lots of shamrock shapes out of green construction paper. Take these, and some chocolate gold coins, and hide them in the backyard, or a neighborhood park. See who can find the most leprechaun treasure!

Shamrock Ice Cream Sandwiches

Shamrock Ice Cream Sandwiches

These are yummy, and a great GREEN dessert option for St. Patty's Day! Just make some green sugar cookie dough (you can cheat, and buy the refrigerator rolls and then mix in green food coloring!), roll out the dough, and cut out shamrock shapes with a cookie cutter, or a pattern. Bake as directed and allow to cool.

Now take some green ice cream (vanilla with food coloring, pistachio, mint chip- whatever you want) and allow to soften slightly. Spread some ice cream onto the flat side of half the cookies. Place the remaining cookies, flat side down, on ice cream. Press cookies together lightly. Wrap each sandwich in foil and freeze for at least 2 hours.

Larry Leprechaun!

When my daughter was in first grade she had a teacher that introduced her to Larry the Leprechaun. I thought it was a great idea then, but I think this year I am going to do it to my kids. Every day the teacher would create a weird mess that the kids could find. She always had a really small letter from signed Larry Leprechaun, saying the mess was his. He left gold dust sometimes, he left green footprints on their desks, he left notes, etc. but no matter what they couldn't catch him. So they set traps. Each child had to make a trap to capture Larry so they could get his gold. They did this at home, and it was really neat to see what they did. Anyway ended up doing the picture below. In the plate we had Karo Syrup and Gold Coins, to convince him to jump in. When he did he would get stuck. On St. Paddy's Day we found that he had snuck through all the traps and stole all the gold as well. It was really fun for my daughter! I might not do the traps this year, but Larry the Leprechaun is coming to my house soon!

I found lots of fun games for St. Paddy's Day! These would be fun for all sorts of parties and ages!

Pin The Shamrock on the Leprechaun
Supplies:Big picture of a Leprechaun green shamrock, for each child, Blindfold
How To Play: Blindfold the player, spin 'em around and let them try to stick the shamrock where it's supposed to go. Give a prize for the player that gets the closest.


Irish Hot Potato
Supplies:Potato, or Irish Jig Music
How To Play:Sit the children in a circle. Hand one child the potato. Explain to the children that when the music begins they will pass the potato to the person on their right. When the music stops whoever's holding the potato scoots out of the circle and playing resumes.
This game also provides a great opportunity to discuss agriculture in Ireland. Perhaps they could pass while you talk and when you stop (every once in awhile) the person holding the potato has to recap what you said.


Gold, Gold, Who's got the Gold
Supplies:A large gold coin
How To Play:A child is chosen to be the Leprechaun and hides her eyes as a gold coin is given to a child to hide in his lap or behind his back. The Leprechaun then has three chances to guess which child has their gold coin. (All children hide their hands in their laps/behind their backs like they have it.)

Pot of Gold Toss
Supplies:Large cardboard pot. Good size hole cut-out in center of pot, or a few small holes for older kids.Gold circular bean bags (gold coins)Bucket to hold bean bagsTape to mark distance line
How To Play:Place cardboard pot a little distance from a wall with a paper box lid on floor to catch chocolate bean bags. Mark your distance line according to age and skill of children. Line children up behind the line and place a bucket of gold coin bean bags beside them. Give each child three tries to get their bean bag through the hole. Get all three gold coin bean bags in and earn a 'chocolate' coin reward.