St. Patrick's Day Activities

It's amazing how much entertainment Cal gets from such simple things. I'm learning to lower my standards for activities -- small things can make a difference! Things don't have to be perfect for toddlers to have fun.

St. Patrick's day found us shaping green play doh:

(Cal's chubby little hand)

Decorating Shamrock sugar cookies:

And doing a craft with our friends:
Those are Cal's little rainbow handprints. He was quite put out that he didn't get to eat his pot of gold (a.k.a. Reese's peanut butter cups) immediately.

Lesson of the week: small activities can equal big fun for toddlers.

Late Post: St. Patrick's Day

On St. Patrick's Day, I had a few other moms over for a leprechaun hunt. Every single person wore green -- so much festivity crammed into my tiny apartment!

From left to right: My friends Elaine (holding her son Caleb, and Cal), Carolyn with her sons Connor and Nolan, and Shelly with Maddy & Lily. Aren't we a festive group? We had all-green food and then went outside to search for leprechaun poop (aka special green M&Ms).

The kids got a little distracted by the playground. None of them really understood that we were looking for evidence of a leprechaun, especially the babies. Whenever they saw M&Ms on the ground, they were like, "Sweet! Chocolate," and then they'd sit on the ground and eat it, instead of following the trail. It was hilarious.

Caleb and Cal eventually found the bowl:

After a lot of playing, we went upstairs and helped them follow some leprechaun footprints:

The "Pot of Gold" left by the leprechaun:

Cal didn't understand any of it, but scored a lot of candy, something he's not usually allowed to eat. (Can you tell he seems happy about something mischievous?)

All in all a very fun, festive day!