Lucky green shamrocks

Children print shamrocks with a pepper and hunt for a four-leaf clover hidden in the room.

Steps

1. A short story about Ireland and how this day is celebrated in green.
2. Children print with half a pepper (its cross-section is shaped like a shamrock) dipped in green paint.
3. They draw stems and make a meadow of shamrocks.
4. Game: one four-leaf clover is hidden in the room; whoever finds it chooses the next game.
5. Dance to Irish music: hops and quick steps.

Tip: A pepper with three or four bumps gives the best shamrock shape.

Materials needed

• Green poster paint (1 pot per 4 children)
• A4 drawing paper (1 sheet per child)