How to catch a Leprechaun

Aside from wearing our green this St Patrick's Day we will be attempting to catch ourselves a leprechaun. Now I'm no expert on leprechauns, but from what Ive heard, they are greedy little guys who like to play pranks. They are also nearly impossible to catch, but that wont stop my little guys from trying. They have been hard at work on their leprechaun trap all day.
If you'd like to try to catch a leprechaun tonight with your kiddos here are a few things you may want to consider when building your trap:

Leprechauns love the color green, especially green clovers which represent good luck. They are also attracted to rainbows. It is said that a pot of gold lies at the end of every rainbow and being the greedy little guys that they are, they are constantly on the look out for gold and jewels. We are filling our "pot of gold" with lucky charms to lure a little guy in, but chocolate gold coins would be really cute too.

There is a trap door in front of the "pot of gold".

As Cobblers, or shoemakers, by trade I'm thinking a few pairs of shoes might do the trick. I think we will leave our trap out next to some shoes at the front door. Just need to figure out how to keep the dog out of the lucky charms. Hmm?

My kids are loving this project! Just hope they aren't terrified to go to bed tonight with the thought of a strange little green man coming into the house while we're sleeping. Haha!

If you do decide to make a leprechaun trap with your kids, please feel free to share a picture. You can leave a link in the comments below or find me on twitter @OCFAmom. I cant wait to see what ideas you and your little ones come up with.