Turn your little ones into lucky Leprechauns with these hats made from paper plates!

What You’ll Need:
*Paper plate
*Green paint & paintbrush
*Scissors
*Black construction paper
*Yellow construction paper
*Glue

Preparation:
*If you do not want to paint the paper plate, you can use a green paper plate instead.

Activity:
*Cut the center of the paper plate almost all the way around, but leave attached to the rim.

Have the luck of Irish with you all day long with these fun, easy shamrock necklaces!

What You’ll Need:
*Shamrock template (one per child)
*Yarn
*Scissors
*Crayons/markers -- green
*Hole punch or sharp pencil
*Ziti-type pasta (7 per child)

Preparation:
Print out one template (either MS Word or PDF) per child. We recommend cutting out the shamrocks first. This makes it easier to color both sides.

Activity:

March 8 is "Fun Facts About Names Day" so we are reposting two great name activities for you to do with your preschooler!

March 8 is "Fun Facts About Names Day" so we are reposting two great name activities for you to do with your preschooler!

March 2 is Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’ birthday! Celebrate both by reading your favorite Dr. Seuss book and making our Cat in the Hat hat!

What You’ll Need:
*Paper Plate
*Scissors
*Red paint
*Clear tape
*Stapler/glue
*Construction paper – 4 sheets white, 2 sheets red

Preparation:
*Cut out the center of the paper plate. You will only need the rim.

Activity

*Quotes from Eclipse -- Print out the "EclipseQuotes" attachment below (either Word document or PDF) and cut out each quote. Place the quotes in a large bowl and have each guest take one and try to guess who said it and what was happening at the time. Quotes from the remaining book coming soon! Don't forget to print out the answers, too!

*An Empty Plate: Since vampires don’t eat, be sure to include one empty plate for them.

*Bella’s Birthday Cake: Perfect for those guests who love to bake or for those who just don’t have the time. Make your own birthday cake for Bella or pick one up at your local grocery store! Red velvet cake or cupcakes are an especially appropriate choice!

*Get posters of Edward, Jacob, Bella and the rest of the Twilight gang and hang them up all over. Available at Wal-mart, Dollar Store, Five Below, among other places.

Andrew has a loose tooth, but no matter what he does he can’t seem to get it out. Read the hilarious story Andrew’s Loose Tooth by Robert Munsch to find out what crazy tricks Andrew’s family and friends have him try to get that loose tooth! Then do our fun mouth craft for Tooth Fairy Day on February 28.

What You’ll Need:
*Andrew’s Loose Tooth by Robert Munsch
*White paper
*Red or pink yarn
*Cotton balls
*Glue

Preparation:

Can’t get enough of the Olympics? Create your very own torch for the Olympic flame, hold an opening ceremony, then participate in your own Olympic games!

What You’ll Need:
*Paper towel cardboard roll
*Aluminum foil
*Olympic decorations such as stickers, or markers for decorating
*Orange construction paper or tissue paper
*Tape

Preparation:
*Decide ahead of time which “sports” you want to have in your Olympics. Some suggestions below.

Activity: