It’s that time of the year again – time to catch a Leprechaun. Eleri had “blown” up the hot glue gun over Chinese New Year’s staycation. She reminded me she MUST have a glue gun to build a proper Leprechaun trap. I ran to the B&Q in Jinqiao on Wednesday to replace the glue gun so she could “build the proper trap”! On Saturday afternoon, she began her project. I had been saving boxes and other recycle pieces for her. She took one look at her recycle pile and went to work.

Let’s see if I get the details correct…

There is a lounge area for the Leprechaun to rest with his own umbrella (made from paper and a pipe cleaner). She set out a gummy hamburger for him to snack on while he rested. The rock wall has coins hot glued on to encourage him to climb to the top. She attached the rope for safety. At the top, there are more coins waiting for him to step on the roof. Once he steps on the roof, he will fall in as it was only taped on the edges. She put foam in the bottom so when he fell he would not get hurt.

On Sunday, St. Patrick’s Day, Eleri put on her best green for the day. She also found her hat she made last year. It isn’t as fresh looking, but that really didn’t matter.

Eleri’s friend, Maggie, came over for an afternoon play. They built Maggie a trap just like Eleri’s. Then, they built a smaller trap for Maggie’s little sister, Harper.

Eleri did not catch a Leprechaun, again! She is beginning to wonder why she can’t catch one. We reminded her that Leprechauns are very tricky! He ate the hamburger, kicked in a few places on the rock wall trying to get the coins, left a dent in the foam where he fell in and we think he used the safety rope to climb out. There is always next year!