Every day the kids will select one of the numbered coins from the pot of gold.
I like to make the kids think about things they are thankful for, or tie this activity to a life lesson of some sort.
Every day, in order to collect their "activity coin", they have to go around the house and find something that they normally take for granted to donate to our "Pot of Blessings". (This could be toothpaste, can food, shampoo, roll of paper towels, etc.) At the end of the season, we will donate these supplies to the local shelter or to the church collection. (This idea is courtesy of the kids' daycare provider--Thanks, Marcy!)
Here are the activities I chose for the coins last year. This year, I have started a St. Patrick's Day Pinterest board. When the kids collect their coin, I am going to let them choose an activity from the Pinterest board.
1 Make St. Patrick’s Day Playdough
2 Make lucky cupcakes
3 Make jelly bean prayer eggs
4 Make a shamrock collage
5 Take a green bubble bath
6 Paint shamrock ornaments
7 Make bunny handprint cards
8 Make toilet paper roll bunnies
9 Make bunny tin decorations
10 Make sugar cookies for St. Patrick’s Day and Easter
11 Make a leprechaun handprint craft
12 Go to the library for holiday books
13 Make an Easter chick
14 Make a green carnation centerpiece.
15 Make rainbow cupcakes
16 Go on a shamrock hunt
17 Have a “green” dinner
Bonus Easter Coins
18 Go on an Easter egg hunt for privileges
19 Make Mr. Potato head eggs
20 Make a cross suncatcher
21 Make a popcorn lamb
22 Make shaving cream colored eggs and Easter handprint frames
23 Make other colored eggs
Note: The Pot o' Activities is made from white craft paper. The reason it is a little crooked is it is drawn freehand! We colored the pot and drew a shamrock.
The rainbow is made from the same white paper and is colored. The shamrocks are wall decorations we found at Joann Fabrics. The coins are yellow construction paper with the small wall decals placed on them.
