We started off St. Patrick's Day by making green eggs. I wasn't sure if the kids would eat them, but they seemed pretty excited to see the eggs change color when I put in a few drops of food coloring. I would have to say that the eggs didn't look very appetizing, but the boys gobbled them up. Audrey tried a bite, but wasn't interested. However, it wasn't any different than any other day I serve her eggs.
THE KIDS MADE UP THEIR OWN CRAFT
I had a few crafts planned for the day, but before doing the crafts I told them about why we celebrate St. Patrick's Day. It was a story I never heard before and it was very interesting to learn the real reason for the holdiay. St. Patrick was a missionary in Ireland and used the clover leaf to tell people about the Trinity: The Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit. He died on March 17th and that is why we celebrate St. Patrick's day. After telling the kids the story I had to run upstairs to sign some paperwork for the bug man who came to spray our house. When I went back downstairs Jacob was making St. Patrick and they found the clover leaves I printed out. Audrey almost had her's completely cut out. Jacob decided he wanted his clover leaf attached to St. Patrick's hand and had me write Father, Son and Holy Spirit on each leaf. Ethan wanted the body of his St. Patrick to be a cross. This spontaneous activity they created touched my heart and let me know more than ever how truly special it is to home school my children. 
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