Can we make this a fun package somehow? It’s a bunch of interactive bits and games for kids to participate in!
Hello Boys and Girls!
If you like puzzles, games, story starters and more, you will love this page created just for kids. NO ADULTS ALLOWED! Happy reading, \\ Miss Constance Children’s Librarian, Patrick Heath Public Library Go Green This Month!
March is Irish-American Heritage Month. We celebrate the many great things that Irish-Americans have done to make our country such a great place live.
We also celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day. On March 17, we celebrate not only Saint Patrick, but all of Ireland. Wear some green and join the fun that includes parades, music, tasty food—and leprechauns!
Match Game
Draw lines to match the famous Irish Americans with their jobs.
Joe Biden Quarterback Nellie Bly U.S. President Walt Disney Movie and Theme-Park
Creator Eileen Collins Reporter Tom Brady Astronaut Rhyme Time for Saint Patrick’s Day.
Fill in each blank with a word that rhymes.
Shamrocks, shamrocks growing green.
The luckiest plants I’ve ever _________.
A boxty is a potato cake.
Please come to the kitchen and help me ________.
Corned beef and cabbage for dinner tonight, We’ll gobble up each tasty ______.
If you are bright and very clever, You’ll know “Erin Go Braugh” means Ireland ______.
5.Catch a leprechaun, I’ve been told, And he will give you his pot of ______.
Story Starter Finish this story. If you wish, you can draw a picture to go along with your story.
Saint Patrick’s Day was coming, and I wanted nothing more in the world than to catch myself a leprechaun. I knew that leprechauns were clever and crafty, but I was pretty clever too! All I had to do was set a trap for the little fellow, and he would be at my command. Once I had him in my hands, he would have to give me his pot of gold. I figured my butterfly net would do the trick, so that night I _________ _____________________. {Finish the story!}
Check It Out
Check out these library books for Irish American Heritage Month.
FAIR, BROWN, AND TREMBLING: AN IRISH CINDERELLA STORY by Jude Daly The Cinderella story that we all know gets a taste of Ireland in this fun retelling.
SAINT PATRICK by Ann Tombert Learn all about Ireland’s patron saint in this colorfully illustrated book.
SO FAR FROM HOME: THE DIARY OF MARY DRISCOLL, AND IRISH MILL GIRL by Barry Denenberg Step back in time and meet Mary Driscoll, a girl who came to the United States in 1847 from Ireland to start a new life. But Mary is very homesick. What will she do?
TIM O’TOOLE AND THE WEE FOLK by Gerald McDermott Poor Tim O’Toole thinks his luck has changed when he discovers some leprechauns. Will the wee folk make him a rich man?
Tasty Time!
Get a taste of Ireland by making these traditional Irish Shortbread Cookies!
INGREDIENTS 1 cup salted butter 2⁄3 cup sugar 1⁄2 cup cornstarch 2 cups flour DIRECTIONS
1. Cream butter and sugar toget h e r until light and fluffy.
2. Sift in cornstarch and flour; mix well.
3. Press into a 10 3/4 by 7-inch pan.
4. Prick all over with a fork.
5. Bake in preheated 275 F oven for 30 minutes, then reduce heat to 250 F and bake 1 to 1 1/2 hours longer.
6. Remove from pan and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut into 20 finger shaped cookies.
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