My daughter and I have to build a Leprechuan trap this weekend

[KitchenWitch]

I have no idea how to get started.

:shrug:

[momophile]

1. a pipe? nt

[KitchenWitch]

2. Good idea - I was also thinking coinage of some sort.

To catch the greedy bastids!

[gemdem]

3. If I remember correctly

You start with a pair of shoes that need repair. Leprechauns are cobblers and can't stand the sight of shoes that need repair. From there, I'm not sure what you do, but I believe that's how you start.

[KitchenWitch]

4. OOOOH - Thanks!

That gives me something to go one!

[Left Is Write]

5. They're always after me Lucky Charms.

[KitchenWitch]

7. That photo is ADORABLE

:7

[Left Is Write]

9. Why, thank you.

;)

We were just two crazy kids working for a radio station, doing a "celebrity bartender" gig for St. Pat's.

We weren't allowed to do anything but pull draft beer, though. No drink mixing for the novices. :D

[GoneOffShore]

6. Start with green felt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. Bait a Havahart trap with Lucky Charms.

You'll end up with more leprechauns than you know what to do with.

[merh]

10. Google is your friend

Leprechaun Trap

Supplies:
You can make a leprechaun trap out of almost anything you have at hand. Some suggestions are:
A box
Clean milk jug
Clean cans
Bags
An old shoe (remember, leprechauns are shoemakers and attracted to shoes needing repair)

Other things that might help to make the trap are:
Paper towel tube
Aluminum foil
String or cord
Netting
Glue
Tape
Paper and/or cardboard
Green paint or paper

Bait:
Shiny pennies
Gold foil coins
Jewelry (ask permission before using)

Directions:
Use your imagination!
1st. Decide what you will use to trap the leprechaun in; a box, basket, can, or other container.
2nd. What will you use for bait to attract the leprechaun to your trap? Place your bait inside the trap.
3rd. How will you trap him? Is the lid held up by a stick that is attached to the bait so when he tries to take the bait, the lid comes down and traps him? Do you have a net over the bait that will come down and trap him when he tries to get the bait? Maybe the way in gets narrower and narrower and once he is in, he can’t get back out. Look at some live animal traps for more ideas.

4th. Disguise the trap. Using leaves and branches is good; lots of green and natural outside looking items and colors work on leprechauns. Shamrocks and four-leaf clovers are very comforting items to leprechauns so you might want to use a lot of them on your trap. Leprechauns hate rainbows because they tell others where they have hidden their gold. But if they think they can find your gold by following a rainbow, they will be attracted to a rainbow. An Irish flag is green, white and orange. A leprechaun might feel at home with an Irish flag on the trap.

5th. Now set up your leprechaun trap somewhere away from where people generally gather. Leprechauns are solitary creatures and don’t trust humans.

http://www.suite101.com/print_article.cfm/kids_krafts_plus/114343

Just google leprechaun trap :P

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

11. KEWL!

I don't know why I did not even think about Google!

:banghead:

[idgiehkt]

13. I though you baited it with yellow moons, green clovers

blue somethings...you know, that kind of thing... :rofl:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. Looks like you have some great suggestions here!

How about taking (and posting) a pic of whatever you come up with?

Is it for your daughter's school?

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

14. Yes it is

I also just discovered that she does not own any green clothing items. And she does have some Irish heritage from my side of the family, so we will be getting her a green shirt, at least.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Absolutely, she will need at least a green shirt!

NO pinching of your precious daughter!

[KitchenWitch]

16. Exactly.

It will be fun to see how many of the Asians in her class will be wearing green on Friday. (They are doing the green thing a day early since March 17 is a Saturday.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. Let me know........

But I am betting they all will!

[WCGreen]

18. Boil some cabbage....

They always come when I boil the cabbage...

[KitchenWitch]

19. Aye - I will do that with the corned beef then.

:7

[WCGreen]

21. But don't givve the little bastard any of the Corned Beef...

they'll never leave if you do...

[KitchenWitch]

22. They can have the corned beef, only if they leave behind all their gold!

:7

I drive a hard bargain.

[WCGreen]

23. I bet you do.....

[uppityperson]

20. lots of yarn to wind around things.

make it low to the ground so human legs can step over it, but Leprechans get stuck.

[Bzzzz]

24. Here ya go...

http://www.kidsdomain.com/craft/leprechaun.html

Hope you have lots of fun sharing time together. I miss those days with my kids...they went so fast.

[China_cat]

25. Well, since they're Irish

bait it with Bailey's.

[Random_Australian]

26. I remember making one, as part of a science thing.

All you really need is something to create vortices, like a trashcan with one open end and one very variable end.