St Pattys

Well, as you know, sometimes we create fun that comes back to pinch us a year later.
Case in point, our leprechaun trap from last year.
So here we are this year heading to bed and I'm reminded last minute that we needed to set a NEW trap (ugh- why hadn't I thought of this before bedtime?). So here is our tale. Prepare for some amazing ingenuity.
(That's sarcasm)

I proposed we use the wastebasket from our bathroom as a trap. It's heavier than the cardboard box that the Leprechaun ripped free from last year.
But what to prop it on? How about an Avocado! It's green and he will slip inside, lured by all the treasure, and pull it to eat from within, hence trapping himself! (with enough food until he's discovered. Yes, his welfare was a concern.)

The hastily scribbled notes of temptation (we use old check stubbs for drawing on which is why this is especially ghetto).

The kids ran and grabbed some sparkly things and placed their notes inside.

Here is a close up of the goods. Did you know metallic pipe cleaner art and cheap mardi gras beads are highly valued to them? Neither did I.

Ooh darn! We missed him again. I remembered this time to write a tiny note with tiny letters to match his tiny footprints.

He tried to pull the treasure away but it was stuck in the trap. Oh well.
Good thing the kids haven't picked up on the fact that, even though he leaves small footprints as evidence he came and went, there is not a patch of mess for him to step in to cause such.
Give me ideas on that for next year because I'll need it.
Hope you had a fun Green Day!