Find the Leprechaun's Gold Blog Hop

Yay!!   Are you ready to find the Leprechaun's gold?

I've teamed up with 15 of my bloggin' buddies to have a little contest for St. Patrick's Day!   On each of our Blogs, you'll collect a gold coin with a word written on it.  When you have collected all 15 coins, the words spell out a special phrase! :)

At the end of the Blog Hop,  you'll write the complete phrase into the Rafflecopter for a chance to win $100 in TPT gold!

Are you ready to get started?

My Blog is the....

If you'd like to start the Blog Hop from the beginning, click on the Start button below and visit Cynthia's Blog.  While you're there, pick up the freebie she has for you and show her some Bloggy Love and if you aren't already...follow her Blog! 

If you click on the link "Find My Freebie"  below to download my freebie!!!

The next stop from here is Laureen's Blog  "Teach with Laughter" to show her some Bloggy love and find another gold coin! (And freebie!)



After you've visited all 15 Blogs, and collected your freebies (and gold coins), you'll stop back by Christi's(Ms. Fultz's Corner) Blog to enter the contest.  The freebie and coins will remain up on each of the Blogs until the drawing on March 17th.  Be sure to tell your friends, and thank all of the ladies who have made this Blog Hop possible by following their Blogs and TPT Stores!!!

Good Luck! :)

Shamrock Pin Craft

 

 

Materials Needed:

• Shamrock Template
• green buttons in various sizes, shapes
• pin back
• glue
• tag or card board scraps
• scissors

Directions: This cute and festive pin activity is fairly simple to create.

Step 1. Print off the shamrock templates onto card stock. For my example, I glued the card stock piece onto a piece of tag board scrap to make the back more rigid. (You need the shamrock to be fairly sturdy to hold the weight of the buttons.)

Step 2. Using different sized green buttons, begin gluing onto the shamrock template.

I used different kinds of buttons that I have had collected. I filled in the open spaces with really small buttons. (Be sure to supervise young children as some buttons can pose a choking hazard).

Step 3. After the buttons have been glued on, let dry. Depending on the type of glue you use, it may take a few hours for the glue to be completely dry. I used Tacky Glue for my example as it dries clear, and it also is stronger than glue sticks for long term use.

Step 4. Once the buttons are completely dry, you can then add the pin back. Let completely dry before wearing the pins.

This activity is fun for all ages groups and can be incorporated into learning activities celebrating St. Patrick's Day.