st patricks day

and yes, i know it's more than a month over due, better late than never.



this year we made more of an effort to go over the history of st. patrick and explain why he is worth a holiday (it's not just because march can be a dreary month and there's nothing else to celebrate. heh heh)

we also read the book 3 in 1, explaining the trinity using the analogy of an apple. we talked about how st. patrick used the shamrock to explain the same thing. so we did a shamrock "craft" montessori style.


and of course we had to make a green snack (the years of green eggs and ham are gone, as the kids now think they're gross and won't touch them). this year we did our classic christmas cookie, the spritz, and tinted it green with green sprinkles.