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Gold, Gold, Who's got the Gold

Supplies:
A large gold coin (or create our pot of gold craft).

How To Play:
A child is chosen to be the Leprechaun and hides her eyes as a gold coin is given to a child to hide in his lap or behind his back. The Leprechaun then has three chances to guess which child has their gold coin. (All children hide their hands in their laps/behind their backs like they have it.)

Rainbow Ribbons

Supplies:
Cardboard rainbow with colorful ribbons attached such as our rainbow streamer craft.

How To Play:
Show the children the rainbow. Have them close their eyes until you tell them to open them. Hide the rainbow with the ribbons attached so only the ribbons show. Have the children open their eyes, stand up and search for the rainbow ribbons. If they find it they should not say a word but return quickly and quietly to their seats. The first person to sit down wins and may take a turn at hiding the rainbow.

How Many Coins

Supplies:
Large glass jar filled with chocolate gold coins
Small pieces of paper
Hat
Pencil

How To Play:
Have children write their name on a small piece of paper and their guess as to how many coins are in the jar. The child who guesses the right number, or comes closest, gets a 'lucky' sucker. The candy in the jar is then divided among the children. A variation would be that the winner takes the jar of candy home to share with their family.

Find the Gold

Supplies:
100+ Construction paper gold coins cut out

How To Play:
Hide the coins while the children are out of the room. Have the children find as many coins as they can. Then have children go back to their tables or groups and count how many coins the whole group has. Highest number of coins collected get to make their treats first.