Trapping the leprechaun

Ellie has a book where they try to capture the leprechaun on st paddys day. Last year she built a trap just like the book and attempted to capture the leprechaun by baiting him with fake gold coins we bought. It was a good trap, but the leprechaun made off with about half her gold coins during nap.

This year, come February she was already to make her new trap and try again. This year, She's determined she has a better trap and will capture the leprechaun am keep him for a while. We didn't have any gold coins, so she made some with paper. She says she's sure she'll catch him this year!

The evening adventure checking the trap was so exciting. I videoed it. Ellie was scared to check the trap after having a flashlight tugged on. So David had to help her. It was amazing. Unfortunately, after a couple minutes we saw he made off with most of the coins after ripping a hole in the box. He left a shred of his green clothes behind. How exciting!

When she felt it safe, Ellie walked away telling us se wasn't scared anymore.