Ok whose family LOVES Elf on the Shelf during Christmas time and all the shenanigans their elf brings to their home? We do! My kids go crazy for it. So hear me out. What if your Christmas Elf on the Shelf sends one of his best buds, the leprechaun elf, to check in on your family during the month of March? He’ll visit with the family, bring some fun St. Patrick’s Day activities, and maybe even get stuck in a leprechaun trap.
Are you on board yet? Well the company Elf Mates came out with a couple different themed elves and one of them is a red headed cobbler elf that looks just like a leprechaun. I’ve linked this cobbler elf right here. Check out the picture below too to see how perfect he is!
When this cunning fella arrived at our house on March 1st, he brought a letter for my kids introducing himself and how our Christmas Elf on the Shelf, Tommy Tibbles, had sent him. His letter read:
“Hi kids,
My good elf friend, Tommy Tibbles, has sent me to check in on his favorite family. I’ll be here during the month of March to enjoy all the St. Patrick’s Day festivities. However, I have to warn you that I am a leprechaun and am sneaky by nature. So, please excuse me if I get into a little mischief. I am so happy to be here and meet everyone!
Love, Your Leprechaun Elf
P.S. Can you all agree on a name to give me?”
You can check out the picture below of the full letter that arrive with Patrick, our newly named leprechaun.
My kids went absolutely crazy for this new leprechaun elf. They wake up every morning searching for him. Some days he’s just hanging from the ceiling fan cord with his Velcro hands or climbing to the top of the kitchen cabinets or cooking a meal in my daughter’s Barbie house. Then other days he’s brought some Dollar Tree supplies to make leprechaun traps. Check out our Instagram video below of when the leprechaun brought all the supplies
Another day he printed off some free leprechaun coloring pages and spilled markers everywhere. Then he left a note asking if anyone wants to color with him. This one was another hit in my house. Check out the picture below of his color activity.
Another morning he decided to take a poop in our Barbie dolls toilet. This was, of course, so hilarious to the kids. You can get one of these play toilets at Dollar Tree. Check out the picture below so see all the fun!
The leprechaun has also sent the kids on a crazy scavenger hunt throughout our house in search of him. Check out our blog post below about setting up an awesome St. Patrick’s Day scavenger hunt and get the free printable clues while you’re at it.
On St. Patrick’s Day Eve our leprechaun elf brought some green glasses and socks so each kid had something green to wear the next day and to keep them from getting pinched. He also said his goodbyes because he was going to be chasing off all the other leprechauns on his way home tomorrow. So he let each kid give him a hug because once he got home he’d have all his magic recharged. Check out the picture below to see his set up and note.
Then on St. Patrick’s Day he’ll leave behind some chocolate coins in their leprechaun traps. The leprechaun traps were built so well that he’ll have a hard time escaping and lose some of his coins in the process. He’ll also leave a sweet little farewell note as he heads back home to tell his Christmas Elf friend all about the fun he had.
I’ll keep adding to this post as our elf brings cool new ideas so keep checking back. Also comment below with any great ideas that your elf has come up with too!
