St. Patrick’s Day can be a celebration. Here’s a game that takes a childhood favorite, “Kick the Can” and adds some St. Patty’s Day magic with a little mischief.
Minimum Players: 3
Maximum Players: The more the merrier!
What you’ll need:
- A small “cauldron” (pot to hold the “coins”)
- Gold “coins” – Paint some rocks with gold paint, use gold wrapped candy or just cut out yellow circles!
- Put the coins in the pot, and set the entire ‘pot of gold’ out on the table.
- Decide who will be “IT” (they’ll be the Leprechaun)
Game Play:
Object: Grab the pot of gold from the table without being touched by the Leprechaun.
How to Play:
The Leprechaun stands by the table with eyes closed and slowly counts to 20 while the kids run off to hide nearby.
When the Leprechaun is done counting, he begins looking for the kids while keeping an eye on the pot of gold.
To play the game, the children try to dash in and grab the pot of gold before the Leprechaun can touch them. If a child is touched by the Leprechaun s/he is out of the game.
The game ends when someone claims the pot of gold without being touched by the Leprechaun.