25 | Thursday, March 3, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Tricks and treats for St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun fun can add whimsy to your kids' day By Tiffany Doerr Guerzon Invite a leprechaun to leave some tricks and treats behind on the night before St. Patrick's Day to add some fun to the day that falls during March Break on Thursday, March 17. Begin St. Patrick's Day by sneaking into your kids' rooms and putting shamrock stickers on their cheeks or feet. Use a green eyeliner pencil or green dry erase marker to write a message on the bathroom mirror from a tricky leprechaun such as "Can't Catch Me!" Use washable green paint to place a tiny footprint on each side of the toilet seat, then for extra giggles, add a few drops of green food colouring to the toilet water. To make leprechaun footprints, spread a thin layer of green washable paint onto a paper plate. Make a fist, and press the pinky side of your fist into the paint. (thumb side up) Then, press the side of your fist onto the surface you would like to print. This will make a little leprechaun footprint. Create the toes of the foot by dipping your pinky into the paint and using your pinky to make five dots above the footprint. Turn everything topsy turvy in the dining area. Flip chairs upside down, leave cabinet doors open and add more green footprints on the refrigerator door. Add a few drops of green food color to the kids' milk. If your kiddos are juice drinkers, decorate the rims of their glasses with rainbow sugar. In a small plate, spread three different colours of decorating sugar, but don't mix up the colours. Wet the rim of each glass with water, then dredge the rim in the sugar. Fill with juice and serve. Serve up colourful rainbow pancakes or waffles. Divide the batter into three parts, and then tint with food colour. Put each colour of batter into a plastic sandwich bag. Close tightly, then push the batter into one of the bottom corners of the bag. Snip the corner off with scissors and squeeze out the batter as you would from a pastry bag. Squeeze one dollop of each colour in the waffle maker for rainbow waffles. Create each pancake from all three colours as well. Serve with whipped cream and green sprinkles. Hide gold coins or paper shamrocks around the house for kids to find. Fill the kids' shoes with gold chocolate coins for a special treat. The kids will be delighted to have a new, fun ritual to celebrate spring and March Break. APPLEBY COLLEGE CAMPS March 14 to 18, 2016 SPORTS & ADVENTURE CAMPS (AGES 7-15) · June 27 to September 2, 2016 SCIENCE & SUCCESS CAMPS (AGES 7-15) DISCOVERY CAMPS (AGES 4-7) ARTS & MEDIA CAMPS (AGES 7-15) LEADERSHIP CAMP NEW! (AGES 12-15) Appleby College Camps offers campers ages 4-15 a summer of fun with more than 50 programs and over 220 weekly sessions! Led by highly qualified Appleby Camps staff, we offer low camper to instructor ratios, daily swims, nutritious lunches, family events, and shows all located on our beautiful 60-acre lakeside campus. Before and after care is available and new for 2016 weekly busing. Make us your choice for friendship, learning and fun! To learn more call 905-845-4681 ext. 113 or visit www.appleby.on.ca/camps