How to Hold a St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Hunt

St. Patrick's Day is the perfect excuse for a party. If you have a group of friends that demand new and unusual get-togethers, a lot of green refreshments and a hankering for the unusual, then you should throw a St. Patrick's Day Leprechaun Hunt.

Things You'll Need

• Plastic cauldron for the prizes
• Gifts to put in the cauldron
• Gold cloth
• Gold coins
• Statue or cardboard leprechaun
• Plastic, ceramic or cardboard rainbow
• Directions printed on small cards
• Envelopes for the directions
• Food stations with typical Irish food and drink
• Consolation prizes

Instructions

1. Decide what to put into the cauldron based on the age of the participants. If you're using the game for children, purchase gold-wrapped chocolate coins and an assortment of toys. For adults, you can use small wrapped gifts like decorator soap or airline-size bottles of alcoholic beverage.

2. Fill the plastic cauldron, which serves as the pot of gold, with the gifts. Lay a gold cloth over the top. Glue plastic coins, if you choose, to the top of the cloth.

3. Get a statue of a leprechaun and rainbow. Create a cardboard leprechaun and rainbow if you can't buy one.

4. Create elaborate directions and print enough for each guest. Put one direction on each card and put it in an envelope. Each direction takes guests to another set of directions.

5. Put the leprechaun and rainbow in the end location for the hunt. Place the directions in their envelopes where guests should find them. You can have a food station at every stop for directions with typical Irish food and green drinks. If you're entertaining a drinking crowd, green beer can be available also.

6. Announce the winner that finds the leprechaun first. Give small consolation prizes to the others.