Did You Get Lucky?

We had a blast celebrating St. Patrick's Day yesterday! 

I made shepherd's pie for the kids and we drank green leprechaun juice (green Hawaiian Punch) as well as soda bread and green fruits and veggies (grapes, celery, broccoli, cucumbers, and pears).

To make shepherd's pie, add ketchup and brown sugar to cooked, drained ground beef. Add vegetables such as green beans, carrots, peas, and corn. Put a layer of mashed potatoes on top, and add cheese or gravy! Bake until cheese is melted.

We raised our glasses for Slainte! (a toast to good health).... 

and did some Lucky Charms marshmallow graphing!

I got these cute little leprechaun hats at the dollar store, but the kids drove me nuts because they broke the elastics when putting them on, then tried to snap the string at each other, and the hats kept falling off when I was trying to take pictures! It did make for some funny faces, as you will see!

We wrote an explanatory paragraph telling why we felt lucky to know a special someone in our lives.

Then we got really silly listening to Celtic music, learning about the Blarney Stone, and had some fun imitating Irish stepdancers. 

Then we played St. Patrick's Day I Have, Who Has - division-style!

The kids thought the Irish flag looked a lot like the Indian flag... except they decided that the orange must be for Irish hair color, white is for the pale skin, and green is for the hills of Ireland...hahaha! My grandmother's maiden name was Hogan, so I am 1/4 Irish. I definitely have pale skin that burns and my hair gets reddish in the summer....so they might be right!

Now they are all hurrying to read to fill up their leprechaun sticker charts to get a homework pass!

Anyway...it's time to announce the winners of the Busy Bee Birthday Bash!

The winner of the $29 Amazon e-gift card is:

comment #21 Kelly B aka Queen Bee!

She must have been really lucky because not only does she have a bee theme like me, but she also posted at 3:05 am.... and my birthday is 3/05!

Other winners include:

Read the Room Sheets:
Mrs. Richling
Rachel
Jennifer @ First Grade Blue Skies
Shelia
Linda @ Down the Learning Road
Jennifer @ The First Grade Dream

Dolch Sight Words Pack:
Jennifer @Keys for Education
Amy @ The Resource(ful) Room
The Polka Dot Owl
Meghan @ Third Grade in the First State

Creative Writing Genres Posters and Book Lists
Mrs. Lazenby

Bossy R Turkey Feather Game
Jennifer @ Herding Kats in Kindergarten

Ladies, check your emails on Sunday to collect your winnings.
If you didn't leave an email address, please leave one here!

Also, I promised 29 winners...so if you left an entry on the original blog post but did not tell what you liked from TPT, this is your last chance to check out my TPT store and leave a comment here telling what you'd like!