In the mornings we have academic time with brain breaks and "recess." I am allowing my kids to play outside with the neighbors, but no playing inside at each others' houses. It was a balmy 34 degrees yesterday (thank goodness for sunshine!), so I decided to read a book to the neighborhood kiddos and do a STEAM activity outside. We read the book, The Gingerbread Man and the Leprechaun Loose at School. After some fo-fiddley-fee reading fun, we designed some leprechaun traps with what we could find in nature. Kiddos ranged in ages from 2-11, so some worked together and others on their own. It was a fun activity for St. Patrick's Day and I wish I had stayed awake long enough to mess with their traps, but, you know, 7:30 hit and I was D.O.N.E. :)