Find the Pot O' Gold

You will need:

• a large play space
• a pot of gold (ie. a bucket of bean bags)

Special Note:

• some children will continue to use the same hiding spot over and over - don't be too concerned! - this is perfectly natural! We learn many thing through repetition -even if it's only to learn that hiding things in the same place once the place has been discovered, isn't always a great idea!
• you may, however, need to intervene if the same child appears to be finding the gold over and over (ie. make a rule that everyone gets a turn before someone goes twice)

What to do:

• one child is the leprechaun with his pot of gold
• he must hide his pot of gold in the play space while the other children wait outside and don't peek
• then the other children may come and search for the pot of gold
• whoever finds the pot of gold gets to become the leprechaun and hide the pot of gold for the next game
• game ends when all children have had a chance to hide the gold