Saint Patrick's Day Fun

This is Grace's color sheet for Saint Patrick.  I touched it up some on the computer.  We had discussed how a lot of the stories about Saint Patrick are legends.  For instance, he didn't drive the snakes out of Ireland and while he could have used a shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity, there is no proof of this.  So I asked them to draw some symbols that are from the true story of Saint Patrick.  Grace came up with sheep, rain, chains, the shepherd's staff, and a slave boat.  If you aren't sure about the significance of these symbols.  I recommend the children's book Saint Patrick by Ann Tompert.  It isn't based on legends but rather on a letter written by Saint Patrick.  Isn't it amazing we have his actual writings?!

This is what Madison and I collaborated on together.  She drew the basic picture and then I helped her fine tune it on the computer.  The intent was to make a color sheet, but she added her color.  It's cute none the less, so I'm sharing. We are going to celebrate Saint Patrick's day with a small party.  I'm either going to go green and serve a green themed dinner or something Irish like stew.  We are going to have a green desert for sure.  I'll share that when I come to it.