IRELAND - MakingFriends...Leprechaun Trap Cut it out! Paint an empty tissue box green. Decorate it to attract leprechauns. place a folded tissue over the opening on top of the box.

Cut itout!

Let’stake a

trip to

Let’s make

a photo

album

while we

explore

the charm

of ireland.

whenever you

see this dotted

line, cut it out.

staple all the pages

together or place

them in your photo album.

ireland is a

small country

in europe

IRELAND

A Land Of Tradition

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The Emerald IsleIreland has a mild climate. it

doesn’t get too hot or toO cold

but it does rain all the time

so the grass and trees are

always green and beautiful.

Ireland is known for it’s

hiking and cycling routes.

Justice loves to ride

her bike. she always

wears her helmet.

she knows that

rules and laws

are created

to help her

stay safe.

when she rides,

justice obeys

all the rules.

she stays on

the bike paths

and uses hand

signals.


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my name is

Justice and

I am a

girl scout

superhero!

my

superpower

is that I

always

respect

authority.

I chose

ireland for

thinking day

BECAUSE

I would love

to ride my

bike through

it’s beautiful

green land.

Living the law

do you havebike brains?

I always wear myhelmet and buckle it

I wear proper shoeslike sneakers

I never wear ear budsor headphones

there are reflectorson my bike

I only ride where Iam allowed to ride

I know and usehand signals

I keep my hands onthe handle bars

I walk my bike acrossintersections

I always check forcars when riding

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ireland is a

member of

The World

Association of

Girl Guides

and

Girl Scouts.

I am

wearing a

girl guide

uniform

from

ireland.

5-7

7-10

10-14

14-30

ladybirds

brownies

guides

Seniors

guide LEVELS

IN ireland

girl guides

wear a

neckerchief

with colors

chosen by

their unit.

what colors

would your

troop choose

for their

neckerchief?

Girl Guidesin irelandPretend you

live in ireland.

Color and Cut

out this gUIDE

UNIFORM AND GLUE

IT TO A PAPER DOLL

ON THE NEXT PAGE.

mAKE THE PAPER DOLL

LOOK LIKE YOU.

GLUE A JUMBO

CRAFT STICK TO

YOUR PAPER DOLL

TO MAKE PUPPETS.

Source: IRishgirlguides.ie

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Use one

paper doll

to make your

Girl Guide

and the other

for traditional

clothing.

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choose one of these

hairstyles for your paper doll

or make your own.


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I am

wearing a

traditional

costume

from

ireland.

while

there is no

“official”

costume,

Women and

girls

sometimes

wore a

long dress,

that laces

up the

front.

traditionalclothing

The Irish are famous

for their wool

sweaters. they

were originally

knitted by hand and

the stitching patterns

identified the clan.

today most are made

by machine but they

are still considered

to be a source of

pride in irish heritage.

these sweaters contain

about 100,000 stitches

and took up to sixty

days to complete.

DRESS YOUR PAPER DOLL

IN THESE CLOTHES.

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Irish Step DancingIn Ireland’s past, dance teachers would travel around the country teaching the locals the art of dancing. They were seen as important figures as they helped the spread of Irish culture throughout the island.

Today, the popularity of Irish Dance has spread throughout the world due to the fame of Riverdance in the 1990s.

a Celtic knot is not

necessarily a knot

but a pattern which

has no clear start or

finish. it is a

common symbol in

the irish culture.

it is believed that celtic

knots were first used

by monks to embellish

thier manuscripts.

today Celtic knots are

often used to decorate

irish step dancing

costumes as well

as jewelry and even

grave markers.

iDEA Look online fordirections on

tying a celtic knot

color

it

The Cultureearly Irish music and songs

were not usually written down.

children were taught to play

the music by hearing it.

the irish are known for the

harp, the fiddle and bagpipes.

??didyouknow

the harp is the national

symbol of ireland?

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Cut itout!

cut out the four pieces on

the black lines. staple

or glue together

so it fits your

head.

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The Claddagh Ring

Cut itout!

color it

color it

The hands signify friendship, the crown loyalty, and the heart love. These rings are kept as heirlooms and passed from mother to daughter.

Worn on the right hand with the heart facing out, the Claddagh ring says that the wearer’s heart is not yet won. Worn on the right hand with the heart facing in, it tells the world that the wearer is under love's spell and the two lovers have become engaged. Worn on the left hand with the heart facing in, it shows the world that the wearer's love has been sealed by marriage.

source: fantasy-ireland.com/claddagh-history.html

Make a claddagh pictureFold a piece of paper in

half. Trace around your

hand and cut out through

both halves of the paper.

glue the hands, the heart

and the crown to another

piece of paper.

The Green represents the Gaelic tradition of Ireland and the Roman Catholics.

The White symbolizes the aspiration for peace between the Roman Catholic majority and the

Protestant minority.

The Orange represents the followers of William of Orange in Ireland and the Protestant

followers.


The Flag

Color and cut out your flag.

fold it in half over a string

with the rest of the girls’ flags.

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THE DINGLE PENINSULA IS

A MIX OF BEACHES,

BOATING, AND

FUN SHOPS.

IF YOU’RE

LUCKY YOU

CAN SWIM

WITH ONE

OF THE

LOCAL

DOLPHINS.

the blarney

castle is

one of

many

famous

castles in

ireland.

kissing the

blarney

stone is believed

to give you the

power of persuasion.

Connemara

IS ON THE

WEST

COAST

OF

IRELAND.

IT IS

KNOWN

FOR IT’S

BEAUTIFUL

UNSPOILED

LANDSCAPES.

dublin, the capitol of

ireland, is small and

quaint compared to

big cities like New

york or Tokyo.

like most cities there

are good and bad areas.

the landDUE TO A COMPLICATED

POLITICAL SITUATION,

IRELAND WAS SPLIT UP

ABOUT 100 YEARS AGO.

MOST OF IRELAND BECAME AN

INDEPENDENT COUNTRY WHILE

NORTHERN IRELAND CHOSE TO STAY

PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.

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CelticSea

AtlanticOcean

Map courtesy of Google

Irish food


traditional irish food is

usually very simple with just a

few ingredients. many dishes

include potatoes. most families

would eat pork or mutton

(sheep) unless you live by the

shore then you probably ate a

lot of seafood.

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Spotted Dog MuffinsMakes 24 Muffins

Combine the dry ingredients except for coarse sugar and raisins. Mix eggs and sour cream together. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in raisins. Fill muffin cups with liners three-fourths full. Sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake at 400° for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

4 cups flour 3 eggs1 cup sugar 1 pint sour cream1 tsp baking soda 1 cup raisins2 tsp baking powder coarse sugar1⁄2 tsp salt cupcake liners

Crumple a piece

of newsprint

into a tight ball.

Wrap with tape.

Cut four 2”

pieces of a

straw. Cut out

the sheep face

at the bottom

of the page.

Use a pen to

poke holes in

the ball. Put

glue in the holes

and push a straw

into each hole.

Glue cotton

balls all

around to

make the body.

Glue the

face to the

sheep’s body.

Cut it

out!

Make a sheep

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The Legend of the leprechaunstories vary but most agree that leprechauns

are tricky little shoemakers that like to hide

their money at the end of a rainbow. some

people say that if you catch a leprechaun,

he will grant you three wishes.

Make aLeprechaun Trap

Cut itout!

Paint an empty

tissue box

green.

Decorate it

to attract

leprechauns.

place a folded

tissue over

the opening

on top of

the box.

Glue 4 mini craft sticks

to 2 regular craft sticks

to make a ladder.

Glue the ladder to the side

of the box. Place a few coins

on the far edge of the box.

the leprechaun will try to steal

coins and fall through

the hole when he steps

on the tissue.

color

it

use for

your

thinking day

display

hide leprechauns

around the

room for

others

to find

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St. Patrick’s DaySt. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17th. Originally, it was a religious holiday to honor St. Patrick who is credited for spreading Christianity through Ireland.

Today, St. Patrick’s Day has become a celebration of all things Irish and has spread to other countries including the United States.

In Dublin Ireland the celebration lasts four days with a parade, performances and other activities.

St. Patrick was born in

Britain to wealthy

parents. as a teenager,

he was kidnaped by

by irish raiders.

he escaped after six

years and went

back home and became

a priest.

st. patrick decided to

return to ireland

as a missionary to

help the christians

that lived there and

began converting

others to Christianity.

St. Patrick earned the

respect of the IRISH

by mixing their

traditions into the

Christian celebrations.

St. Patrick

source: history.com/news/ask-history/is-st-patricks-day

ShamrockSwapsUsing the patternprovided, cut out threehearts with flat bottoms

from green felt. pinch

the bottoms together

and glue. glue thepieces together andglue on a piece of agreen pipe cleaner. add

a pin and swap.

??didyouknow

st. patrick was not

officially a saint

nor was he irish!

Legend has it that

shamrocks grew

wherever

st. PATRICK preached.

St. Patrick’s Day ParadeSt. Patrick’s Day Parade

Claddah RingsCladdah Rings

Blarney CastleBlarney Castle

Cut itout!

Make

swaps

for your

Thinking

Day event.

cut out

these images.

write your swap

information on the back.

laminate and punch a hole.

slide a green, a white and aN

orange pony bead onto a

coiless pin. add the tag.

The Emerald IsleThe Emerald Isle

Flag of IrelandFlag of Ireland

TraditionalIrish Clothing

Girl Guide Uniformfrom Ireland


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