How to catch a Leprechaun

I woke at 6:06 a.m. on Thursday to Nathan, completely dressed and ready for school, holding a bunch of random "supplies" and asking me to help him make a trap to catch his Leprechaun.  What a cute little guy.  I didn't have the heart to tell him that I was to lazy to get up and help him at that very moment, so instead, I sent him on a hunt around the house for more "supplies".

"Leprechauns love shiny things," I told him, and off he ran.

This is the trap he came up with, completely on his own.

The shiny green beads are to attract the Leprechaun.  The green argyle church sock is for him to use as a sleeping bag, because he might get cold, and Nathan wanted him to be as comfortable as possible so he wouldn't try too hard to get out.  And the shiny penny is just in case he needs some money to buy something.

Later that day while he was at school, the Leprechaun came and left him two bite size Snickers, wrapped in shiny, gold wrappers.  He wanted Nathan to know that he had stopped by, and had loved the place, but couldn't stay.

Nathan was one excited boy. 

So was Brady, who immediately went to work on his own Leprechaun trap.  Brady filled his with shiny trains and green cars, "so he will have something to play with and will want to stay."  Then he stashed it next to a green plant.

The Leprechaun has been back twice since then.  And, since they haven't been able to catch him, they keep modifying their traps.  Nathan even took his to school today to see if he could trap the Leprechauns at school.  No luck it seems.