St Patricks Day 2014

Colleen is an Irish girl and her family celebrates St Patrick's Day each year  on the 17^th March (the date St Patrick died) by wearing green or eating green food or decorating the inside of the house green.  (Since 1726 St Patrick taught about the Holy Trinity by showing the people the shamrock, a three-leafed plant to illustrate the Christian teaching of three persons in one god).

This year Colleen’s mum has allowed Colleen to invite a friend over to play on St Patrick's Day.  Colleen invites Rosa to come and play on St Patrick's Day.

 

Rosa chooses to wear a green dress because she knows Colleen celebrates St Patrick's Day.  When Rosa arrives at Colleen's house Colleen invites her in and tells her she has received a green beanie bear chair for a present today. She shows Rosa the green beanie bear chair and invites her to sit on it. 

 

   Rosa sits on it and says it is comfortable.  They are deciding what to play with when Colleen’s mother tells the girls that afternoon tea is ready.

  Colleen and Rose have a bottle of lime cordial which they pour into their cups to drink. They eat green grapes and green apples… that’s a healthy afternoon tea.

When they finish their afternoon tea Colleen takes Rosa to her bedroom.  Her mother has put  Colleen's green toys on display  for them to play with.  Rosa is quite surprised to see so much green.

They sit on the bedroom floor and play with the green toys until it is time for Rosa to go home.   Rosa will always remember this happy St Patrick's Day!