Limericks for St. Patrick's day...

One fun, easy and literary way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day is sing limericks together. A limerick is a witty or nonsensical poem that is short and simple, so kids, tweens and adults alike can all write and sing them.  Limericks are meant to be humorous and while they are often bawdy, you can leave that aspect out if the kids are around.

FamousLiteraryWorks.com explains that the word "limerick" as derives from the Irish town of Limerick. Apparently a pub song or tavern chorus based on the refrain 'Will you come up to Limerick?' where, of course, such bawdy songs or 'Limericks' were sung.

Here are some facts about Limerick:

• Limerick is both a city and a county in Ireland;
• Limerick is the fifth largest city in Ireland with a population of approximately 60,000;
• The River Shannon runs through the center of Limerick;

• Limerick is the setting for Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt's best-selling memoir;
• King John's Castle is located on King's Island in Limerick. Built in 1210, this is a perfect example of fortified Norman architecture in Ireland;

• You can read about the city's St. Patrick's Day Plans in the Limerick Leader.

http://www.chicagonow.com/tween-us/2013/03/write-limericks-st-patricks-day-activity-poem-kids-family/

Now, the Leprechaun's Limerick for St. Patrick's Day:

There once was a green leprechaun,
Who jigged with his pointy shoes on,
To the left and the right,
He could jig through the night,

Til the break of St. Patrick's Day dawn.

Now, some stuff for you, many types of tasks and exercises for enjoying St. Patrick's day:

• Learn how to draw a Leprechaun.

• Draw Saint Patrick.

• Colouring pages

• St.Patrick´s Day Crafts

• Bookmarks

• Writing papers:

• Acrostic:

• Grid copy puzzles:

• Fuse bead patterns:

• Mazes:

• Shamrocks: