March 17, 2020 by Hilary Jenison
(Pictured above: the Bensten children go for a family Shamrock Hunt on Stanford Drive)
While this St. Patrick’s Day feels very different for many of us amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, many Hingham neighborhoods got in the St. Patrick’s Day spirit today by creating a “Shamrock Hunt” for local children.
(A Harvard Drive home displays two shamrocks on the front door)
The “Shamrock Hunt” provided a fun and educational activity for kids while still encouraging the importance of social distancing.
(A beautiful shamrock door display in the Farm Hills Neighborhood)
In different neighborhoods around town including the Stanford/Blackhorse/Harvard Drive, Liberty Pole, Thompson Ave, Conservatory Park and Farm Hills hoods, among others – neighbors decided to get creative by coloring and cutting shamrocks and taping them on exterior doors/windows of their home. Kids and parents were then encouraged to take a walk (or drive due to rain) throughout the day and count the number of shamrocks they found along the way!
Many families took it a step further and incorporated math lessons by counting, adding and subtracting shamrocks and house numbers.
(Ruby practices her numbers while Shamrock Hunting on a drive through Conservatory Park)
Hingham, way to come together and make this a special St. Patrick’s Day that we all will never forget! And, while we are protecting each other through social distancing in many, many ways our community feels closer than ever.
(The Hourin Family stays safe behind their door waving to neighborhood shamrock hunters in Conservatory Park)!
