Trying to delete an empty folder from desktop

there are a couple of empty folders on the desktop of my kid's mac mini. i am unable to get rid of them. when i try to move them to trash i get a finder window asking for my admin password which i enter. i get no error msg to say the password is incorrect (i know it's correct) and no msg indicating that it can't be deleted or anything but it remains on the desktop.
it's driving me crazy.....i have tried on and off over the last few months but it just won't budge.
any ideas?

g'day !
try if anything [here|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8248.html] helps.

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