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Leprechaun St. Patrick’s Day Craft
Hi friends! Continuing on with the St. Patrick’s Day theme around here, I have another fun kid craft idea to share with you all today!
I present to you our Paper Plate Leprechaun tutorial! It’s super simple, fun for all ages and really inexpensive too. Not to mention, it includes some cute handprints that really pull this adorable bearded guy together nicely!
Using just a simple paper plate, some tissue paper, colored cardstock paper and tons of glue – you and your child can pull this easy craft together in no time. Pair it with our other St. Patty’s Day themed crafts on the Glued To My Crafts blog and you are sure to have tons of fun celebrating the green and gold theme holiday with crafty style!
So what are you waiting for? Don’t let the leprechaun steal your crafty gold. Grab your craft supplies and let the creativity flow with our step-by-step tutorial below! Happy crafting my dear friends!
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Craft Supplies:
- Large Paper Plate
- Skin Tone Tissue Paper
- School Glue
- Black Sharpie Marker
- Craft Scissors
- Office Stapler
- Orange Cardstock Paper
- Green Cardstock Paper
- Black Cardstock Paper
- Yellow Cardstock Paper
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Directions:
- First cut your tissue paper into small squares {let the kids practice their cutting skills}
- Take your paper plate and put a good amount of glue all over it. Have children place the tissue paper on top of the glue, until the paper plate is completely covered.
- While they are working on that, cut out the leprechaun’s facial features from your cardstock. Think eyes, nose, mouth and hat {with the iconic buckle}
- For the beard, trace your child’s hands and cut those out {we did 4 handprint cutouts for ours but you can do more/less}
- To finish off the handprint bearded leprechaun craft simply glue/staple the cardstock pieces in their designated spots and display proudly {you can even add other embellishments that you see fit!}
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If you are looking for even MORE easy kid craft ideas that are perfect for St Patrick’s Day, be sure to check out these fun posts listed below. All of which are conveniently on our website right now!
- Shamrock Love Plant
- Tissue Paper Rainbow
- Bucket of Luck Craft
- Handprint Leprechaun Card
- Chalk Art Leprechaun Beard
- Popsicle Stick Leprechaun Gnome
- Flat Pin Leprechauns
- Popsicle Stick Leprechaun House
Paper Plate Leprechaun
- 1 Large Paper Plate
- Skin Tone Tissue Paper
- Orange Cardstock Paper
- Black Cardstock Paper
- Green Cardstock Paper
Instructions
- First cut your tissue paper into small squares.Skin Tone Tissue Paper
- Take your paper plate and put a good amount of glue all over it. Have children place the tissue paper on top of the glue, until the paper plate is completely covered.1 Large Paper Plate
- While they are working on that, cut out the leprechaun's facial features from your cardstock. Think eyes, nose, mouth and hat {with the iconic buckle} For the beard, trace your child's hands and cut those out {we did 4 handprint cutouts for ours but you can do more/less}Orange Cardstock Paper, Black Cardstock Paper, Green Cardstock Paper
- To finish off the leprechaun craft – simply glue/staple the cardstock pieces in their designated spots and display proudly.
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