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Paper & Chalk Art Leprechaun Beard

Paper & Chalk Art Leprechaun Beard Craft For Kids

Chalk Art & Paper Plate Leprechaun

Today’s St. Patrick’s Day Chalk Art Leprechaun Beard kids craft tutorial is drenched with so much crafty fun for the upcoming green & gold holiday! Not to mention, it’s super unique and a first seen here idea for Glued To My Crafts!

Ready to make it happen? Keep scrolling to see how we made this Paper & Orange Sidewalk Chalk Beard craft idea come to life with a few simple supplies and steps! I’ll show you how easy it really is!

BTW – Happy crafting, my dear friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your child’s finished chalk art Leprechaun crafts with us on our Facebook page wall afterwards. We absolutely love when you take the time to do this and that small gesture supports our website in a HUGE way! Hint hint!

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Paper & Chalk Art Leprechaun Beard Craft For Kids

Craft Supplies:

  • Small Paper Plate {one per leprechaun beard craft}
  • Kid Friendly Paper Craft Scissors
  • Skin Tone Craft Paint
  • Foam Paint Brush
  • Black Cardstock Paper
  • Green Cardstock Paper
  • Kraft Cardstock Paper
  • Gold Cardstock Paper
  • Orange Sidewalk Chalk
  • Baby Wipes
  • School Glue or Glue Stick
  • Hand-Held Office Stapler
  • Small Wiggle Eyes {two per leprechaun craft}

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Paper & Chalk Art Leprechaun Beard Craft For Kids

Directions:

  • First things first – grab your small paper plate and scissors.
  • Cut the paper plate, straight down the center, into TWO equal halves.
  • Reserve one half for today’s leprechaun craft and save the other for a rainy day.
  • Now grab your skin tone craft paint and foam paint brush.
  • Squirt some paint in the middle of the paper plate half and move it around with the foam paint brush, until the paper plate is completely covered.
  • When done painting, set aside the paper plate to allow it to dry completely.
  • Now grab your black cardstock and the scissors again.
  • Fold the black cardstock paper in half and open it back up.
  • Use scissors to again to cut straight up the center, to create two equal pieces.
  • Reserve one black paper piece for today’s craft and save the other for another day.
  • Now grab your orange colored chalk.
  • Make several lines, all over the black cardstock, to recreate the leprechaun’s beard. Add as much or as little as you like.
  • When done with the chalk, set aside the paper piece and clean your hands off with a few baby wipes.
  • Now grab your remaining pieces of cardstock paper.
  • Cut out a large, green leprechaun hat, an oval shaped nose and a gold, rectangle strip for his hat.
  • Once you have all your paper pieces cut out and the paper plate is dry to touch, it’s time to assemble your craft! Go ahead and grab all your paper pieces, the glue, wiggle eyes and stapler.
  • Start off by stapling the painted paper plate half to the top of the black cardstock with the orange chalk lines.
  • Follow that up by adding the hat on top of that, then the nose and of course, the small wiggles eyes so he can see.
  • Add any other embellishments you see fit {maybe some glitter or some holiday stickers for a festive look.}
  • Then display your custom one-of-a-kind paper chalk art leprechaun piece proudly for all to see!
  • Don’t forget to share pictures of your bearded leprechaun craft with us on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts

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Paper & Chalk Art Leprechaun Beard Craft For Kids

So friends – wasn’t that easy?! And so quick too! It’s probably one of my favorite St. Patrick’s Day tutorials I’ve shared on Glued To My Crafts, so far this year.

On that note – what are you waiting for?! I’ve given you ALL the details you need to know, in our step-by-step tutorial listed above. You simply can’t let this crafty leprechaun kids craft idea slip away! March will be over before you know it and this unique St. Paddy’s Day art project idea NEEDS to be done with your child. I highly encourage you to bookmark {or PIN} this very blog post and later this week, make some brightly colored “one-of-a-kind” chalk art and paper plate leprechaun beards with your child.

Then come show off those paper leprechaun beard creations, with pride, with us! We love seeing those pics so tag us on Facebook or use our #gluedtomycrafts in the description for us to see. It seriously makes my day to see those images come through our feed!

Happy crafting, my dear friends! I can’t wait to see your child’s paper and chalk orange beard creations! It’s their time to shine and I just know you are going to make some awesome pieces with them this season!

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Paper & Chalk Art Leprechaun Beard

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Tools:

  • Scissors
  • Foam Paint Brush
  • Sidewalk Chalk
  • Baby Wipes
  • School Glue or Glue Stick
  • Stapler

Supplies:

  • Small Paper Plate
  • Cardstock Paper
  • Craft Paint
  • Small Wiggle Eyes

Instructions:

  • First things first - grab your small paper plate and scissors.
  • Cut the paper plate, straight down the center, into TWO equal halves.
  • Reserve one half for today's leprechaun craft and save the other for a rainy day.
  • Now grab your skin tone craft paint and foam paint brush.
  • Squirt some paint in the middle of the paper plate half and move it around with the foam paint brush, until the paper plate is completely covered.
  • When done painting, set aside the paper plate to allow it to dry completely.
  • Now grab your black cardstock and the scissors again.
  • Fold the black cardstock paper in half and open it back up.
  • Use scissors to again to cut straight up the center, to create two equal pieces.
  • Reserve one black paper piece for today's craft and save the other for another day.
  • Now grab your orange colored chalk.
  • Make several lines, all over the black cardstock, to recreate the leprechaun's beard. Add as much or as little as you like.
  • When done with the chalk, set aside the paper piece and clean your hands off with a few baby wipes.
  • Now grab your remaining pieces of cardstock paper.
  • Cut out a large, green leprechaun hat, an oval shaped nose and a gold, rectangle strip for his hat.
  • Once you have all your paper pieces cut out and the paper plate is dry to touch, it's time to assemble your craft! Go ahead and grab all your paper pieces, the glue, wiggle eyes and stapler.
  • Start off by stapling the painted paper plate half to the top of the black cardstock with the orange chalk lines.
  • Follow that up by adding the hat on top of that, then the nose and of course, the small wiggles eyes so he can see.
  • Add any other embellishments you see fit {maybe some glitter or some holiday stickers for a festive look.}
  • Then display your custom one-of-a-kind paper chalk art leprechaun piece proudly for all to see!
  • Don't forget to share pictures of your bearded leprechaun craft with us on your social media sites! #gluedtomycrafts
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