Looking for a fun St. Patrick’s Day craft idea for kids? This leprechaun beard art project idea is easy to make and perfect for recreating in the classroom or at home!
Chalk & Paper Plate Leprechaun
Today’s Chalk Art Leprechaun Beard 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!
We’ve taken our unique “chalk art” technique and made an orange beard on paper for our leprechaun to rock during the month of March. Other than sidewalk chalk, all you need is cardstock paper and a small paper plate to bring him to life!
On that note, are you ready to make it happen in your home? 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!
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Made with paper and chalk, this leprechaun craft idea is easy to make and great for all ages!
Craft Supplies:
- Small Paper Plate
- 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
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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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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.
Happy crafting, my dear friends! I can’t wait to see your child’s paper and chalk orange beard creations! You can ALWAYS tag us on Instagram for easy sharing. 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
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!
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