
As St. Patrick’s Day quickly approaches, parents and teachers are on the hunt for fun and educational activities to engage their young ones.
Amid the festive season, crafting with children not only provides an enjoyable way to celebrate but cultivates creativity and fine motor skills!
In this latest tutorial from us, we’ll walk through an enchanting star shaped gnome craft that merges the golden allure of leprechauns with the wonder of rainbows — perfect for igniting your little one’s imagination during the month of March!
Craft Supplies:
- Green Cardstock Paper
- Orange Cardstock Paper
- Black Cardstock Paper
- Brown Cardstock Paper
- Gold Cardstock Paper
- STAR PRINTABLE – on our landing page
- Scissors
- School Glue
- Crepe Paper {4-5 colors}
Directions:
- First things first – download and print out the STAR shaped printable, on light or dark green cardstock paper.
- Go ahead and trim out the star shape from the printable. Discard excess paper.
- Now grab all your remaining sheets of cardstock paper.
- Out of the orange cardstock paper, trace/trim out a handprint {beard} shape.
- Out of the black and gold, cut out a leprechaun hat.
- Out of the brown, cut out an oval nose.
- Next up – tear a few stripes of crepe paper for the “rainbow” in the craft.
- Now for the final steps! Start gluing your cardstock pieces in place, on the paper star shape in the designated areas. I suggest starting with the handprint beard and finishing off with the crepe paper on at the end.
- Finally, add other embellishments you see fit and display proudly for all to see!
RELATED —> Paper Bag Leprechaun
Integrating crafts into holiday celebrations helps young minds connect with the meaning and history behind the day while having a blast. So, let the imagination soar this St. Patrick’s Day and may the luck of the leprechaun forever be in your crafting adventures!
If you are looking for even MORE easy kid craft ideas that are perfect for the season, 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
- Chalk Art Leprechaun
- Leprechaun Gnome
- Clothespin Leprechauns
- Leprechaun House

Paper Star Shaped Leprechaun Gnome
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