Kids will love these creative and adorable Leprechaun crafts! Perfect for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at home or in the classroom! This year, I’m making St. Patrick’s Day fun and educational with St. Patrick’s Day activities and these leprechaun crafts for kids. Sometimes we focus more on STEM for holidays, but today, on March 17th, we’re focusing on the art and design part of STEAM!
All these leprechaun crafts would be perfect to make in a classroom setting, as part of after-school care or daycare, or just for fun at home!
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Creative Leprechaun Crafts Kids of All Ages Will Love!
Leprechauns are so fun to make and kids will love these adorable leprechaun crafts.
Make this St. Patrick’s Day a fun one with hands-on crafts for kids such as the leprechaun puppet toilet paper roll, St Patricks Day leprechaun mask, winking paper plate leprechaun, and more!
Add your favorite kids St Patricks Day activities and leprechaun crafts for St Patricks Day from this list any day from March 1st through March 17th!
How to Make the Cutest Leprechaun St Patricks Day Craft for Kids
Try making these super fun and cute leprechaun crafts this St. Patrick’s Day!
Whether you are a teacher looking for St. Patrick’s Day crafts for the classroom or just a parent who wants to celebrate the day with your own kids, you’ll love these super fun leprechaun craft ideas.
More Fun St. Patrick’s Day Activities
After completing your leprechaun crafts, you might like to try these other fun activities and Saint Patricks Day crafts for kids on March 17th!
- St. Patrick’s Day STEAM Lesson Plan Bundle
- 15+ Ideas for St. Patrick’s Day STEM Sensory Bins
- 50+ Charming Saint Patrick’s Day Games for Kids
- 20 Easy Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Science Worksheets
St. Patrick STEM Activity Resources for the Classroom
Here are some fun St. Patrick’s themed STEM products you can use with your students this March!
St. Patrick’s Day STEM Activities
MagiCoders Rainbow Unicorn Coding Kit
St. Patrick’s Day Bingo Classroom Kit
Kaleidoscope STEAM Kit for the Classroom
Clixo Rainbow Engineering Classroom Set
Disappearing Rainbow Science Experiment
Fools Gold Science Dig Classroom Kit
Leprechaun Trap STEM Classroom Kit
Leprechaun Facts for Kids
Here are some fun leprechaun facts to share with your kiddos while making your leprechaun crafts!
What are leprechauns?
Leprechauns are mythical creatures from Irish folklore, typically depicted as small, mischievous old men, but there are also Leprechaun women and kids, too!
Where do leprechauns live?
Legend has it that leprechauns live in secluded areas like forests or underground burrows, often near rainbows or hidden pots of gold.
What do leprechauns wear?
Leprechauns are known for their distinctive attire, which includes green coats, buckled shoes, and tall hats.
What size are leprechauns?
Leprechauns are usually portrayed as very small beings in stories, often only about three feet high, and sometimes even as small as a few inches tall!
What are leprechauns famous for?
Leprechauns are famous for their reputed wealth and their skills as shoemakers. According to legend, if you can follow a rainbow to its end you can find where a leprechaun has hidden its money.
Leprechauns also possess the ability to vanish at will, making them tricky to catch.
St. Patrick’s Day Books for the Classroom
Use these books about St. Patrick’s Day to supplement your St. Patrick STEM activities this March!
St. Patrick’s Day STEM Activities
The Story Behind St. Patrick’s Day
Celebrations in My World: St. Patrick’s Day
What happens if you catch a leprechaun?
The lore of leprechauns states that if you catch a leprechaun, it will grant you three wishes in exchange for its freedom, or in other cases, it might share its fortune with you!
What do leprechauns love?
Leprechauns love shiny things, especially gold.
Leprechauns are known pranksters who enjoy playing tricks on humans and other creatures. It amuses them to play tricks on people- so maybe they should be the mascot for April Fool’s Day instead of St. Patrick’s Day!
What do leprechauns like to eat?
Leprechauns in legends and stories enjoy traditional Irish foods like potatoes, cabbage, and soda bread. A common addition to a leprechaun traps are colorful candies and treats like chocolate gold coins.
How can you find a leprechaun?
According to old Irish myths, you may find leprechauns by following the sound of their hammering as they make shoes or by searching near places with abundant clovers.
What to leave out for leprechauns
If you are trying to make a leprechaun trap, you can leave out these items to attract and hopefully capture the tricky creatures! Leprechauns are known to appreciate shiny objects like coins, especially gold coins.
You could also try to leave out small trinkets or a leprechaun’s favorite foods to try and entice the little creatures into a leprechaun trap.
St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Decorations
Here are some fun St. Patrick’s Day classroom decorations you can add to your classroom this March for festive flair and St. Paddy’s Day pride!
St Patrick’s Day Door Wreath for the Classroom
Pot of Gold Tinsel Tabletop Decoration
St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Welcome Sign
St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Door Decorations
St. Patrick’s Day Window Clings for the Classroom
St. Patrick’s Day Door Decorations for the Classroom
Pot of Gold and Rainbow Ceiling Hanging
Lucky Hanging St. Patrick’s Decorations
St. Patrick’s Day Banner Decoration Set
Colorful St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Decoration Bundle
And check out even more St. Patrick’s Day teaching resources below!
- St. Patrick’s Teaching Resources
- St. Patrick’s Day Crafts
- St. Patrick’s Day Classroom Kits
- St. Patrick’s Classroom Decorations
Older kids will have a blast making a light up shamrock.
Of course, you won’t want to miss making rainbow slime for ST. Patrick’s Day! You can also try this glitter rainbow slime recipe or this fluffy rainbow slime recipe.
How to Make a Leprechaun
Follow along with these leprechaun crafts to find out a bunch of fun ways to make leprechauns! From paper to clay, you can make leprechauns in all kinds of ways!
Easy Leprechaun Crafts for St. Patrick's Day
Who's ready to get crafty in celebration of the globally-famous Irish holiday? These Leprechaun crafts for St. Patrick's Day, from making a leprechaun puppet toilet paper roll craft to making a wearable St Patricks Day leprechaun mask, you'll find leprechaun craft idea for kids of all ages from 5-15!
Click on each link to get the full directions for how to make the leprechaun crafts for St Patricks Day below.
Use this slime recipe to entice leprechauns into a leprechaun trap!
Try making your own coins to lure a leprechaun into your house or classroom this St. Patrick's Day!
Leprechauns love sparkly things, and they can't resist these sparkling crystal shamrocks!
Follow along with these directions to learn how to make crystals from salt to create sparkling and shining pots of gold this St. Patrick's Day!
Build engineering skills this March 17th by creating you very own classroom leprechaun trap!
The leprechaun trap STEM activity is the perfect ST. Patrick's Day engineering activity to blend a fun holiday with STEM and STEAM learning and to teach the STEM process and scientific method to students.
Make this Puffy Paint Leprechaun Craft and hang it on the fridge!
We always love paper tube crafts, and this Paper Tube Leprechaun Hat Craft is one of the cutest!
If you want to get a bit more artistic, the Styrofoam Cup Leprechaun Hats project is super cute.
Nothing says kids craft like paper bags! This Paper Bag Leprechaun Puppet Kids Craft is particularly cute for St. Patrick's Day.
Make this Winking Paper Plate Leprechaun. You can even use it as a door wreath!
Make a leprechaun "by hand" with this fun paper handprint leprechaun craft!
This jolly little leprechaun is a blend between crafts and construction!
Teacher Apparel for St. Patrick’s Day
Here are some of the cutest shirts you can wear for St. Patrick’s Day at school!
Sequin Clover St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
Shenanigans Coordinator St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
My Students are Lucky Charms St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
Inclusive St Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
Lucky Clover St. Patrick’s Day Teacher Shirt
Have a Lucky Day Teacher Shirt for St. Patrick’s Day
Irish Alphabet St. Paddy’s Teacher Shirt
St. Patrick’s Day Shirt for Math Teachers
