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Shape Leprechaun Craft

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We like shape crafts and try to make one for each holiday or season. Our shape Cat in the Hat has been such a popular classroom craft that we have decided to create a craft for St Patrick’s Day, too. This shape leprechaun craft is a perfect activity for a geometry unit. Kids will practice shapes and can name them while crafting.

Leprechaun craft for kids. Shape craft for St Patrick's Day. Template available. #nontoygifts #leprechauncraft #shapecraft

Of course our shape leprechaun is also a fun craft to make at home with mom or dad. In case you prefer a non-shape leprechaun, you can take a look at our paper leprechaun craft or our entire St Patrick’s Day craft collection

Shape leprechaun craft

Shape leprechaun craft

Leprechaun craft for kids

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Supplies:

Paper leprechaun craft for kids

How to make the paper leprechaun craft

The leprechaun template comes with two versions:

1. home template – print the template, cut out the patterns and trace them on corresponding paper.

2. classroom template – print the pattern directly on colored paper and cut them out.

This way you can easily craft with just one or two kids as well as with a classroom full of students.

STEP BY STEP DIRECTIONS FOR HOME CRAFTING

Print the home template, cut out the patterns and trace them on corresponding colored paper.

To make the shape leprechaun craft, you will need 1 white face, 2 orange eyebrows, 1 red nose, 1 green hat, 1 green hat brim, 1 black hat band, 1 yellow hat buckle and 10 orange beard strips.

Leprechaun head

Start by gluing the head on the middle of the gray cardstock paper.

Leprechaun hat brim

Glue the green hat brim on top of the head.

Leprechaun hat

Add the hat above the hat brim.

Leprechaun hat band

Glue the black band onto the hat.

Leprechaun hat buckle

The yellow buckle goes in the middle of the hat band.

Leprechaun nose

Glue the red nose in the middle of the face.

Leprechaun eyes

Glue the googly eyes above the nose.

Leprechaun eyebrows

Add the eyebrows above the eyes, one on each side.

Leprechaun beard

Glue the orange beard strips at the bottom of the face, going around it.

Leprechaun mouth

Use a black marker to draw the leprechaun’s mouth.

Leprechaun curly beard

Curl the end of each strip of paper around a pencil or pen

STEP BY STEP DIRECTIONS FOR CLASSROOM CRAFTING

Print the classroom template on corresponding colored paper. The head is printed on white paper, the hat and hat brim on green paper, the hat buckle on yellow paper, the eyebrows and beard strips on orange paper, the nose on red paper. For the hat band there is the option to either print it on white paper (the black pattern) or on black paper (the outline pattern).

To make the shape leprechaun craft, each student will need 1 white face, 2 orange eyebrows, 1 red nose, 1 green hat, 1 green hat brim, 1 black hat band, 1 yellow hat buckle and 10 orange beard strips.

Start by gluing the head on the middle of the gray cardstock paper.

Glue the green hat brim on top of the head.

Add the hat above the hat brim.

Glue the black band onto the hat.

The yellow buckle goes in the middle of the hat band.

Glue the red nose in the middle of the face.

Glue the googly eyes above the nose.

Add the eyebrows above the eyes, one on each side.

Glue the orange beard strips at the bottom of the face, going around it.

Use a black marker to draw the leprechaun’s mouth.

Curl the end of each strip of paper around a pencil or pen.

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