16 Leprechaun Crafts For Kids

Last Updated on February 6, 2025 by Masha Eretnova

If you and your kids love gnomes and leprechauns, there are many amazing craft ideas to make for St Patrick’s. These leprechaun crafts use simple materials like paper, glue, scissors, crayons, toilet paper rolls, paper plates, yarn, googly eyes, and fun extras like cotton balls and glitter!

These crafts are not only fun but also help develop fine motor skills. Plus, many of them use materials you probably already have at home to craft with toddlers and preschoolers.

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Toilet Paper Roll Leprechaun Craft

A toilet paper roll, some colorful paper, and glue are all kids need to create this adorable Leprechaun Craft for St. Patrick’s Day. Perfect for ages 4-8, it’s a simple and playful way to bring a little Irish charm to craft time!

Tutorial: Toilet Paper Roll Leprechaun Craft

Leprechaun Hat Craft for St. Patrick’s Day

If you have a little leprechaun missing a hat, it is time to make one for him with a toilet paper roll! Plus, its tiny size will help you work on your children’s fine motor skills this March.

Tutorial: Cute Leprechaun Hat Craft for St. Patrick’s Day

Lucky Leprechaun Craft for Kids

Lucky charms are a part of St Patrick but it doesn’t always have to be a four-leaf clover. To make this lucky leprechaun you will need a free template (comes with the tutorial), cardstock, glue, googly eyes, pom pom, and a marker.

Tutorial: Lucky Leprechaun Craft

Leprechaun Gnome Paper Bag Craft

Your kids can make little cute gnomes we know as leprechauns with paper bags and some colored craft paper.

This quick and easy tutorial comes with a free printable template for you to use!

Tutorial: Leprechaun Gnome Paper Bag Craft

St. Patrick’s Hat Pencil Holder

This Simple St. Patrick’s Hat Pencil Holder is an easy craft that turns a toilet paper roll, green paper, and glue into a festive desk accessory.

Perfect for kids aged 5-8 years old, it’s a hands-on way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day while upcycling materials at home or classroom.

Tutorial: St. Patrick’s Hat Pencil Holder

Cute Leprechaun Can DIY

This Super Cute Leprechaun Can craft is a fun way for kids to turn an old can into a festive St. Patrick’s Day decoration using paint, paper, and glue. Perfect for ages 5-10, it is a great opportunity to talk about upcycling and the craft can actually be use as pencil holder.

Tutorial: Can Leprechaun

St. Patrick’s Day Perler Beads

The St. Patrick’s Day Perler Beads craft collection features over 50 patterns to create simple designs like rainbows, leprechauns, shamrocks, and pots of gold. Perfect for kids aged 6 and up.

And with so many patterns – the activity will last way beyond St Patrick’s!

Tutorial: St. Patrick’s Day Perler beads

Toilet Paper Roll Leprechaun

This Handsome little leprechaun is a great way to recycle a toilet paper roll and will be very easy to do with preschoolers. It is a zero mess activity too, as there is no coloring: you simply glue elements cut out from colored paper on the paper roll.

Tutorial: Toilet Paper Roll Leprechaun

Leprechaun Trap for St. Patrick’s Day

One of the favorite activities for big families for St. Patrick’s Day decoration is to make this fantastic trap to catch many-many leprechauns. You just need to lure them in with some gold and put up a ladder for those little gnomes to climb and get it…

Tutorial: Leprechaun Trap for St. Patrick’s Day

Leprechaun Paper Plate Craft

Paper plates make a great blank canvas for making cute faces and it is no exception with bearded leprechauns. It is a great project to learn coordination, shapes, and colors.

Tutorial: Leprechaun Paper Plate Craft

Leprechaun Hat Template and Coloring Page

Glue together and color this Leprechaun Irish cap at home or in the classroom. Plus, your kids can actually wear this DIY St. Patrick’s Day hat!

Tutorial: Leprechaun Hat Template and Coloring Page

Easy Leprechaun Handprint Craft

The Leprechaun Handprint Craft is a cute and personal way to make a St. Patrick’s Day keepsake using your little one’s handprint.

A fun activity for older toddlers and preschoolers aged 3-6, this leprechaun face requires just paper, paint, and a handprint. Great school project idea too.

Tutorial: Leprechaun Handprint Craft

Leprechaun Hat Headband

The Leprechaun Hat Headband is a fun and wearable craft where kids create their own leprechaun hats and wear them proudly for St. Patrick’s Day.

Suitable for ages 3-6, this simple craft uses a free printable template, so you don’t have to draw the hat.

Tutorial: Leprechaun Hat Headband

Fork Painting Leprechaun

Easy fork painting idea for St Patrick Day. To paint this Leprechaun’s hair and beard, toddlers and preschoolers can use a fork dipped in orange paint. The face and hat can be cut out of the colored paper and glued.

Will be a fun activity for class – everyone will have a different painting.

Tutorial: Leprechaun Fork Painting

Articulated Leprechaun Paper Puppet for St Patrick’s Day

For older kids, this craft will be not just fun to make but it can lead to a whole puppet show for St Patrick’s at school! Not to worry, the tutorial comes with a full-color leprechaun printable.

Tutorial: Leprechaun Paper Puppet

Easy DIY Macrame Gnomes

These Macrame Gnomes (aka Leprechauns) bring a charming handmade touch to St. Patrick’s Day with their fluffy orange beards and cozy green hats. Best for older kids or adults, this craft involves simple macrame knots (and some patience), making it a fun way to explore fiber art.

Tutorial: Macrame Gnomes