Get the kids excited to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year! One of our favorite ways to celebrate the holidays is to craft, and we have a fun whimsical one for the kids to do!
They’ll love making this cat leprechaun craft! This curious little cat wanted to get in on the holiday fun, especially since there was a pot of gold to be found!
Kids will dress their cute cat in the quintessential leprechaun hat to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. As kids make this fun craft come to life, they’re also developing some important skills!
You’ll find even more St. Patrick’s Day crafts and activities at the end of the rainbow. Plan to add these fun activities to your child’s day for some more holiday fun!
Leprechaun Cat Craft Idea
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This papercraft will help them practice using their scissors, refining their fine motor skills, and learning to follow directions. Plus, it stretches their imaginations and creativity!
We make it easy to create this craft with your kids by providing a free printable template. Download the template for a fun holiday project this St. Patrick’s Day, and keep reading below to see how easily it comes together.
Supplies
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Markers
- Cat template (click the “click here to get this freebie” image at the end to open the form)
Directions
Start by downloading the Cat template and printing it out. Once you have the template printed, gather the materials needed for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this Cat template to life!
Glue the hat band in the middle of the hat, and then add the outer buckle to the middle of the hat.
Grab the markers and have your child color in the cat’s inner ears. Help your kids take the eyes and glue them below each of the eyebrows for both the leprechaun and the cat.
Place the hat on top of the cat’s head and glue it in place.
Create the cat’s body by gluing the belly to the middle and bottom of the body, followed by attaching the feet on both sides of the belly.
Guide your kids in making the pot of gold by gluing the colorful coins to the back and top of the pot. Then, take the pot and glue it to the cat’s body, just above the feet.
Glue the arms on both sides of the cat’s body, giving the illusion that our cute kitty is holding the pot of gold. Trim off the part of the arms that hang off the cat’s sides.
Help your kids take the head and glue it to the top of the cat’s body, behind the pot of gold. Finally, complete our enchanting cat by gluing the tail to the back and bottom of the cat’s body.
We’re sure your kiddo will love creating this craft for St. Patrick’s Day! Check out our other animal crafts they will love to make too!
St. Patrick’s Day Ideas For Kids
Looking for even more fun ideas for St. Patrick’s Day? Kids will have a blast with some of our favorite St. Patty’s Day crafts and activities.
We’ve listed them below, so keep reading to check them out. You’ll find some fun and educational activities that kids will be excited to do!
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St. Patrick’s Day Books For Kids
Reading to your kids has so many benefits – for your kids and for you! They can learn about the world around them through stories, practice their comprehension skills, and even escape into a different realm of magic and adventure.
Below are some of our top St. Patrick’s Day books for kids.
Pete The Cat: The Great Leprechaun Chase is a must-have for Pete the Cat fans! Join Pete as he tries to catch an elusive leprechaun.
How To Catch A Leprechaun is a silly book that’s, you guessed it, about catching a leprechaun! Please read this book and let your kiddos build their trap and start a family tradition.
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Clover is another book kids can’t get enough of. See what the old lady is doing this St. Patrick’s Day!
Need more book suggestions? Check out our favorite leprechaun books for kids!
St. Patrick’s Day Crafts For Kids
Crafting is a fun and educational holiday activity! It’s a great way for kids to learn how to problem solve, hone their hand-eye coordination, and stretch their creativity.
Keeping their hands and minds busy is also a great stress relief for children. Encourage your kids to craft with the festive crafts below.
Rainbow Card Craft – Have the kids spread some cheer with this easy St. Patrick’s Day craft! It’s a great way for them to learn their colors, and lift someone’s spirits with a hand written note inside. This card makes for a happy decoration for St. Patrick’s Day or any time of year.
Popsicle Stick St. Patrick’s Day Crafts – Kids will transform some popsicle sticks into a lucky leprechaun with this fun craft! Grab the paint and a few other crafting supplies for the kids to make their own leprechaun to celebrate the holiday with.
Shamrock Leprechaun Craft – This is a quick and easy craft for the kids to make this St. Patrick’s Day. The lucky four leaf clover is ready for the holiday with his leprechaun hat. Kids will love to decorate for the holiday with this completed shamrock!
Pot of Gold Rainbow Craft for Kids – This fun art project will be a hit with the kids. They’ll create a scene perfect for St. Patrick’s Day with their pipe cleaner rainbow ending at the treasured pot of gold.
St. Patrick’s Day Activities For Kids
Keep the kids occupied, learning, and having fun with these festive St. Patrick’s Day color by number printables!
These fun coloring pages help kids practice number recognition, color recognition, as well as fine motor skills. This no prep activity is filled with four fun and festive pages for kids of all ages!
If you’re looking for something easy to prepare for your kids or students to do for St. Patrick’s Day, then you’ll want to download these leprechaun coloring pages. With five different designs, kids will be occupied and having fun for a while. Coloring is a great way for kids to develop their fine motor skills and broaden their creativity!
These St. Patrick’s Day do a dot printables are a fun activity that reinforces educational skills. This set is filled with art, math, reading, and fine motor practice pages.
They’ll help kids with letter recognition, numbers, counting, graphing, and so much more. Download this pack of 27 pages for some fun learning this March!
Let imaginations run free with these popsicle stick St. Patrick’s Day puppets. They’ll use their creativity to color in each of the illustrations, and scissor skills to cut out each one. They’ll then be able to use their imaginations to play pretend or put on a puppet show for St. Patty’s Day!
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More Kids’ Activities
Cat Leprechaun Craft For Kids
Materials
- Colored cardstock or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Markers
- Cat template
Instructions
- Download the cat template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Begin to make the leprechaun hat by gluing the hat band in the middle of the hat, then glue the outer buckle to the middle of the hat. Use a black marker to draw in the inner buckle.
- Make the cat's head by gluing the spot and ear piece to each side of the cat's head. Use a pink marker to draw the inner ears and the cat's nose.
- Next, take the eyes and glue them below each of the eyebrows.
- Place the hat on the top of the cat's head and glue it in place.
- Create the cat's body by gluing the belly to the middle and bottom of the cat's body. Next, glue the feet on the bottom of the body, on both sides of the belly.
- Make the pot of gold by gluing the pot to the bottom and front of the gold. Take the completed pot of gold and glue the bottom part of it to the middle of the cat's body. Make sure to leave the top part of the gold unglued so you can put the cat's head behind it in the later steps.
- Next, glue the arms on both sides of the cat's body to make it look like it's holding the pot of gold. Trim off any excess paper that hangs off the sides.
- Take the head and glue it to the top of the cat's body, behind the pot of gold.
- Finish up by gluing the tail to the back and bottom of the cat's body.
Notes
Leprechaun Cat Template
Sam is the crafter and founder of Simple Everyday Mom. She has been featured in Oprah Mag, Good Housekeeping, The Spruce Crafts, Country Living, The Bump and more. Read more.
beth
Friday 28th of February 2025
Looks like a great craft for kids!
Kamille - Community Support Assistant
Friday 28th of February 2025
Definitely! Hope the kids have a blast making it!
Tina
Friday 28th of February 2025
This is super cute!
Kamille - Community Support Assistant
Friday 28th of February 2025
Aw, thanks! That means a lot!
Michelle
Monday 17th of February 2025
I have been on your site 20+ mins trying to find the uncle sam template. But I can't figure out where to enter my email.
Kamille - Community Support Assistant
Friday 21st of February 2025
Hi! So sorry you’re having problems finding the right spot! All you need to do is click the “Click Here To Get Your Freebie” image at the end of the post and then enter your email in the form and the link will be sent to you. Or if you’re already a subscriber, when you enter your email in the form, it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈
Megab
Friday 1st of March 2024
Thanks
Sam
Friday 1st of March 2024
You're welcome!
SEOLA Sheppard
Thursday 29th of February 2024
Want the st pats day templets
Sam
Thursday 29th of February 2024
Since you’re already an email subscriber, all you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of any post and it’ll automatically redirect you to the download page ◡̈