Kids think St. Patrick’s Day is a magical day where leprechauns come into your home and leave little goodies behind! At least my kids do… ?

Why not build on that enthusiasm by making this leprechaun headband craft?

It’s a simple headband craft for kids that will entertain your child and help them with fine motor skills.

We’re giving you a free printable template too! Just download it and make one of the two version available.

The first version is the craft version. With this one, kids cut out the pieces to their leprechaun and glue or tape them together to make their finished headband.

The second version is a black and white version. For this one, kids color in the headband with markers or crayons, then assemble it. It’s easier and works great for younger children or if you’re doing this in a large group, like a classroom.

Either way, the kids are going to have fun celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with this cute craft!

St. Patrick’s Day Craft For Kids

Supplies

• Colored cardstock
• Scissors
• Glue
• Tape or stapler
• Leprechaun template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you)

Directions

Download the leprechaun template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.

Begin by gluing the beard to the bottom of the face, then glue the hair to the top of the head.

Position the eyebrows towards the top of the face and glue them in place.

Glue the eyes just below the eyebrows on each side. Next, glue the nose just below and slightly overlapping the bottom of the eyes.

Glue the ears to the back of the face, where the beard and hair meet.

Begin to make the hat by gluing the black band to the middle of the hat.

Place the yellow outer buckle in the middle of the black band, then glue the black inner buckle in the middle of the yellow buckle.

Take the completed hat and glue it to the top of the leprechaun’s head.

Glue or tape the leprechaun head to the headband base. Make sure it’s securely attached.

Add a headband extender to each side of the headband and tape or staple them together.

That’s it! Now have your child wear this adorable headband!

More St. Patrick’s Day Fun

Find lots of other ways to have your kids have fun, learn, and stay engaged this St. Patrick’s Day! We’ve got more ideas to help you do just this!

First, start off with books. Reading to the kids is not only great for bedtime but also throughout the day. Turn off all the screens and help children develop a larger vocabulary and build their focus by reading any of these fun books.

Grab them from the library or if you want to add them to your collection, grab them from Amazon.

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! Read this book and then let your kiddos build their own 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!

Do your kids love crafts? We’ve got even more craft ideas to keep them creative.

Try out this handprint leprechaun. It’s so cute and simple to make! Plus, it’s one of our readers’ favorite St. Patty’s Day crafts.

We also loved creating this leprechaun minion craft. It’s silly and great to display on the fridge when the kids are done creating it.

Have some fun sensory play with this St. Patrick’s Day sensory bin; it’ll help encourage independent playtime and it’s great for exploration!

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