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Leprechaun Headband Craft [Free Printable]

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

leprechaun headband craft image collage with the words leprechaun headband in the middle

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.

hand holding leprechaun headband craft template

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

hands gluing beard to leprechaun headband craft
hands gluing hair to leprechaun headband craft

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

hands gluing eyebrows to leprechaun headband craft

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

hands gluing eyes to leprechaun headband craft
hands gluing nose to leprechaun headband craft

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

hands gluing ears to leprechaun headband craft

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

hand glue black band to leprechaun headband 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.

hand gluing black inner buckle to leprechaun headband hat

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.

hands gluing head to leprechaun headband craft

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

hand taping extender to leprechaun headband craft

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

leprechaun headband craft

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!

two leprechaun headband crafts

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!

leprechaun headband craft

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Did you make this craft with your kids or students? We’d love to feature them on our social media!

For a chance to have your child’s craft featured, simply snap a picture of the completed project and post it to our Facebook page, email it to us directly by clicking here, or use #simpleeverydaymom on your social media!

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two leprechaun headband crafts

Leprechaun Headband Craft For Kids

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

This cute leprechaun headband craft is a fun St. Patty's Day activity for children.

Materials

  • Colored cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Tape or stapler
  • Leprechaun template

Instructions

  1. Download the leprechaun template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
  2. Begin by gluing the beard to the bottom of the face, then glue the hair to the top of the head.
  3. Position the eyebrows towards the top of the face and glue them in place.
  4. Glue the eyes just below the eyebrows on each side. Next, glue the ears to the back of the face, where the beard and hair meet.
  5. Begin to make the hat by gluing the black band to the middle of the hat.
  6. 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.
  7. Take the completed hat and glue it to the top of the leprechaun's head.
  8. Glue or tape the leprechaun head to the headband base. Make sure it's securely attached.
  9. Add a headband extender to each side of the headband and tape or staple them together.

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Free Leprechaun Headband Template

Headband Template

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Audrey

Thursday 16th of March 2023

Hi! Could you send me the leprechaun headband template, please? Thanks.

Sam

Friday 17th of March 2023

Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you 🙂

Nolan

Wednesday 1st of March 2023

Send me the template!!! please

Sam

Wednesday 1st of March 2023

Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link sent to you 🙂

Gerri Yunker

Saturday 19th of February 2022

Could you please send me the template of the leprechaun headband? I would like to make this for my preschoolers Thanks

Sam

Saturday 19th of February 2022

Of course! All you need to do is enter your email in the form at the end of the post and the link will be sent to you ?

Gerri Yunker

Friday 18th of February 2022

I love it please send me template

Gerri Yunker

Friday 18th of February 2022

Unable to get the template for the Leprechaun headband could you please send it to me? Thank you

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