St. Patrick’s Day is a time for leprechauns, shamrocks, and a little extra luck! Kids will love celebrating with this adorable leprechaun to bring a bit of magic to the holiday.

Have kids create this leprechaun holding a shamrock craft using colored paper and our free template. This easy paper craft lets them piece together their own lucky friend, complete with a three-leaf clover.

These cheerful little leprechauns will add a dash of charm to any space, and are sure to bring smiles to all that see him.

Our pot of gold is filled with St. Patrick’s Day crafts your kids will love! There’s plenty of festive projects to explore, so keep the fun going with more lucky creations.

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Leprechaun Kids Craft

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This hands-on activity is great for preschool and kindergarten kids to enjoy at home or in the classroom to make something festive for the holiday.

You’ll just need a few supplies for them to get into the St. Patrick’s Day spirit and proudly show off their little leprechauns all March long. Download the free template, and grab some basic supplies like paper, scissors, glue to let the creativity begin!

Supplies

Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Markers
Leprechaun Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

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A colorful leprechaun craft made from paper cut-outs, featuring a bright orange beard, green outfit, and a large shamrock in its hands. Next to it is a black-and-white printable template with outlined pieces for kids to color, cut, and assemble. Surrounding the craft are crafting supplies, including scissors, crayons, and glue, placed on a corkboard background.

Directions

Start by downloading and printing the leprechaun template, then cut out all the pieces together. This is a great chance to practice those scissor skills!

A person holding a printable leprechaun craft template featuring a cartoon-style leprechaun with a hat, shamrock, and additional cut-out pieces.

Take the face piece and glue it onto the orange beard. This will give your leprechaun his signature look!

Hands assembling a leprechaun craft by gluing the face onto an orange paper beard.

Glue the small nose right in the center of the face, just above the mouth. Look at that cute button nose!

Hands gluing the nose piece onto the face of the leprechaun.

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Next, glue the two eye pieces above the nose. Now your leprechaun is starting to take shape!

Hands gluing the eye pieces onto the face of the leprechaun craft just above the nose piece.

Every leprechaun needs a great hat! Grab the green hat piece and glue it at the top of the head, slightly overlapping the eyes.

Hands gluing a green hat piece onto the leprechaun craft, slightly overlapping the top of the eye pieces.

Now, glue the black paper strip across the green hat to create the hat band.

Hands gluing a black hatband piece across the green hat of the leprechaun craft.

Take the outer buckle piece and glue it in the center of the hat band.

Hands gluing a yellow buckle piece onto the black hatband of the leprechaun craft.

To complete the hat, glue the inner buckle in the middle of the outer buckle. Now it looks just like a classic leprechaun hat!

Hands gluing a small black square inside the yellow buckle piece on the leprechaun’s hat.

Let’s get our leprechaun dressed! Take the leprechaun’s head and glue it right on top of the green body piece. It should sit slightly above, making it look like the head is attached to the body.

Hands gluing a green piece to the bottom of the leprechaun craft, forming the body. The completed face features a green hat with a yellow buckle, a black hatband, cartoon eyes, and an orange beard

Now, grab the belt and glue it across the body.

Hands gluing the black paper strip on the green piece onto the bottom of the leprechaun craft, which forms the belt.

Glue the belt’s outer buckle right in the center of the belt.

Hands are gluing a yellow rectangular paper piece onto the black paper strip at the bottom of the leprechaun craft, completing the belt buckle.

Then, take the belt’s inner buckle and glue it in the middle of the outer buckle to complete the belt detail.

Hands are gluing a small black rectangular paper piece onto the center of the yellow buckle at the bottom of the leprechaun craft, completing the belt detail

Time to add the shoes! Glue them at the very bottom and back of the body so they peek out like little leprechaun boots.

A hand is adding the shoes to the bottom of the leprechaun craft, completing the final details.

Now, let’s add the lucky touch! Take the green shamrock piece and glue it in the center of the leprechaun’s body.

A pair of hands is gluing a green shamrock piece onto the center of a completed leprechaun craft. The leprechaun features a green hat, an orange beard, a black belt, and black shoes.

Finally, glue the two hand pieces onto the sides of the shamrock, so it looks like he’s holding it.

A pair of hands is gluing the two hand pieces to the leprechaun craft, positioned as if holding the green shamrock in the center. The leprechaun features a green hat, an orange beard, a black belt, and black shoes.

Isn’t he the cutest little guy? This simple and fun activity is perfect for celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with your little ones. We hope it brings a bit of extra luck and creativity to your day!

A hand holding a paper leprechaun craft with a bright orange beard, green outfit, and a green top hat with a black band and yellow buckle, while holding a green shamrock.

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!

Two identical paper leprechaun crafts featuring bright orange beards, green outfits, and green top hats adorned with black bands and yellow buckles, each holding a green shamrock.

Saint Patricks Day Crafts For Kids

Pete The Cat St. Patrick’s Day Craft – Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in style with this cool cat! Kids will have a blast making Pete the Cat wearing his lucky green leprechaun hat. Our free template and a few simple supplies is all they need to bring Pete to life and add some groovy fun to the holiday festivities!

Handprint Leprechaun Craft

Leprechaun Tissue Paper Craft – Catching a leprechaun is tricky, but making one is easy and fun! This tissue paper craft lets little hands scrunch and glue colorful pieces onto our leprechaun template, creating a festive masterpiece.

It’s a great way for young kids to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day while building hand-eye coordination and creativity!

Pot Of Gold Card Craft – Send a little luck with a card that’s a sparkly pot of gold! Kids will love making this fun St. Patrick’s Day surprise, complete with glittery coins to spread holiday cheer and a lucky greeting to brighten someone’s day.

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Shamrock Preschool Craft – This happy shamrock is ready to dance, wave, and spread some St. Patrick’s Day cheer! Kids can pose its bendy arms and legs in all sorts of silly ways. It’s a fun, hands-on project that brings a little extra luck and a whole lot of fun to the holiday!

St Patricks Day Activities For Kids

Learning meets luck with these fun St. Patrick’s Day worksheets! Kids will practice the letter L for leprechaun, complete festive patterns with rainbows and treasure, and sharpen their early literacy skills all while having a blast.

This free set makes practicing handwriting, scissor skills, and letter recognition fun! Just download, print, and let the holiday fun begin at home or in the classroom for a golden way to mix building skills with St. Patrick’s Day excitement!

collage image of 4 St. Patrick Day Simple activities for Kids

Celebrate with a little luck and a lot of learning! These St. Patrick’s Day do a dot printables make practicing letters, numbers, counting, and fine motor skills extra fun. These 27 engaging pages will have kids dotting their way through art pages, letter recognition, graphing, and more.

Use these sheets either at home or in the classroom for an easy and exciting way to build important skills while embracing the holiday spirit. Just print, grab the dot markers, and let the fun begin!

Also Try: Shamrock Leprechaun Craft

If your little ones love to play pretend, then these popsicle stick St. Patrick’s Day puppets are a must! This simple and festive project lets kids color their own lucky characters, cut them out, and attach them to popsicle sticks to make puppets.

Our free printable template makes it to where kids just add creativity! Once their puppets are ready, the fun continues with puppet shows, storytelling, and imaginative adventures.

Bring a bit of Irish charm to learning time with these fun and festive printable St. Patrick’s Day activities! Whether kids are solving puzzles, coloring rainbows, or exploring Ireland’s rich history, there’s something magical for everyone.

These activities build fine motor skills, creativity, and logical thinking while celebrating the luckiest day of the year! Kids can keep learning and having fun at their own pace with different levels of difficulty.

Fun Leprechaun Headband Craft

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Leprechaun Holding A Shamrock Craft

Prep Time: 8

Active Time: 15

Total Time: 23

Have kids create this leprechaun holding a shamrock craft using colored paper and our free template. This easy paper craft lets them piece together their own lucky friend, complete with a three-leaf clover.

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Materials

Colored construction paper
Glue
Scissors
Markers
Leprechaun Template

Instructions

Download the template, print it, and cut out the pieces you need.
Begin by gluing the face on the beard.
Next, glue the nose onto the center of the leprechaun’s face.
Glue the eyes just above the leprechaun’s nose.
Take the hat piece and glue it on top of the leprechaun’s head.
Glue the hat band in the middle of the hat.
Place the hat's outer buckle onto the center of the hat band and glue it down.
Next, glue the hat's inner buckle to the outer buckle.
Take the body piece and glue it to the back and bottom of the leprechaun's head.
Place the belt piece in the middle of the leprechaun's body.
Next, glue the belt's outer buckle in the middle of the belt.
Glue the belt's inner buckle in the middle of the outer buckle.
Take the shoes and glue it to the back and bottom of the body.
Place the shamrock in the center of the leprechaun's body and glue it down.
Finish by gluing the hands on both sides of the shamrock.

Leprechaun Shamrock Craft Template

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