Leprechaun Crafts for Kids

March 8, 2021 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

Leprechauns are a fun aspect of St. Patrick’s Day, whether you are building leprechaun traps as a STEM activity or creating leprechaun art and crafts projects.

Here are a few fun leprechaun projects to make with your kids while reading a St. Patrick’s Day story or doing other themed activities.

These leprechaun finger puppets from I Heart Crafty Things are super cute, easy for kids to assemble and give those fingers an important workout. Use them in storytelling or create a game where kids need to do something with their fingers (collect pom-poms or other small objects, for example) while they are “wearing” the puppet.

MomBrite has a super cute printable leprechaun bookmark template where the little guy holds your place and peeks over the edge of the book. We always love crafts that also encourage reading!

This little leprechaun from Party and Bright would be perfect for adding to a greeting card or putting into a holiday themed scene. He has lots of parts so that’s a great fine-motor skill practice for the kids.

I love these super cute leprechaun bottle gnomes, which are a great project for older kids who can work safely with hot glue guns. Why should little ones have all the crafty fun? Grab the tutorial from Everyday Best.

Make a personalized leprechaun craft with this paper handprint leprechaun from Simple Everyday Mom or this one made with paint from Coffee and Carpool.

Or let kids practice lacing and tying knots with this paper plate leprechaun craft from Non Toy Gifts. So cute!

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Reflecting on the Past Year with Kids

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

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