st. patrick’s day craft: handprint leprechaun

What could be luckier than a leprechaun’s hat?   A cute little leprechaun made from your child’s sweet hand print!

I feel like the girls are getting bigger everyday and I am always desperately looking for ways to capture these moments as they pass so fast.  I LOVE, LOVE crafts involving their sweet little hand prints.  We do something every year and I am always amazed at how much bigger their hands get every time.

This year, we decided to do a leprechaun hand print craft.  It’s SO easy and the girls had such a great time with it.

There are just a few supplies.  You probably have most of them at home already.  You need a sheet of white paper or card stock and black, green and yellow construction paper.   You will also need googly eyes, glue stick and red and orange paint.

I cut out the leprechaun hat shapes first to make it easier for the girls.  Using the black construction paper, cut a hat shape with a brim.  I did mine freehand, but there are 100′s of templates online that you can use as well.  I let the girls cut out the green strip for the brim and the yellow square for the buckle.  Great time to talk about shapes!

They glued everything onto the white card stock and then were ready to paint!

We painted the palms of their hand and fingers with the orange paint.  Make an hand print on the paper.  Be sure the fingers are pointing down.

They glued on the eyes and used a wine cork (yes, we are painting with the wine corks again….) to make a nose.  They all thought the little guy needed a smile, so we just used a crayon to draw on a happy smile!

It’s that easy!  Just a few steps and you have the most adorable St. Patrick’s Day decoration!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Author Description

laura

Laura Beynon is a former pediatric RN, now wife and stay at home mommy to three very girly little girls. When she isn't playing princess, you can find her at her laptop, planning parties and designing custom invitations and party décor for her newly launched company, Cupcakes and Lemonade. Night owl, thank you Pinterest. Loves, little details, cupcakes, a really good glass of wine and that not-often-enough date night with her hubby.