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Leprechaun Gnome Paper Bag Craft: Looking for a CUTE St. Patrick’s Day craft to do with your kids or students? This leprechaun one is quick, easy, and has a FREE template! Turn it into a puppet or a treat bag. #kidscraft #kidsactivity #stpatricksday
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Leprechaun Gnome Paper Bag Craft

How to make a leprechaun paper bag St. Patrick's Day kids craft.
Total Time15 minutes
Keyword: Craft, St. Patrick's Day

Materials

  • Glue
  • Paper bag-lunch size approx 5" wide
  • Scissors
  • Optional: Pencil to trace the template

Colored craft papers (Suggested Colors)

  • Hat-Green Paper
  • Nose-Skin Toned Paper
  • Beard-Red/Orange Paper
  • Belt and Shoes-Black Paper
  • Buckle-Yellow Paper
  • Shamrock-Dark Green Paper

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the Template

  • Single Craft Template: Print the template out on white paper, cut the template pieces out, and use your pencil to trace the template on your colored paper.
    Optional: You could let your child color the template instead of tracing it on colored paper.
    or
    Classroom Set Template: Print the template pages out on colored paper. The template is labeled with what color to use.

Step 2: Cut out the Craft Pieces

  • Once you have printed or traced your template pieces, use your scissors to cut them out.

Step 3: Make the Belts (1 for the hat-small, 1 for the tummy-large)

  • Cut slits along the yellow marked lines of the belt buckle cutouts. Thread the black paper through the yellow buckle.

Step 4: Make the Leprechauns Head

  • Glue the small belt buckle to the hat.
    Glue the hat to the beard.
    Glue the nose at the bottom, center of the hat.

Step 5: Make the Leprechaun Bag

  • If you are making a leprechaun puppet, put the fold of the bag at the top (away from you).
    If you are making a leprechaun treat bag, put the folded part of the bag at the bottom (closest to you), and fold the top down so you can glue the head to it.
    Glue the body below the fold.
    Glue the feet to the bottom of the body.
    Glue the belt buckle onto the body. Remember to put it low enough that it will be seen when the beard is on.
    Glue the head onto the fold. Now your craft is done. If you made a puppet, the kids can now play with their new leprechaun craft and make up fun St Patrick's Day stories. If you made a treat bag, it's now ready to be filled with candy, rainbows, and gold.