Looking for a fun and easy way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Well, you can’t get much easier than this Paper Cup Leprechaun Hat craft for kids!
We love that it has an open top so that you can use it to hold your gold chocolate coins or rainbow coloured treats too! Yum!
This quick and easy St Patrick’s Day craft is perfect for kids of all ages. The paper cup leprechaun hats are super easy to make and are really versatile too.
You can use them as decorations, fill them with edible treats or even add some elastic to make a leprechaun hat you can wear! Great if you’re dressing up or wearing green this St Patrick’s Day.
However you plan to use your paper cup leprechaun hats, they’re sure to bring a great sense of fun to your St Patrick’s Day celebrations.
Don’t forget to check out our other St Patrick’s Day crafts for even more ideas too.
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Let’s get back to making our wee Leprechaun Hats! Good luck and happy crafting! 🙂
Mini Leprechaun Hat – St Patrick’s Day Craft
(You’ll notice that for this craft, we painted our white paper cup and cardstock. However, if you want to make this craft even quicker and easier than it already is, you can start with a green cup and black cardstock.)
Craft Supplies:
How To Make A Paper Cup Leprechaun Hat
1 – Start by painting the paper cup green. (Or use a ready coloured paper cup.)
2 – Next, paint a black hat band around the paper cup.
3 – Then, cut out a circle from black cardstock (or paint it black) and a yellow buckle from craft foam.
4 – After that, glue the buckle onto the leprechaun hat.
5 – Finally glue the paper cup onto the round cardboard base.
Now your mini paper cup leprechaun hat is ready! Will you fill it with rainbow treats, wear it or use it as a fun decoration? Which ever you choose this is a fabulously easy St Patrick’s Day craft for the kids.
More Fun St Patrick’s Day Crafts For Kids:
Paper Cup Leprechaun Hat Craft
Make a super easy Leprechaun Hat!
Materials
- Paper Cup (Green)
- Yellow Craft Foam
- Cardstock (Black)
- Acrylic Paint
- Paint Brush
Instructions
- Start by painting the paper cup green. (Or use a ready coloured paper cup.)
- Next, paint a black hat band around the paper cup.
- Then, cut out a circle from black cardstock (or paint it black) and a yellow buckle from craft foam.
- After that, glue the buckle onto the leprechaun hat.
- Finally glue the paper cup onto the round cardboard base.