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Leprechaun Hats Craft

March 6, 2012

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Leprechaun Hats are such a fun craft for St. Patrick’s Day! 

Leprechaun Hats are such a fun craft for St. Patrick's Day!  | MomOnTimeout.com #craft #kids #StPatricksDay

I’ll be perfectly honest. These Leprechaun Hats didn’t turn out how I had envisioned, but with Reece as the driving creative force they turned out even cuter than mine would have. We used styrofoam cups and plates to make these adorable Leprechaun Hats – perfect for St. Patrick’s Day!

Materials Needed:
Styrofoam plate
styrofoam cup
green and black paints
paint brush
gold coin
pipe cleaners – various colors
hot glue
small pom poms (optional)


Instructions:
Cut out a circle from the plate. (I did one circle and then utilized the curve in the plate to create a little more flair in the other two.) Paint the cup and plate green. It takes several coats and is great practice for the kids.

Paint a black stripe around the top of the cup. It can be as wide or narrow as you like but mine is about an inch wide.

Glue the cup to the plate to make the hat. Put a thin line of glue (I used hot glue) on the bottom of the cup and adhere it to the plate.

Making a flower out of a pipe cleaner:
Twist the pipe cleaner to form one petal and then twist the ends. Shape another petal and then twist the ends again. Keep repeating until you have your desired number of petals – I made five. Use a small piece of green pipe cleaner for the stem. Wrap the ends of the pipe cleaner that you used for the flower around the green pipe cleaner.

Pull the stem down so that it lays nicely behind the flower. I made three flowers and added a little pom pom to the center at Reece’s request. He thought it needed some more color and I agree! Glue the flowers onto the hat.

Form a rectangle out of gold pipe cleaner and glue to the hat OR glue on a gold coin.

Reece preferred the gold coins so we did two of those. I like the rectangle better but this craft is supposed to be for him – not me 🙂

They turned out so cute and were quite easy. I love how the flowers brighten these little Leprechaun Hats up!

Linking up here, Home Stories A2Z, and My Repurposed Life.

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By Trish - Mom On Timeout March 6, 2012 Crafts, Holiday Crafts, Kids, St. Patrick's Day

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Comments

  1. Pam says

    February 7, 2017 at 1:37 PM

    hey what kind of paint did you use, I tried this with tempera paint and it peeled once it was dry. Its a really cute project and wanted to use it for seniors craft. but the paint peeled when I was making my example piece.

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      February 10, 2017 at 8:37 AM

      I used acrylic paint. Yeah, I don’t think tempura would work the same.

      Reply
  2. jkern says

    March 15, 2015 at 9:01 AM

    Love these, might fill mine w/ goodies!

    Reply
  3. The Invitation Shop says

    March 7, 2013 at 8:59 AM

    These are so cute. My kids would have loved to make these when they were little.

    Reply
  4. Sam M. | Atkinson Drive says

    March 2, 2013 at 7:09 AM

    These are adorable! I would love for you to join the Pinworthy Projects link party! http://www.atkinsondrive.com/pinworthy-projects-link-party-week-9/

    Reply
  5. Cheryl says

    March 19, 2012 at 7:29 AM

    cuteness.. I pinned you too!

    Reply
  6. Carrie says

    March 16, 2012 at 6:11 PM

    Just wanted to let you know I featured you at http://craftymomsshare.blogspot.com/2012/03/sharing-saturday-11-st-patricks-day.html. Thank you for sharing with us!

    Reply
  7. simplydesigning.blogspot.com says

    March 16, 2012 at 7:17 AM

    Cute idea! My daughter would love these!

    I am featuring this on my blog tomorrow!

    Ashley

    Reply
  8. gail says

    March 15, 2012 at 8:00 AM

    Very cute Leprechaun hats! 🙂

    gail

    Reply
  9. Paula says

    March 14, 2012 at 9:59 AM

    VERY cute idea! I love it! We’d really like for you to link this up to our party! http://housewivesofriverton.blogspot.com/2012/03/riverton-housewives-round-up-8.html

    Reply
  10. Amy says

    March 14, 2012 at 9:15 AM

    What a fun idea for the kids! I would love for you to come and share at my link party!
    Amy@homehappyhome.blogspot.com

    Reply
  11. seniorpal says

    March 13, 2012 at 3:43 PM

    Cute I so much fun I bet?? Could change color.or as I might make for out doors / have thin metal etc. Wish had camera to show you. If I do.

    Reply
  12. Carrie says

    March 11, 2012 at 2:50 PM

    These are so cute!! Thank you for sharing them at Sharing Saturday!! I hope you have a wonderful week!

    Reply
  13. Books4Learning says

    March 11, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    LOVE this activity. I linked it to a recent post I did.

    http://books4learning.blogspot.com/2012/03/picture-books-on-st-patricks-day.html

    Reply
  14. Mama Jodi says

    March 10, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    These are really cute. I was just thinking I would want to do hats this week. This is great inspiration. Thanks! Jodi @ http://www.meaningfulmama.com

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      March 10, 2012 at 10:17 AM

      Thanks Jodi! Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!

      Reply
  15. Melanie @ bear rabbit bear says

    March 9, 2012 at 8:25 AM

    These look cute, easy, and fun! Thanks for sharing at Things I’ve Done Thursday! http://www.bearrabbitbear.com

    Reply
  16. Rachel says

    March 8, 2012 at 2:21 PM

    So cute! Thanks for the idea. Thanks for sharing at Terrific Tuesdays.
    Rachel
    adventuresofadiymom.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      March 8, 2012 at 2:22 PM

      Thank you Rachel!

      Reply
  17. Alison @ Oopsey Daisy says

    March 7, 2012 at 10:33 PM

    This is so smart!! I never would have thought to use a paper plate and paper cup. It turned out SO SO cute! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!

    Reply
  18. Crafty Mischief says

    March 7, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    These are too cute! My kids will love this. Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      March 8, 2012 at 2:21 PM

      Oh thank you and thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  19. Christina at I Gotta Create! says

    March 7, 2012 at 7:35 PM

    These are FABULOUS!! So doggone cute and fun to make it looks like!
    Igottacreate.blogspot.com
    “Kiss Me I’m Irish” linky party now open

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      March 8, 2012 at 2:25 PM

      Thanks for the invite! Just linked up!

      Reply
  20. Nann from At Nann's Table says

    March 7, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    These are just too too cute. I’m going to have my grandkids who are coming over this afternoon make these cute flowers and put them on some little hats I have. I needed an activity for them and this is just perfect. Love it. Came over from domesblicity. And I’m so glad I did.I’m following you now!

    Nann

    Reply
    • Trish - Mom On Timeout says

      March 8, 2012 at 2:37 PM

      I’m so glad you found me too Nann! I hope you had a great time making these cute little hats 🙂

      Reply
  21. DesignDazzle.blogspot.com says

    March 7, 2012 at 10:33 AM

    Too cute!!! Loving the pipe cleaner flowers.
    Thanks for your kind comments on Design Dazzle. I really appreciated reading them : )
    Hugs!

    Reply
  22. Mindie Hilton says

    March 6, 2012 at 9:32 PM

    I love these, the flowers are such a sweet touch.

    Reply
  23. Artsy VaVa says

    March 6, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    So cute! Pinned it.

    Reply
  24. Judy says

    March 6, 2012 at 6:10 PM

    What a super cute craft. Perfect for kids. Thanks for sharing at DIYbyDesign.

    Reply
  25. Chrissy says

    March 6, 2012 at 12:30 PM

    Very cute!!

    Reply
  26. Kristin says

    March 6, 2012 at 8:42 AM

    Festive and cute!

    Reply

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