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Home » Toilet Paper Roll Crafts » Leprechaun Craft for Kids

Leprechaun Craft for Kids

March 8, 2022 By Jamie Dorobek Leave a Comment

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, Friday March 17th to be exact! Y’all know I love using recycled craft materials so this cute Leprechaun kid craft is made out of a toilet paper roll! Oh and if you’re looking for cute snack ideas to munch on while making leprechaun crafts, here are 14 St. Patrick’s Day snack ideas.


Toilet paper roll leprechaun crafts for St. Patrick's Day

Here’s what you need to make toilet paper tube leprechauns

  • Empty toilet paper rolls
  • Scissors
  • Single hole punch
  • Sharpie marker
  • Elmer’s Glue
  • White scrap paper
  • Green and yellow construction paper
  • Orange paint
  • Paint brush

How to make a toilet paper tube Leprechaun craft

Maxwell was really into cutting the Leprechaun’s beard! Working with scissors is great for little ones fine motor and pre writing skills.

Step 1- Draw the leprechaun outline

First, use a sharpie marker to draw a line around the top third of the toilet paper tube, this is where the hat will go. Then, draw two vertical lines under the hat line to define the leprechauns face.

Toilet paper roll leprechaun for St. Patrick's Day

Step 2- Paint

Now, it’s time to paint! Use any paint brush to paint orange all over the toilet paper tube except for the square area you created in the center.

Step 3- Create the face

After the paint is dry, it’s time to bring the leprechaun’s face to life! Use the hole punch to make 2 white dots and glue them on to the tp tube. Then, grab a thin black marker and draw on the pupils, eyebrows, and smile.

Step 4- Make the leprechauns beard

To make the beard, I drew straight black lines with the Sharpie marker over the orange paint and then let Maxwell cut the beard with scissors. This was his favorite part!

St. Patrick's Day crafts

Step 5- Make the Leprechauns hat

Now, it’s time for the hat! Cut out a green rectangle and glue it around the top of the toilet paper tube. Then use the tp tube as a stencil to cut out a large green circle. This will be the rim of the hat. I drew a rough circle about 1.5 inches bigger than the toilet paper tube and let Max cut it out. Then, I used the toilet paper tube as a stencil to cut out the inside of the rim and slid the green hat rim over the toilet paper tube right under the green hat. To make the hat buckle, I added a black marker stripe and yellow square buckle to the hat.

Leprechaun craft for St. Patrick's Day

Max is pretty proud of his leprechaun craft and I’m just happy I got him to craft with me for more than 10 minutes! Now, we need to craft up a leprechaun trap! Any ideas?

Psst… If you’re looking for more toilet paper tube crafts, I’ve got 26! One tp tube animal for each letter of the alphabet!

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