Coffee Container Leprechaun Trap
Catch those leprechauns this St. Patrick’s Day with this fun Coffee Container Leprechaun Trap! With most of the supplies you can grab from the dollar store, this is a really fun St. Patrick’s Day craft that you do for very little. But it’s shiny and gold, so leprechauns are sure to be lured in!
Plus, it’s always great when you can reuse items you already have on hand and may be throwing away. I know I go through a lot of coffee. Just fill up the container with all kinds of treasures that leprechauns will love then watch as they get trapped in!
Coffee Container Leprechaun Trap Craft
To make our leprechaun trap you will first need an empty and clean coffee container. The rest of the supplies include green construction paper, green paper shred, yellow craft sticks, mini craft sticks, gold coins, beads, foam shapes, shamrocks, glue, and scissors.
St. Patrick’s Day Leprechaun Trap Craft Supplies Needed
- Coffee container
- Green construction paper
- Green paper shred
- Gold coins
- Shamrock beads
- Glittery foam shapes
- Glittery shamrocks
- Yellow popsicle sticks
- Mini popsicle sticks
- Glue
- Scissors
- Tape
Leprechaun Trap Craft Step by Step Directions
Cover the coffee container with construction paper.
You can glue the paper to the container or tape it.
Fill the container with paper shred about ¾ full.
Add a few foam shapes and gold coins in the container.
Glue or tape a shamrock and gold coins to the lid of the container. Use strong tape to attach one side of the lid to the container.
Use a popsicle stick to pry the lid open on the container. You can set the popsicle stick on top of a few items (I used the foam gold coins) to help it to stay propped up.
To create the ladder, use two yellow popsicle sticks. Glue mini popsicle sticks to the back. Set aside to dry.
Once dry, prop the ladder up against the container.
Place other shiny gold or green objects around the container and set out to try to catch a Leprechaun!
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More St. Patrick’s Day Crafts for Kids
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Coffee Container Leprechaun Trap
A fun leprechaun trap for St. Patrick's Day made with an emtpy coffee container and lots of shiny gold!
Materials
- Coffee container
- Green construction paper
- Green paper shred
- Gold coins
- Shamrock beads
- Glittery foam shapes
- Glittery shamrocks
- Yellow popsicle sticks
- Mini popsicle sticks
- Glue
- Scissors
- Tape
Instructions
- Cover the coffee container with construction paper. You can glue the paper to the container or tape it.
- Fill the container with paper shred about ¾ full.
- Add a few foam shapes and gold coins in the container.
- Glue or tape a shamrock and gold coins to the lid of the container. Use strong tape to attach one side of the lid to the container.
- Use a popsicle stick to pry the lid open on the container. You can set the popsicle stick on top of a few items (I used the foam gold coins) to help it to stay propped up.
- To create the ladder, use two yellow popsicle sticks. Glue mini popsicle sticks to the back. Set aside to dry.
- Once dry, prop the ladder up against the container.
- Place other shiny gold or green objects around the container and set out to try to catch a Leprechaun!