Become a cheerful leprechaun this St. Patrick’s Day with our Paper Plate Leprechaun Mask! This festive St. Patrick’s Day project gives you an orange beard and a green hat—all that remains is finding a pot of gold.
We’ve also provided a Free Leprechaun Mask Printable Template to make sizing easier. Once you have it, your only tasks are painting, gluing, and transforming yourself into an adorable little leprechaun for St. Patrick’s Day.
Paper Plate Leprechaun Mask Craft
To create this leprechaun mask, start by printing the leprechaun hat template. You’ll also need sturdy heavy-duty paper plates, orange paint, green, black, and yellow cardstock, a green marker, a jumbo craft stick, scissors, and glue.
Step-by-Step Leprechaun Mask Craft Instructions
First, collect a paper plate and some orange acrylic paint. Be sure to choose a strong, durable paper plate for this project.
Cover the paper plate with orange paint, then allow it to dry fully.
As the paint dries, cut each hat piece from the template. Trace the large square-like shape and the longest rectangle onto green cardstock. Trace the other rectangle onto black cardstock and the small square onto yellow cardstock. Cut out every piece.
After that, attach the black rectangle near the bottom of the large green piece with glue.
Then, use glue to add the longest green rectangle as the hat’s brim.
Finish the hat by adding the yellow square buckle. We colored a square in the middle of the yellow cardstock with a black marker.
Once the paint has dried, ask an adult to carefully place the tip of some sharp scissors into the plate’s center and cut out the inside circle.
Secure the hat to the top of the plate with glue.
To complete the mask, attach a craft stick to the bottom of the plate. We painted ours green, though this step is optional.
Now you’re prepared to search for your pot of gold with this St. Patrick’s Day craft!
Materials
- Leprechaun Hat Template
- Sturdy heavy-duty paper plates
- Cardstock – green, black, yellow
- Orange acrylic paint
- Black marker
- Scissors
- Glue
Instructions
- First, gather a paper plate and orange acrylic paint. Choose a sturdy, heavy-duty paper plate for this project.
- Coat the paper plate in orange paint and let it dry completely.
- While the paint dries, cut out each hat piece from the template. Trace the large square-like shape and longest rectangle onto green cardstock. Trace the remaining rectangle onto black cardstock and the small square onto yellow cardstock. Cut out all the shapes.
- Glue the black rectangle near the lower part of the large green piece.
- Next, attach the longest green rectangle to create the hat brim.
- Add the yellow square buckle to finish the hat. We used a black marker to fill in a square at the center of the yellow cardstock.
- After the paint is fully dry, have an adult carefully push the tip of sharp scissors into the plate’s center and remove the inner circle.
- Use glue to attach the hat to the top of the plate.
- As the final step, fasten a craft stick to the bottom of the plate. We painted ours green, but you can skip this step if desired.
Notes
Be sure to select a sturdy, heavy-duty paper plate!