Are you planning to make leprechaun traps this St. Patrick’s Day? Check out this list to help you create your own awesome leprechaun trap!
Leprechaun Trap
As the story goes, leprechauns like to visit your home on the night before St Patrick’s Day in order to find gold to fill their pots and then head out back to the end of the rainbow from which they came.
But those troublesome little leprechauns like to leave behind some gold and treats for the wee ones to help soothe them when their traps aren’t successful. Because try as you might it is quite difficult to catch a leprechaun that is why you have to smart about making your trap!
We made our first ever traps this year and it was soooo much fun! Such a great St Patrick’s Day STEM challenge! My kids had a blast, I think we will definitely be doing again next year.
How do you trap a leprechaun?
Everyone knows the best time to catch a leprechaun is the night before St. Patrick’s Day (but if you missed the best time that’s ok too, leprechauns still come out a few days before and after St. Patrick’s Day.
Place it in the spot your child thinks they have the best chance of catching a leprechaun. My kids were convinced that the best place to catch one was right in front of the doors.
Leave your trap over night and check it in the morning to see you have trapped a tricky leprechaun.
Caregivers Role
Here’s where you come it. While your child sleeps, remove all the gold from the trap. Create little green footprints using green paint or a green marker leading up to the trap.
Then leave a note from your friendly leprechaun praising your little one for their clever trap but that it wasn’t quite fast enough to catch him but that they should try again next year! I forgot to sign my note from a leprechaun and you can even give him a name such as Finn or Liam!
Here’s a sample note I wrote for my kids:
Try again Next Year! Your wee little trap was so clever! You almost caught me too! But a wee little hop, in the nick of time, let me get away from you!
Looking for more St Patricks Day Crafts & Activities? Check out these amazing posts:
- St. Patrick’s Day Activities
- St Patrick’s Day Crafts
- Shamrock Crafts
- Leprechaun Crafts
- Gold Coin Activities
- Rainbow Crafts & Activities
- St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Pages (with free printables)
Leprechaun Traps for St Patrick’s Day
Use a cardboard box to trap a lucky leprechaun! This awesome leprechaun trap idea makes the perfect St. Patrick’s Day craft. It’s a fun activity that kids love to create every year. Will you catch one this year?
Trap a leprechaun for sure this year with this reverse phycology leprechaun trap for kids! It’s a fun building and STEAM/STEM craft project for St. Patrick’s Day.
Planning to make a leprechaun trap with your kids this year? Here is a fun and easy leprechaun hat trap idea that is sure to catch a lucky leprechaun!
- Tissue Paper Box Leprechaun Trap
Everyone knows that those wee little leprechauns just love gold. With this cereal box trap, the leprechaun will slide down to get the shiny objects, only to be caught in the trap!
Make a classic leprechaun trap using a box, stick and string! A fun and easy trap for all ages!
All the free gold a leprechaun could desire is right here. All they need to do is not fall into your trap. But this colourful little popsicle stick trap is sure to entice any leprechaun!
Get step by step instructions on how to build a Top Hat Leprechaun Trap. Super cute and colorful, it’s the perfect activity for St Patricks Day!
Leprechaun Traps don’t have to be make from cardboard or paper! Try using LEGO to make a cool trap and add your own details!
A quick leprechaun trap idea is a basic, small chipboard box with some fun stickers. Easy!
Here’s great way to use one of those plastic waste bins with the spinning top. Your little leprechaun count be able to escape this trap!
Follow the rainbow and the free gold to to end! This easy leprechaun trap idea is sure to capture your little ones imagination and a leprechaun, if you’re lucky!
- LEGO Trap Door
- Leprechaun Slide Trap Idea
Nothing better than a little slide for some free gold! Or at least we hope so with this adorable leprechaun trap using popsicle sticks and cardboard tubes!
Put on your engineer’s hat to create this simple and classic trap using a left over strawberry basket!
Use a potato ship can to create this slide that no leprechaun could resist! I think you’re little one won’t get skunked this year with this trap!
Create a little garden to trap a lucky leprechaun using an old tin can!
Age Suitability
These crafts are good for toddlers aged children 2 years old and up. My kids are 5, 5 and 8 years old.
Mess Level
The mess level for these crafts varies.
Difficulty to Create
Low.
Skills Developed
Language development, shape recognition, color recognition, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, imaginative play, creativity.
Toddler and Preschooler Curriculums, Books & TV Show!
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Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
Click here for more information: Play2Learn
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles that show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
- Level up their skills—Riddles get trickier as kids progress through the book, challenging them as they get better at solving puzzles!
- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to finally share my new crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched July 1 at on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
WILL YOU TRY MAKING THESE LEPRECHAUN TRAP IDEAS WITH YOUR CHILD? PIN IT FOR LATER.
