Free Leprechaun Pattern Printable (leprechaun craft printable)

This free leprechaun pattern printable is a great way to celebrate St. Patrick's Day with kids of all ages while working on their fine motor skills.

Two leprechaun printables are included - one in color and one in black and white. Pick whichever works best for you, gather some simple supplies and get ready for low-prep crafting fun!

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This ready-made template is easy to use with your own children or for your lesson plans. It's a great activity for libraries, too! If you're planning a St. Patrick's Day theme, make sure to check out these additional printables while you're here on The Artisan Life:

• Pot of gold templates
• Leprechaun gold coins templates
• Rainbow coloring pages
• Shamrock templates
• Four leaf clover templates
• Shamrock coloring pages

What other printables would you like to see? A leprechaun hat template? Leprechaun coloring pages? Please leave a comment and let me know!

Once your free printable leprechaun template is assembled, it's easy to turn it into a stick puppet or bulletin board decoration. Or maybe you can catch it in your leprechaun trap? No matter how you decide to use this template, I hope you have so much fun with this cute leprechaun craft!

Materials needed to make your own leprechaun

You don't need construction paper for this craft, but here are the simple materials you will want:

• Your free template printable (look for the row of purple arrows lower down in the post)
• Card stock or paper
  • I used my favorite bight white 32# paper for my craft. It is thicker than regular paper but easier to cut than card stock.
• Child-friendly scissors
  • Child-friendly pointed tip scissors work best for this particular craft
• Glue stick
• Popsicle stick, if you want to make a puppet
• Crayons and embellishments (glitter, pom poms, etc), if you're using the coloring page version

How to make a leprechaun paper craft

This is a super easy craft to set up and a fun way to challenge your child's fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. 

First, download your free printable from lower down in the post. Learning Center members can log in here to quickly and easy download the PDF file from their simplified, ad-free site.

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Print off as many copies as you need of your preferred leprechaun craft template. Card stock is more durable for making puppets, but paper can be easier for children to cut.

If you're using the coloring page version, coloring the leprechaun is easier before cutting the pieces out.

Have your child or students cut out all of the individual pieces. Each piece does not have to be fully cut out and the legs don't have to be separated. They are spaced perfectly on the printable page.

The beard needs to be cut carefully and it's best if the lower edges of the hair, body, and hat are cut along the lines, but other than that it's okay to not cut things right on the line.

Practice test fitting the paper pieces to ensure everything goes on in the correct order. The best order to glue your little leprechauns together is:

• Beard onto face
• Hair onto face
• Hat over hair
• Ears glued from the back of the head
• Head glued on top of body
• Hands glued at the sleeve cuffs from behind
• Legs glued to the body from behind

After your child or students know how everything fits together, have them use a glue stick to glue everything down. My leprechaun in the photo below is not glued because I couldn't find a glue stick when I had time to take photos. #momlife

Once the fun craft is complete, it can be glued to a popsicle stick or used to make a paper bag puppet. Your leprechaun puppet can be used in puppet plays, imaginative play, or as a storytelling prop for your St. Patrick's Day story time. 

Easy paper leprechaun craft PDF file download area

Like other St Patrick's Day printables here on The Artisan Life, this free leprechaun template is licensed for personal use and single classroom use. This includes use with library activities and therapy clients. 

This free printable template is not licensed for commercial use. You are not licensed to redistribute the files or print outs to others, even for free. Please refer friends and colleages to this post so they can download their own printables.

II hope you enjoy this craft template! Be sure to check out the additional posts below for more St. Patrick's Day ideas.