Tissue box leprechaun trap

It's SO FUN and easy to make a leprechaun trap! This creative St. Patrick's Day craft for kids, made with an empty tissue box, is SO FUN for the classroom or home. Those mischievous creatures won't be able to resist the gold coins at the end of the rainbow!

Leprechaun Trap: Cover a tissue box with green felt or paper. Cut a hole in the felt where the hole is in the box. Glue one side of the felt cutout around the edge of the hole to make the trap door. Cover with green grass and secure with glue. Glue on gold coins, Rolos, beads or anything shiny, and add a rainbow. Make a ladder with popsicle sticks.

Instructions for a St. Patrick's Day leprechaun trap craft for preschool, kindergarten and gradeschool kids.

Here are step-by-step instructions on how to build a leprechaun trap using a tissue box. Your kids will love this St. Patrick's Day craft and STEM activity.

Trap those pesky leprechauns before they do any real damage. 😉

Challenge your kids to make a recycled cardboard leprechaun trap using empty tissue boxes and cardboard tubes! St. Patrick's Day STEM project.

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Leprechaun trap! Used things around the house - cereal box, k-cup box, tissue paper in green and gold foil, cotton balls for clouds, handmade rainbow, label maker and toy car that he no longer played with - glued it all down with a hot glue gun! Purchased items were the gold coins, the green hat and a packet of St. Patrick’s Day confetti from the party store!

Your kids are sure to catch that pesky Leprechaun with these fun and easy Leprechaun Trap Printables. With rainbow, green, and lucky gold coins, the leprechaun is sure to make a stop at your house.