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Easy Gnome Leprechaun Craft for Kids

a fun St. Patrick's day kids' craft using a foam cone and colored paper to make a gnome leprechaun
Total Time30 minutes
Servings: 1 gnome leprechaun
Author: Stephy
Cost: $6

Equipment

  • scissors
  • double sided tape
  • glue

Ingredients

  • cardstock, construction paper, or colored paper black, light green, dark green, gold, beige
  • pom poms light green and beige
  • 1 piece orange craft fluff or craft fur (optional - you can also use an orange paper beard in place of the fluff or fur)
  • 1 pack shamrock stickers
  • 1 7" foam cone
  • 2 googly eyes

Instructions

  • Roll the dark green paper around the foam cone and tape it in place, making sure you roll it so the tip of the paper is pointy on the top of the hat. Cut off the excess paper.
  • Take a 3.5"-4" strip of light green paper and wrap it around the base of the foam cone and tape it in place. This will be the gnome's outfit.
  • Cut a 1.5" square piece of beige paper and two 1" beige "feet"
  • Glue the beige square to the top of the light green paper in the center. This is the gnome's face. 
  • Add the beige "feet" to the bottom of the light green paper on each side.
  • Wrap a 0.5" strip of black paper slightly above the feet. This will be the belt.
  • For the buckle, cut out a gold 0.75" square. Fold it in half and cut a slit halfway on either side of the square vertically. Then, cut across horizontally where the slit ends. This will make a square within a square shape for the belt buckle.
  • Glue the buckle down over the middle of the belt.
  • Add a dab of glue to the back of each googly eye and place each one on either side of the top of the gnome's face.
  • Glue the pom pom in the center of the gnome's face for the nose.
  • Cut out a 3"-4" section of craft fluff and glue it below the face, and on either side of the face. For this part, I used hot glue because it would take a while for regular glue to dry.
  • Add some glue to the light green pom-pom and place it on the top of the gnome's hat.
  • Place glittery shamrock stickers or other accents on the gnome's hat.

Notes

Please note that these paper measurements use a 7" foam cone. If you use a cone of a different size, then the amount of paper you use will vary.