These St. Patrick’s Day Puppets Are Simple & Fun To Make!
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These St. Patrick’s Day Puppets are simple and fun to make! Using a free printable template, some construction paper and popsicle sticks you can make a set of five puppets including a leprechaun, pot of gold, rainbow, horseshoe, and shamrock!
St. Patrick’s Day Puppets
Popsicle stick puppets are a quick, fun, and easy craft for all ages! Not only are they fun to make, but they are also fun to play with and encourage imaginative play in children.
This is a fun activity for after school, on the weekend, for a play-date or even as a bonding activity with grandparents or other family members.
Younger children will need some help with cutting the pieces out, but older children should manage just fine (although you know your child better than I do, so best judge their abilities).
I’ve suggested various paper colors that you can use to make these puppets, but you can use whatever colors you like. And you don’t have to stick to just five puppets either – use the template several times and make lots of leprechauns!
When the puppets have been made, use them to tell stories or sing songs about St. Patrick’s Day!
Included in the printable template (which you’ll find just before the how-to tutorial card at the end of this post) are some St. Patrick’s Day/Irish poems that I’m sure will come in very handy!
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Materials & Tools Used in This Craft
Full instructions are found in the printable tutorial card at the end of this post, but here is a quick outline so you know what to expect from the craft.
I highly recommend always reading everything all the way through before starting any project so you understand all the steps required.
- Constructions Paper in the following colors:
- Dark Green
- Light Green
- Orange
- Black
- Gold/Yellow
- Red
- Blue
- Purple
- Popsicle Sticks
- Coloring Marker Pens
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
- White (PVA) School Glue
More Paper Crafts
If you want to try some more paper crafts after this one, here are some to take a look at:
- Halloween Haunted House Paper Craft For Kids + Free Printable Template
- Red, White & Blue Paper Flower Wreath
- Free Printable Easter Bunny Paper Wreath
I’ve shared lots of great craft ideas on The Purple Pumpkin Blog over the years, in fact, there are 100+ crafts to make and do at home that you can try, including more St. Patrick’s Day crafts.
Download St. Patrick’s Day Puppets Template
- Free Printable Puppets Template & Irish Poems and Songs – US Letter Size
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I’ve got several step-by-step photos to guide you through making these fun puppets for St. Patrick’s Day which I hope you will find useful!
There is also the how to make St. Patrick’s Day Popsicle Stick Puppets slideshow video over on my YouTube channel that you can watch and save to your Playlists for future reference. (Don’t forget to subscribe while you are there!)
St. Patrick's Day Puppets
These St. Patrick's Day Puppets are simple and fun to make using paper and popsicle sticks!
Materials
- Construction paper in the following colors:
- Dark Green
- Light Green
- Yellow
- Orange
- Black
- Red
- Blue
- Purple
- Popsicle Sticks
- Free Printable Template - link in blog post
Tools
- Pencil
- Marker
- Scissors
- Glue Stick
- White School Glue
Instructions
- Print the template and cut all the pieces out. Trace around each piece onto colored paper - you can choose whichever colors you like! The leprechaun has four different hat designs so you could make different styled leprechauns if you would like. Then cut all the pieces out.
- Using a glue stick, attach the hatband and buckle to the hat; the beard to the small round piece, and the boots on each of the long strips.
- Stick the head to the top of the big round piece and attach the legs to the bottom.
- Use marker pens to draw eyes, nose, and mouth onto the leprechaun's face, and add some stripes to the socks too if you like.
- Use a blob of white school glue to stick the finished paper leprechaun to the end of a popsicle stick and leave it to dry.
- To make the rainbow, stick each layer directly to the popsicle stick and attach the clouds at either end.
- To make the pot of gold, cut the coins in half and place them towards the top of the pot, and attach the pot to a popsicle stick as in step 5.
- To make the shamrock and horseshoe simply attach them to a popsicle stick as in step 5. Add detail with a marker if you wish.
- There is also a lucky coin that isn't demonstrated in the photographs. Cut the round piece and the shamrock piece from different shades of yellow paper, stick them together and attach them to a popsicle stick as in step 5.
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