How To Make Awesome Leprechaun Finger Puppets

Finger puppets are the ultimate definition of fun for kids. Who I am kidding though, I’m an adult and I have as much fun with them as my kids do! 😉 This year for St. Patrick’s Day add something extra special to your holiday celebrations by creating these awesome leprechaun finger puppets.

These adorable little leprechaun finger puppets are great for kids of all ages, especially for preschoolers. Preschool is a great time to work on strengthening fine motor muscles in the hands and fingers and that makes these leprechaun finger puppets a perfect compliment to your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

This fun St. Patrick’s Day Craft only requires a few simple materials which you probably already have on hand at home and school, so will love how easy this leprechaun craft is to create.

Our handy template makes creating these leprechaun finger puppets extra simple so go grab your supplies and gear up for this amazingly fun St. Patrick’s Day craft idea.

Supplies for Leprechaun Finger Puppets

leprechaun finger puppets template <—- GET THE TEMPLATE
white cardstock
pencil for tracing
green cardstock
orange cardstock
cream cardstock
black cardstock
3/4-inch circle punch
small googly eyes
small orange craft pom
fine tip black marker
extra strength glue stick
scissors

Side note: If you don’t have the resources or don’t want to trace the template pieces onto colored cardstock paper, you can simply have kids color our black and white template with crayons or markers and then create their leprechaun finger puppets.

Instructions for Leprechaun Finger Puppets

1. Print out template and cut out all pieces

Begin by downloading and printing out the leprechaun finger puppets template on white cardstock. Cut out each of the pieces of the template.

2. Trace each piece on colored cardstock

Grab your pencil and use it to trace each of the pieces of the template on your colored cardstock. Trace the leprechaun rectangle body and rectangle bottom of the hat on green cardstock. Then trace the large beard shape on orange cardstock. Finally trace the leprechaun face on cream cardstock and the brim of the hat on black cardstock.

3. Cut out traced pieces

Cut out each of the traced template pieces on the different colored cardstock.

4. Create holes for fingers in green rectangle

Place the leprechaun body template on top of the green one you’ve just cut out and line them up together as a guide. Use your 3/4-inch circle punch to cut out the two circles at the bottom of the rectangle. This creates the holes for you to place your finger in after your leprechaun puppet is created.

5. Glue cream face piece onto orange beard

Glue the cream leprechaun face onto the orange beard. Using scissors, carefully cut strips along the entire perimeter of the beard. Just make sure to not cut into the face of the leprechaun.

6. Glue beard piece onto green leprechaun body

Add glue on the back of your leprechaun beard and glue it onto the green leprechaun body, leaving only a small amount of space above the finger puppet holes.

7. Glue hat pieces

Now glue the bottom of the hat at the top of the leprechaun head. Finish by gluing the small black rectangle on the hat.

8. Glue eyes and nose

Use an extra strength glue stick or school glue to glue small googly eyes onto your leprechaun craft. Then glue a small orange pom on your leprechaun for a nose.

9. Draw a smile

Grab your fine tip black marker and use it to draw a smile on your leprechaun craft.

10. Add a four-leaf clover sticker on the hat brim

For a finishing touch, add a four-leaf clover embellishment or sticker on the brim of the leprechaun hat.

Your leprechaun finger puppets are ready for play time! To play with your leprechaun finger puppets, place two of your fingers inside the holes at the bottom of your leprechaun. Move your fingers around and watch as your leprechaun walks and dances around.

You can make a DIY theatre out of a cardboard box and put on a puppet show for your family, friends or classmates with your leprechaun puppets.

Or simply set up a play area for your little leprechauns with colorful rainbow poms, sparkly yellow poms to look like leprechaun gold and four-leaf clover stickers or embellishments laying around. Walk and dance your leprechaun finger puppets around in the colorful poms like they are playing in a rainbow.