Puffy Paint Leprechaun Craft

Do your kids love puffy paint? Whenever I mention puffy paint my children jump up and down in excitement. They love to help me measure out all of the ingredients and mix it all together.

Whether you’re a puffy paint pro, or you’ve been wanting to try it out, we have the perfect craft for you today! This puffy paint Leprechaun craft is crazy adorable and is a perfect craft to make together as a family or at school for St. Patrick’s Day.

Supplies needed:

school glue
shaving cream
yellow and red food coloring
container for mixing
mixing spoon
paintbrush
paper plate
peach colored paint
green, black and yellow cardstock paper (green, black and yellow)
glue stick
googly eyes
crayons
scissors
stapler

Instructions:

1. Paint your plate centre

Start by painting the center of your paper plate with your peach colored paint.

2. Make puffy paint

Now make your puffy paint. Do this by adding equal amounts of school glue and shaving cream into your mixing container. Add drops of yellow and red food coloring to make an orange color, and then mix it all together. If you are only making 1-3 Leprechaun crafts you will only need to use about 1/3 c. – 1/2 c. of both the glue and shaving cream. If you are making this with a larger group, you will want to use more.

3. Paint your plate rim with puffy paint

Use your sponge brush or paintbrush to paint the outside rim of your paper plate with your orange puffy paint. Set your paper plate aside to dry completely. This may take several hours depending on how thick you coat on the puffy paint.

4. Cut out shape for the hat

While your puffy paint is drying, cut out several shapes from your cardstock paper to make a Leprechaun hat. You’ll need a green rectangle for the crown of the hat, a green rectangle for the brim of the hat, a black rectangle for the band and a yellow square (with the center cut out) for the buckle.

Use your glue stick to glue all of the pieces together to make the Leprechaun hat.