Easy & Budget-Friendly St. Patrick’s Day Craft Ideas on WGN

Want to Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a burst of crafty creativity? Check out this fun segment “Midday Fix: Easy & Budget-Friendly St. Patrick’s Day Craft Ideas” on WGN. Catch Sandy Sandler, creator of Bowdabra, teaching easy & budget-friendly St. Patrick’s Day crafts. Have a great family craft night with your kids trying these St. Patrick’s Day craft ideas using recycled objects.

St. Patrick’s Day is a day to celebrate the wearing of the green, shamrocks, leprechauns, rainbows, and the pots of gold at the end of the rainbow. Bowdabra is here to share these easy DIY St. Patrick’s Day craft ideas that are guaranteed to inspire you. Pick a craft or two to create something special for your St. Patrick’s Day celebration

DIY St. Patrick’s Leprechaun Photo Prop

Here are the supplies that you’ll need:

• Paper plate
• Crayons
• Leprechaun Photo Prop Cut-Outs
• Scissors
• Glue or double-sided tape

Let’s make the Leprechaun Photo Prop:

1. Color the outer ring of the paper plate with rainbow crayon colors and cut it in a swirl.
2. To make this super simple we have photo prop templates that you can download on our website. Print and cut out the photo prop templates for the hat, hatband, and buckle.
3. Thread the black hatband through the gold buckle.
4. Use glue or double-sided tape to attach the hat band to the hat.
5. Use glue or double-sided tape to attach the hat to the paper plate.
6. Take lots of photos of your little leprechaun.

Patrick’s Day Snow Globe

This St. Patrick’s snow globe uses gold coins and shamrocks in place of the “snow” in traditional snow globes. Here are the detailed instructions on How to Make the Perfect St. Patrick’s Day Snow Globe.

DIY Catch a Leprechaun

Here are the supplies:

• Toilet paper roll
• Tissue Paper (Green)
• Patrick’s Leprechaun Cut-Outs template
• Little Ladder
• Double-sided tape (Green)
• Hot glue gun and hot glue

Let’s make the DIY Catch a Leprechaun:

1. Print and cut out the leprechaun template.
2. Take the green double-sided tape and wrap it around the toilet paper roll.
3. Pick up the tissue paper and stuff it down into the toilet paper roll.
4. Glue or tape a couple of coins around it.
5. Also, put the belt around it.
6. Attach the little ladder to it and now you have a ladder to come up to catch a Leprechaun!

For more St. Patrick’s Day projects and crafts please visit the Bowdabra blog. And be sure and like us on Facebook. Each week we publish another fun kid’s craft or art project to do with the whole family.