It’s time to catch a Leprechaun. The kids and I have been trying to catch a leprechaun for at least 10 years, now. This year, we tweaked our trap a little bit. We added some more gold, and a sign to entice them. I’m feeling pretty confident about it.  With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, I thought I would find a Few Leprechaun Trap Ideas to share with you, so you can catch one too.

What is a Leprechaun?

Leprechauns are small creatures that like to lead a quiet life mending shoes and looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. They can be a bit mischevious though. They often play tricks on the people they visit.

What Do You Do If You Catch a Leprechaun?

If you are kind to them then they will let you make a wish!

How Many Wishes Will a Leprechaun Grant you?

Legend has it that if you catch a leprechaun, he or she can barter for their freedom. They are allowed to grant three wishes.

What are Leprechauns Attracted To?

Mostly gold, but rainbows and green shamrocks help too.

Here’s a quick Video on One of our Leprechaun Traps. We usually start with a Dollar Tree Hat and go from there. The link to this idea is below…

Are you ready to Catch a Leprechaun? Let the shenanigans begin…

The link for this one did not lead me to a user-friendly site. I’ll keep looking for the link, and update when I find it. This looks like a shoe box painted green, wooden dowels to hang the pot of gold, and a cut out masked with paper. Very cute!

How cute is this? An Inn invited the leprechauns to stay for free! From Molly Moo Crafts

From Pop Sugar, this is a nice and simple trap. Just wait for the leprechauns to come by and pull the string to catch them.

By Sweet Metal Moments! This one comes with Printables for building your motel

I love this one so much! from the suburban soap box

From Crafts by Amanda

 It’s a Fabulous Life

from Play Dr. Mom

from Creekside Learning 

 

Make a Leprechaun Trap out of a Dollar Tree Hat and Dollar Tree Decorations. 

Happy Trapping!

~Melissa -KidFriendlyThingsToDo.com