Leprechaun Binoculars Craft for Kids (St. Patrick’s Day Activity)

Get ready for a little St. Patrick’s Day magic with these Leprechaun Binoculars! This fun and easy kids craft is perfect for helping little ones imagine spotting a sneaky leprechaun or searching for a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Made with simple supplies and big creativity, these leprechaun binoculars are great for preschoolers and beyond, whether you’re celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at home, in the classroom, or during a themed party. It’s a hands-on craft that encourages imaginative play while adding a festive touch to your St. Patrick’s Day activities.

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Supplies You May Need

Instructions

1. Paint Your Binoculars

We are going to start by grabbing both of your toilet paper tubes and painting them green. Then set them aside and allow them to dry completely.

2. Cut Out Shapes

Cut shamrock shapes from green construction paper and small circles from yellow paper to represent gold coins. For even more festive fun, grab some plastic gold coins and glue those on.

cut out green and yellow shamrock shapes

3. Glue Your Binoculars

Use your hot glue gun to attach the two green toilet paper rolls side by side to create binoculars.

4. Glue on Shapes

Kids can use the glue stick to attach the shamrock shapes and yellow circles onto the outside of the rolls.

glue shamrock shapes on green binoculars

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5. Attach the Pipecleaners

Glue a green or yellow pipe cleaner along one open edge of the binoculars, wrapping it around the rim for decoration.

Repeat with another pipe cleaner on the opposite end.

attach the pipe cleaner to your binoculars

7. Add String

Lastly, tape or glue a piece of string to the inside of the toilet paper rolls to create a strap. And there you go! You’ve completed your leprechaun binoculars! Now go find a leprechaun!

green string attached to leprechaun binoculars

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Must-Read Leprechaun Books

Keep the fun going with these must-read books about the leprechaun. There are so many benefits to reading aloud to kids. It’s even been found that reading books to toddlers can help build their empathy, aiding in social-emotional development.