{"id":561,"date":"2025-01-02T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craf\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T14:42:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:42:43","slug":"puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft.html","title":{"rendered":"Puffy Paint Leprechaun Craft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1755 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-6.jpg\" alt=\"Square image of finished puffy paint leprechaun craft.\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-6.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-6-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-6-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-6-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re a puffy paint pro, or you&#8217;ve been wanting to try it out, we have the perfect craft for you today! This <b>puffy paint Leprechaun craft<\/b> is crazy adorable and is a perfect craft to make together as a family or at school for St. Patrick&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<h2>Supplies needed:<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3E8x1qH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">school glue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Cu7NCw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">shaving cream<\/a><\/li>\n<li>yellow and red <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3EaT8ws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">food coloring<\/a><\/li>\n<li>container for mixing<\/li>\n<li>mixing spoon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3DVJVbk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">paintbrush<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4gWByuI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">paper plate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bcsz6N\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">peach colored paint<\/a><\/li>\n<li>green, black and yellow <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3C9P5jm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">cardstock pape<\/a>r\u00a0(green, black and yellow)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4aq9Jso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">glue stick<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4baGCth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">googly eyes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3E939Kz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">crayons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3WetZqL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">scissors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3EaCCNd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">stapler<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions:<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Paint your plate centre<\/h3>\n<p>Start by painting the center of your paper plate with your peach colored paint.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Make puffy paint<\/h3>\n<p>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. &#8211; 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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1756\" src=\"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-2.jpg\" alt=\"Bowl of shaving cream laying next to red and yellow food coloring and bottle of Elmer's school glue.\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-2-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>3. Paint your plate rim with puffy paint<\/h3>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1757 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-3.jpg\" alt=\"White paper plate with the center circle painted with peach paint sitting next to a bowl of mixed orange puffy paint and a paintbrush ready to paint the paper plate with.\" width=\"600\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-3-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>4. Cut out shape for the hat<\/h3>\n<p>While your puffy paint is drying, cut out several shapes from your cardstock paper to make a Leprechaun hat. You&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>Use your glue stick to glue all of the pieces together to make the Leprechaun hat.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1758\" src=\"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-4.jpg\" alt=\"Leprechaun hat pieces cut out of green black and yellow cardstock paper with a Elmer's glue stick sitting on top of them.\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-4-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>5. Staple hat on your Leprechaun<\/h3>\n<p>When your puffy paint is dry, glue or staple your hat onto your Leprechaun.<\/p>\n<h3>6. Draw face details and glue eyes<\/h3>\n<p>Then finish your Leprechaun craft by gluing on googly eyes and adding facial details like a nose, mouth, freckles and eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1759 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-7.jpg\" alt=\"Horizontal image of finished puffy paint leprechaun craft.\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-7.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-7-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t he adorable?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1760 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft.jpg\" alt=\"Vertical image of finished St. Patrick's Day craft with the words &quot;Puffy Paint Leprechaun&quot; in the top left corner.\" width=\"600\" height=\"903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft.jpg 600w, https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft-498x750.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><b><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. &nbsp; Whether you&#8217;re a puffy paint pro, or you&#8217;ve been wanting to try it out, we have the perfect craft [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/puffy-paint-leprechaun-craft.html\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":1755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[333,350,351],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-561","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-st-patricks-day-arts-and-crafts","8":"category-paper-arts-and-crafts","9":"category-recycled-arts-and-crafts"},"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89546,"href":"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561\/revisions\/89546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iheartcraftythings.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}