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    Home » Kids Crafts

    Tin Can Leprechaun Hat Craft

    Published: Mar 6, 2020 · Modified: Jul 20, 2021 by Marcie Groller · This post may contain affiliate links

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    St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner, so we decided to get in the spirit of the holiday with this adorable Leprechaun Hat craft! Made out of a tin can, this St. Patrick's day craft is a fun and simple activity for all ages!

    If you love transforming recyclables into new, creative projects, be sure to check out our tin can Pencil Holders, Egg Carton Treasure Chest, and Tissue Paper Vase made from a empty bottle,

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    • 👍 Why We Love this St. Patrick's Day Craft
    • ✂️ Supplies
    • 📝 Instructions
    • 🧶 Other Crafts You May Like
    • ☘️ Tin Can Leprechaun Hat Craft

    👍 Why We Love this St. Patrick's Day Craft

    Trash to treasure. Who knew that tin cans make the best Leprechaun Hats? We've seen this craft done lots of others ways, using toilet paper rolls (check our these adorable Toilet Paper Roll Leprechaun Hat Crafts) and even popsicle sticks (see How to Make a Leprechaun Hat Craft). The possibilities are endless!

    Simple supplies - This Leprechaun hat craft is incredibly simple and only requires a handful of supplies.

    Fine motor skills. This Leprechaun hat craft allows kids to put developing cutting, tracing, and gluing skills to good use.  

    child holding green tin can leprechaun hat

    ✂️ Supplies

    Notes on Supplies:

    Tin can- emptied, cleaned and dried

    Pencil- for tracing

    Construction paper- ideally green, black and yellow

    Scissors- we love these kid-friendly scissors

    Hot glue gun- Elmers Glue should also do the trick. 

    Green Leprechaun hat with coin treasures next to it

    📝 Instructions

    Step 1: Cover the can with green paper. Cut out a large strip of green paper that is as wide as your can when it's laying down on its side. Glue the green strip around the can. NOTE: *To protect little hands, cover can’s sharp, inner rim with tape. Alternatively,  if there is access paper at the top of the can, simply fold and glue it into the inner rim of the can. 

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    securing green paper to can

    Step 2: Form the Band. Cut out a long, thin strip of black construction paper to form the Leprechaun hat's black band. Glue the black strip around the can.

    cutting thin strip black paper
    gluing black strip to hat

    Step 3: Make the buckle. Cut out a small rectangle of yellow/gold paper. Fold the paper in half, and then cut out the center to form the Leprechaun hat's buckle. Glue the buckle to the center of the black band.

    green hats yellow buckle
    leprechaun hat with buckle

    4. Add the hat's base. Cut out a circle of green construction paper to form the base of the hat. NOTE: Consider tracing a round object like a bowl to achieve a perfect round shape. Glue the tin can hat to the base.

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    securing green hat to its base

    Now Decorate your Leprechaun hat! We drew a Shamrock on our hat, but kids can get as creative as they'd like. St. Patrick's Day stickers might come in handy for this part!

    leprechaun hat outside on railing

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    ☘️ Tin Can Leprechaun Hat Craft

    Put your empty tin cans to good use with this adorable Leprechaun Hat craft! Kids will love having a special place to store their treasures!
    Author: Marcie & Julie
    Total Time15 mins
    Total: 1 Leprechaun hat

    Materials

    • Empty tin can
    • 1 Pencil
    • Construction paper green, black and yellow
    • Scissors
    • Hot glue gun

    Instructions

    • Cut out a large strip of green paper that is as wide as your can when it's laying down on its side. Glue the green strip around the can.  
    • Cut out a long, thin strip of black construction paper to form the Leprechaun hat's black band. Glue the black strip around the can.
    • Cut out a small rectangle of yellow/gold paper. Fold the paper in half, and then cut out the center to form the Leprechaun hat's buckle. Glue the buckle to the center of the black band.
    • Cut out a circle of green construction paper to form the base of the hat. NOTE: Consider tracing a round object like a bowl to achieve a perfect round shape. Glue the tin can hat to the base.
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    Notes

    The cans' inner rim (where the lid was removed) can be sharp. To dull the inner rim, we wrapped it with a couple layers of tape. Alternatively,  if there is access paper at the top of the can, simply fold and glue it into the inner rim of the can.
    Decorate your Leprechaun hat! We drew a Shamrock on our hat, but kids can get as creative as they'd like. St. Patrick's Day stickers might come in handy for this part!
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