3D Color-by-Number Leprechaun Craft – Printable St. Patrick’s Day Activity for Kids 🍀

March 4, 2026 March 4, 2026 by Ayelet Keshet in ,
3D color by number leprechaun craft for St. Patrick’s Day – printable paper craft for kids with a leprechaun popping out of his hat filled with chocolate gold coins.

There are so many St. Patrick’s Day crafts out there — shamrocks, rainbows, pots of gold — but this one literally pops out 😀

This printable leprechaun craft turns a color-by-number activity page into an original 3D paper craft for St. Patrick’s Day. Kids color the pieces, cut them out, and build a leprechaun popping out of his hat.

And once it’s done, you can even fill the hat with chocolate coins and turn it into a sweet little St. Patrick’s Day gift.

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3D color by number leprechaun craft for St. Patrick’s Day – printable paper craft for kids with a leprechaun popping out of his hat filled with chocolate gold coins.

A Creative St. Patrick’s Day Activity

This printable leprechaun craft is a cute and easy St. Patrick’s Day idea, suitable for kids ages 5-8. It doesn’t require any special materials — just paper, scissors, glue, and coloring supplies. I recommend using cardstock for printers, but normal paper works too. Once finished, the 3D leprechaun stands up on its own, ready to hold your golden chocolate coins. 

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How to Make the 3D Leprechaun Hat Craft

Below you’ll find the step-by-step instructions for making this Leprechaun paper craft. There are also pictures to show you how it comes to be.

Supplies*:

  • The printable PDF (available to subscribers — sign-up box at the end of this post)
  • Printer
  • White cardstock for printers (for best results)
  • Glue (I use glue stick for a mess-free craft)
  • Safety scissors for kids (or regular ones if it’s safe)
  • Crayons, markers, or colored pencils (I use alcohol based markers)
  • A ruler (optional – it’s helpful for folding)
  • Chocolate coins to put inside the hat (or plastic coins)

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Steps:

1. Print out the PDF of this craft. It includes two pages.

Printable 3D leprechaun color by number craft template, ready for kids to print, color and cut.

2. Color All the Pieces according to the color-by-number key.

Coloring the leprechaun and hat pieces of the 3D St. Patrick’s Day craft following the color by number guide.

3. Cut Out the Pieces: The round hat base, the long strip (this will become the top of the hat), and the leprechaun’s front and back.

All pieces of the 3D leprechaun color-by-number craft cut out and ready for assembly.

4. Build the Hat: Take the long strip for the top of the hat. Spread glue on the side tab and roll it into a round hat shape. 

Next, fold the small tabs inward. Spread glue on them and stick the hat onto the center of the hat’s base.

Step-by-step photos of building the 3D leprechaun hat for the St. Patrick’s Day color by number craft – rolling the hat's top, folding the tabs, and gluing it to the round base.

5. Prepare the Leprechaun: Before gluing the front and back together, fold the bottom flaps upward so the dashed lines are hidden inside. These flaps with form the base that helps the leprechaun stand.

TIP: place a ruler along the dashed line and fold the flap over it to keep the fold straight.

Leprechaun front and back with folded bottom flaps ready to be glued together.

6. Glue the Front and Back Together: Glue the front and the back sides of the leprechaun to each other back-to-back – but avoid the folded flaps. These flaps need to spread out so the leprechaun can stand upright.

Gluing the leprechaun front and back together for the 3D paper craft, with the finished figure shown from the front and back.

7. Glue the Leprechaun Inside the Hat: Spread glue on the bottom of the folded flaps. Insert the leprechaun into the hat cylinder and press the flaps down against the inside bottom of the cylinder. Hold for a few seconds until it sticks.

Now your 3D leprechaun is popping out of his hat.

8. Fill your leprechaun’s hat with chocolate coins. Now you’ve got the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow! ✨🌈

Finished 3D leprechaun craft for St. Patrick’s Day with the leprechaun glued inside the hat, holding golden chocolate coins for kids.

 

A Handmade St. Patrick’s Day Gift 

Once assembled, this 3D leprechaun craft stands up on its own. It works well as a classroom activity, a March craft at home, a small holiday decoration, or a DIY St. Patrick Day gift.

Because everything is designed to print at home and build with basic supplies, it’s easy to set up whenever you’re ready for a quick St. Patrick’s Day activity.

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