This is a great last minute St Patricks Day gift that is quick and easy to make.
My boys are now 7 and 5 and I thought this year it would be nice for them to celebrate a bit of their heritage with St Patricks Day. They are also old enough to start to understand where they come from and the concept of generations past. So I thought why not surprise them this year with a gift from a Leprechaun to get into the St Pats spirit!
I plan on leaving this Pot of Gold on the front steps St Patricks Day morning.
It's super easy. I just cut a length of Burlap long enough to go around a mason jar. I use foam stamps from the dollar store and green acrylic paint to stamp 'Pot of Gold' on the burlap. Once dry I used a hot glue gun to stick the ends of the burlap together at the back of the jar.
Then I filled the jar with gold coin chocolates.
For the top I made a Leprechaun Hat from black felt. I cut a circle the same size as the lid of the mason jar. Then I cut a rectangle of felt 10cm x 4cm and rolled it into a tube and hot glued it together. I then glued this tube to a square of felt just larger than the tube and then the other end of the tube onto the large circle. Once dry I trimmed the square to the circumference of the tube.
Then I choose a small gold button I had (appropriately with a clover leaf - unfortunately not four leaf though!) and glued it onto the felt hat. I then glued the hat onto the top of the mason jar.
I think the boys will be thrilled with their gift from the Leprechaun on Sunday! It's not too late to make one of these for your kids or neighbours.
My boys are now 7 and 5 and I thought this year it would be nice for them to celebrate a bit of their heritage with St Patricks Day. They are also old enough to start to understand where they come from and the concept of generations past. So I thought why not surprise them this year with a gift from a Leprechaun to get into the St Pats spirit!
I plan on leaving this Pot of Gold on the front steps St Patricks Day morning.
It's super easy. I just cut a length of Burlap long enough to go around a mason jar. I use foam stamps from the dollar store and green acrylic paint to stamp 'Pot of Gold' on the burlap. Once dry I used a hot glue gun to stick the ends of the burlap together at the back of the jar.
Then I filled the jar with gold coin chocolates.
For the top I made a Leprechaun Hat from black felt. I cut a circle the same size as the lid of the mason jar. Then I cut a rectangle of felt 10cm x 4cm and rolled it into a tube and hot glued it together. I then glued this tube to a square of felt just larger than the tube and then the other end of the tube onto the large circle. Once dry I trimmed the square to the circumference of the tube.
Then I choose a small gold button I had (appropriately with a clover leaf - unfortunately not four leaf though!) and glued it onto the felt hat. I then glued the hat onto the top of the mason jar.
I think the boys will be thrilled with their gift from the Leprechaun on Sunday! It's not too late to make one of these for your kids or neighbours.
No comments:
Post a Comment