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Reader Submissions: Share Your Leprechaun Trap

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Check out these fun photos of leprechaun traps and then make and share your own. Catching a leprechaun can be tricky so make sure you read these leprechaun trap tips first. Make sure you also check out the Leprechaun Trap Photo Gallery which includes all of the traps below plus many more.

Share A Leprechaun Trap

The Trap

Get the empty shoe box. I put the two paper towels over the shoebox then the spinach and a coin on the towel. I placed the shoebox at the base of the treasure chest and tried to lure him in with a sc…More

At the end of the rainbow is a pot of gold

cover box with construction paper with tape and or glue. Decorate with beads and write Lucky Charms. Decorate the box any way you like. I cut a shamrock out and put it inside the box on the back. Pla…More

Oran's lucky trap

Wrap ribbon around a basket. Colour and cut out rainbow and clover. Tape to basket. Find some leaves and poke them through the holes. Stick bows to trap. Poke a stick with ribbon wrapped around it on…More

The Green Clover Camo Leprechaun Trap

I used lots of green paper, and some mailing boxes. I made a ladder out of one box. I used a lot of tape to hold it together. I drew some clover with a pen. For bait I used some of my pennies. Alyssa…More

Jake's Leprechaun Trap

Tie "Gold" inside the cup so it dangles downward. I punched two holes on the bottom of the cup and tied the "gold" on the inside and tied it on the bottom.Put the screw in the bottom of the cup so th…More

The Lucky Charm Hotel

Place the green Easter grass in the bottom of the cage to cover the floor. Take the black pot and fill it with tissue paper and place the gold coins on top. Tape fake or real lottery tickets to the f…More

Kacy's Leprechaun Catcher

Cover the box in colored paper. Make a ladder out of straws and toothpicks. Cut a hole in the top of box and a window in the side of box. Cover window with clear plastic wrap. Add plastic wrap to top…More

Prize Winning Leprechaun Trap

We started with a foam board base. We decided to put our trap in the back left corner. We disguised our trap with items that a leprechaun would like. Since leprechauns are naturally curious, add lots…More

Samantha's Leprechaun Trap

Samantha made this trap so she could catch the leprechaun and get it's pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. This leprechaun trap description was submitted in Spanish and I loosely translated it to …More

Keila's Gold - Don't Steal - Leprechaun Trap

Make a hole in the top of the box. Cover box with table cloth. Cut table cloth along hole at top. Cover top of box with Easter grass. Glue or tape pot or shot glass to top of box. Add other decoratio…More

Fall'n The Cup Leprechaun Trap

Place a water bottle on a table. This is what the leprechaun will fall in. Put in just a little of the charms because you don't want the leprechaun tipping the cup over and getting the charms. Place …More

Catch the GREEN Leprechaun Trap

Make the box green with paper, build the ladder on the outside going up to the open top of box which is then loosely covered with green garland. That makes a net which the leprechaun will fall throug…More

Leprechaun Trap for Preschoolers

I wanted to make a trap with my 3 and 2 year olds but had to keep it simple so that they could participate.I had them go to town painting a box however they wanted (big mess but lots of fun).Then we …More

Brian's Treasure House Leprechaun Trap

1. Install the pulley wheels under the birdcage roof.2. Use the string tie up the birdcage door and go through the pulley to tie the paper cup at the other end.3. Decorate the birdcage with cardboard…More

A Freak'n Leprechaun Trap

Tape the sides with construction paper, decorate with stickers and plastic figures.We just used a plain box and covered it up with green paper and we used blue tape. We decided to make a huge rainbow…More

After me Lucky Charms Leprechaun Trap

Cut and glue green tablecloth over shoe box and cardboard.Glue 2 strand of gold pearls on cardboard to make walkway.Fill in the walkway with charms from cereal.Glue Easter grass to each side of the w…More

Catching the Richest Leprechaun in the Land

Wrap the box in craft paper, place stickers on. The ladder is popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners with beads. There is a hole on top by the pot of gold. He will fall in and won't be able to get out. Th…More

Hank's Leprechaun Trap

we painted the nipple basket gold, painted the plastic cap liner rainbow colors and glued it to the top of the nipple basket. We tied the rock with the fishing line and tied the other end to the top …More

Olivia's Lucky Surprise

Took a large shoe box, cut it and reinforced with with rods. We used lots of glitter, glue, shamrock paper (table cloth) and stickers to get the walls decorated. We used glittery pipe cleaners to mak…More

Joey's Grand Leprechaun Trap

Use your imagination to create your own grand design. It was a fun project to do with dad. He cut all the parts and I designed, colored, and put all the signs and decorations on it. Now I hope I can …More

John's Leprechaun Trap

Cover the shoe box with foil paper and shamrock garland. Cut out a rainbow path from craft foam. Also cut out a pot of gold and gold coins to put along the path. Use glitter glue to accentuate the ra…More

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