DIY Mossy Maze Leprechaun Trap

 
DIY leprechaun trap craft from scratch with maria provezano

Oh that tricky leprechaun!

I have to tell you, the thought of a “leprechaun trap'“ sounded a little aggressive when my son came home from school and told me what his assignment was. I was a little apprehensive, but after starting the project…there is a chance I got a little too into it! I mean, I was literally having conversation with my son about what we thought would entice the leprechaun to come through our mossy maze! Ha Ha! It actually ended up being really fun…and cute, might I add.

The base of this bad boy is a simple wood tray I got at the craft supply store. I came up with the idea of a “mossy maze” because I spend too much time on Pinterest and “moss wall art” is trendy right now. When I was at the craft supply store trying to look for green inspiration the light bulb went off when I saw the moss and thought I could create something similar…for the leprechaun.

The moss will either come as a sheet or as loose moss. I recommend getting a sheet of moss to cover the bottom of the tray and then create your maze design with the loose moss. All you need to do is use a hot glue gun to secure it in!

I added some fun things like rainbow sprinkles, gold coins, and a little rainbow for some elements of fun! Then, I decided to trap the leprechaun by using a paper cup held up by a lollipop stick. Get as creative as you like!

DIY leprechaun trap craft from scratch with maria provezano

Supplies:

sheet moss

floral moss (loose); I recommend using a couple of different colors

wood tray

hot glue gun

paper in rainbow colors

paper cutter; optional (scissors can also be used)

paper cup and lollipop stick for the trap

Optional additions: wood rounds, rainbow sprinkles, gold pieces

Directions:

Measure out the sheet of moss so that it will fit into the tray

Hot glue the moss sheet into the bottom of the wood tray

Add the loose moss into the tray with your hands and create your own maze

Once you plan how you want your maze to look, glue the loose moss in with a hot glue gun

You can add extra details like wood rounds, fake pieces of gold, and sprinkles along the trail to entice the leprechaun 

To create the rainbow simply cut red, orange, yellow, green, purple, and blue strips of paper approximately 1 inch wide 

You can make them as long as you like depending on the size of your tray

Glue the 1-inch strips of paper together with a hot glue gun

Once the glue has dried fold the bottom of each end of the paper under about 1/4 inch and add some glue to the ends, then glue the rainbow into the tray on top of the moss leading to the end of the maze

To create the trap I simply cut a small white paper cup and held it up with a lollipop stick so that when the leprechaun enters the rainbow and sees the gold then he will be trapped by the cup

DIY leprechaun trap craft from scratch with maria provezano
DIY leprechaun trap craft from scratch with maria provezano
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