How to Make a Leprechaun Trap (Step by Step)
The basic method every trap uses: bait, a way up, a way in, and no way out.
45 min Cost $ 5 items
Leprechaun Hat Trap
A green top hat made from card hides a deep hole — “try on the hat!”.
How to make it
- Make a green card top hat with no top.
- Stand it over a hole cut in a box.
- Cover the top with tissue paper and place a coin on it.
What you need
- Green card
- Box
- Tissue paper
- Gold coin
More ideas like this
Shoebox Trapdoor Trap
A hidden flap in the lid gives way when the leprechaun reaches for the gold.
40 min Cost $ 4 items
Rainbow Ladder Trap
A paper rainbow arches over the box, with a ladder leading up to a pot of gold over a hole.
45 min Cost $ 5 items
Leprechaun Hotel Trap
A cosy “hotel” with a tiny bed and snacks — the door locks once they check in.
1 hr Cost $ 5 items
Cereal Box Slide Trap
A slippery foil slide leads from the bait straight down into a cereal box.
25 min Cost $ 4 items
Crisps Tube Tunnel Trap
A one-way tunnel: easy to crawl in towards the gold, impossible to back out of.
30 min Cost $ 4 items