Materials:
- gallon circular ice cream container, clean and dry - 4 pieces of green felt or construction paper - 1 piece of grey felt or construction paper - 1 piece of black felt or construction paper - 1 yard of green ribbon - Scissors - Ruler - Black marker - Craft glue or hot glue gun - Hole punch
Make Leprechaun:
Step 1: Cover Container
Using the bottom of the ice cream container as a guide, trace a circle onto a piece of green felt and cut it out with scissors. Cover the bottom of the ice cream container by gluing the felt circle to it. Cover the outside surface of the container by gluing on 1 or 2 pieces of green felt. You may need to trim the felt or piece it together in order to cover the container completely. Punch 2 holes right below the lip of the container. The holes should be on opposite sides, directly across from each other.
Step2: Make Brim
Use the remaining piece of green felt to cut a brim that¦s as big as the felt is wide. Use a large circular object as a guide, or simply round off the corners with scissors. Place the container, open side down, on the middle of the felt circle. Trace around the container. Now, create another smaller circle inside that one about 2÷ from the line. Cut out the smaller circle. Make little snips in the felt from the cutout area to the drawn lines to create tabs. This will allow you to push the tabs up inside the hat and glue the brim in place. Turn the container on its flat end. Create a thin line of glue around the inside of the container¦s rim. Attach the brim to the container by pressing the tabs to the line of glue inside the hat. Allow the glue to set. Punch holes in the felt brim next to the holes on the ice cream container.
Step 3:Make Buckle
Make Brim Use the remaining piece of green felt to cut a brim that¦s as big as the felt is wide. Use a large circular object as a guide, or simply round off the corners with scissors. Place the container, open side down, on the middle of the felt circle. Trace around the container. Now, create another smaller circle inside that one about 2÷ from the line. Cut out the smaller circle. Make little snips in the felt from the cutout area to the drawn lines to create tabs. This will allow you to push the tabs up inside the hat and glue the brim in place. Turn the container on its flat end. Create a thin line of glue around the inside of the container¦s rim. Attach the brim to the container by pressing the tabs to the line of glue inside the hat. Allow the glue to set. Punch holes in the felt brim next to the holes on the ice cream container.
Step 4: Make Hat Strings
Cut the piece of green ribbon in half. Tie a double knot at the end of each piece. Thread 1 piece of ribbon (the unknotted end) through 1 hole in the container from the inside of the container to the outside. Then, thread the ribbon down through the hole in the brim. Repeat with the other piece of ribbon on the other side of the hat. Place the hat on your little leprechaun¦s head and tie the 2 piece of ribbon in big bow.
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