Day 71: Leprechauns?

What do you get when you cross a shamrock, a toilet paper tube, and some construction paper?  Obviously, a Leprechaun... I think.  Maybe.  What ARE these?? haha

So, I found this cute little St. Patrick's day craft on Pinterest today, http://www.parentmap.com/article/17-st-patricks-day-crafts-for-kids?page=3 and made a few modifications to it.

First, I had green foam, green construction paper (ONE sheet left.. must invest in new construction paper, post haste!) and everything else needed.  We didn't have colored tape though, but i fixed that problem with some green pipe cleaners and a very small hole punch.

I gave both of the girls the toilet paper tubes and green paint and had them paint their tubes.  Obviously, paint was all over the dining room, but hey it washes off with little to no effort.. While they were doing that, I cut out the shamrocks from foam and the legs from construction paper.

After they were dry, Iris and I (since penny didn't want to help anymore) put our leprechauns together.  I used a small hole punch in 2 places along the toilet paper tube. i think that the hole punch is 1/8 inch... it is REALLY useful to have that thing around!  Then i fed the pipe cleaner through the hole and bent them so they would stick, that way i could feed the shamrock face through the pipe cleaner instead of taping it to the tube.

While i did the pipe cleaner thing, Iris glued eyes on the shamrock.  Then, we both glued the folded paper arms and legs to the tube.  Iris actually did most of it.  I was really happy with how well she did with it.

In the end, here is the finished product... somewhat interesting, not sure how i feel about them, but honestly, it was a craft the girls were able to do basically on their own!