After all, those little guys are pretty lucky and are known for carrying around a pot o’ gold, too! The best way to catch a leprechaun, of course, is to make a leprechaun trap. Some children do this as a school assignment, while others take it upon themselves to unleash their trap-making creativity. Either way, it’s a fun, festive activity to do with your children to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Keep reading for our top tips on making a leprechaun trap!
How to Make a Leprechaun Trap
How do you get a leprechaun to come to your house?
That’s the real question—isn’t it? Because in order to trap a leprechaun, you first have to get them to come into your house. And to do that, you simply have to extend an invite! Have your children write up a formal invitation to a leprechaun. Make sure to clarify that any leprechauns would be welcome in your home and maybe sprinkle a bit of green glitter on your doorstep to really drive it home. And if you want your magical leprechaun to write back and accept the invitation, Etsy has a few customized, miniature letter options you can buy. Next up? Your visiting leprechaun needs a home of his own! A tiny leprechaun house (or village like the one pictured above) is another great way to welcome a leprechaun. This part is a separate DIY and of course, totally optional, but crafting a leprechaun house makes it all the more believable.
What does a leprechaun eat?
All good leprechaun traps need bait and as with most other traps, that bait is usually food. So, what do leprechauns eat? Your guess is as good as ours but here are some popular bait options: Lucky Charms (the marshmallows only, of course), a chocolate coin, or any green food (so long as it isn’t a vegetable). Think sugar. If Buddy the Elf would eat it, a leprechaun likely would, too.
What is the best leprechaun trap?
Some use ladders to trick a leprechaun into going high up, then falling into a pit of some sort—like a jar. Others use a box and a stick technique that when triggered, causes the box to close with the leprechaun inside.
How to make a leprechaun trap
Once you decide what kind of leprechaun trap to make, remember that all leprechaun traps have a few things in common. They always use some kind of bait to lure the leprechaun in, they’re almost always camouflaged in green and in rainbows and are usually peppered with images for four-leaf clovers. Here’s one way to make a leprechaun trap: Next up, check out 50+ St. Patrick’s Day recipes.
