Towel Leprechaun

Supplies Needed to Make a Towel Leprechaun

1. Green Bath Towel

2. Beige, Tan, or Brown Hand Towel

3. Gold Pipe Cleaner (chenille stem)

4. Black Paper

5. Black Socks

6. Brown or Black Yarn

7. Eyes -googly eyes or paper or felt eyes

8. Leprechaun Hat

How To Make a Towel Leprechaun Body

green bath towel with short ends rolled to the center

Lay a green bath towel out flat.  Roll both sides to the center from the short ends.

rolled towel folded in half with some tips pulled out of the center

Fold rolled towel in half, rolls to the outside.  Pull the tips out from the center of each roll.

one hand grasps the tips from each end of the same roll

Take the the tips from both ends of one roll in one hand and the tips from both ends of the other roll in the other hand.

the leprechaun takes the standard towel animal body used on many towel animals

Pull until the towel resembles a body.

headless towel body in seated position

Raise one end of towel leprechaun body up and set arms onto legs in seated position.

Decorating the Towel Leprechaun Body

gold square made from a pipe cleaner

Fold a gold colored pipe cleaner into a square, leaving one end sticking out.

With the loose end wrapped to the middle and tucked down the square becomes a buckle

Wrap loose end to center of square, fold down and tuck end around opposite side so it forms a buckle.

slip a strip of paper through the newly made buckle and it becomes a belt

Cut a strip of black paper to the width of the pipe cleaner buckle and run the paper through the buckle.  Place over the front middle of the towel leprechaun body and tape to the back.

no head on this body yet, but now it has a belt

Fold small black socks down into themselves to make them into little boots for the towel leprechaun and tuck the ends of the legs into the boots.

How to Make a Towel Leprechaun Head

pick a towel color that resembles a human skin tone for the head

Hang center of long side of skin-colored hand towel over hook on wall, or tuck it under your chin.

there should be hands on both sides of the towel, but the other one is on the camera

Roll both sides tightly to the center at the same time.   Set rolled towel on flat surface, rolled side down.

leave enough towel for ears sticking out on each side and hold the any extra in the middle when starting to roll

From the wide end, leave as much of the loose part of the towel sticking out on either side as you want for the leprechaun’s ears.  Hold any excess loose part against the wide end of the rolled towel as you start to roll so it gets rolled into the head as you only want enough sticking out for leprechaun sized ears.

rolling the head

Roll tightly from the wide end toward the narrow end with the rolls on the outside.

finished leprechaun head

When you get nearly to the end, tuck the narrow end in between the rolls, leaving enough for a nose sticking out from between them.

How to Make a Yarn Leprechaun Beard

cut piece of yarn over card

Cut a strip of yarn long enough to tie around the leprechaun’s head.  Lay yarn string over a card several inches long and around an inch or so wide.

wind the yarn around the card

Wrap yarn around the card and loose string taking care not to tangle the loose string into the end of the yarn you are wrapping with.  When the card has as much yarn on it as you want the thickness of the leprechaun’s beard to be, cut the end off from the yarn you are winding with so you just have the yarn looped over the card and string.

once the card is full of yarn, pull it out leaving just the string through the yarn loops

Slide the card out of the yarn and then you just have loops over the string.  Set the beard onto the leprechaun’s head as desired and tie the ends of the yarn string together in the back of the head.

Finishing the Towel Leprechaun

head with eyes and beard ready to set on body

Tape eyes onto the leprechaun’s head with double stick tape.  Place the head on top the body.  Use a leprechaun hat purchased from party supply or dollar store, or make a leprechaun hat out of paper to set on leprechaun’s head.

Make sure the yarn is not the same color as the towel. It doesn’t look human enough if the colors are too close like this one.

Towel Leprechaun all ready for St. Patrick’s Day

Now you have a finished towel leprechaun.  If you wanted to get really fancy you could add little glove or paper hands, a pot of gold, or other embellishments if desired.

FOR MORE TOWEL ANIMAL FOLDING INSTRUCTIONS, PLEASE VISIT MY CRUISE STORIES TOWEL ANIMAL PAGE

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK’S DAY!

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