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Leprechaun Sensory Play

March 14, 2021 by Annette Kaminsky Leave a Comment

Easy to put together leprechaun sensory play trays with St. Patrick's Day loose parts.

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Leprechauns, shamrocks, pots of gold, and the color green are all associated with St. Patrick’s Day. And they make for super fun sensory play…especially the leprechauns! Here are two inexpensive, easy-to-put-together leprechaun sensory play activities.

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Leprechaun Facts

  • Leprechauns are tiny, mischievous, gold-loving characters in Irish folklore.
  • Shoemaking is how leprechauns spend most of their time.
  • These entertaining, energetic, miniature men love to participate in dance parties and expertly play the tin whistle, fiddle, Bodhran, and Irish harp.
  • Underground caves or hollow tree trunks in rural Ireland are where these solitary characters are said to live.
  • Leprechauns love to collect gold and store it in pots in the remote countryside (or at the end of the rainbow.)
  • The speedy tricksters can vanish quickly, so are difficult to capture.
  • But if a leprechaun is caught, he must grant three wishes.
  • Leprechauns are known all over the world.

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Related: St. Patrick’s Day Treasure Blocks

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Leprechaun Sensory Play

Here are two easy to set up leprechaun sensory trays:

Leprechaun Rice Tray

Gold coins, shamrocks, a money pot, and an oh-so tricky leprechaun are the highlights of this rice-based tray.

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Glutinous rice is the base for this tray. I love it because it is super white, and showcases the loose parts. Included are:

  • leprechaun figurine
  • money pot
  • tiny gold coins
  • white, green, and gold beads (because leprechauns like all kinds of treasure)
  • glittery, green hats (to collect any coins or gems that don’t fit into the pot)
  • shamrocks
  • St. Patrick’s Day greeting

The leprechaun is a repurposed plant poke topper. The other loose parts are snipped from inexpensive St. Patrick’s Day necklaces.

Shamrocks, gold coins, a money pot, and an oh-so tricky leprechaun are the highlights of this rice-based tray.

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Shamrock Confetti Tray

Instead of rice, generously sprinkled shamrock confetti with metallic gold pots added in is the base. The tray also includes a leprechaun, money pot, gold coins, beads, hats, and shamrocks.

The leprechaun has plenty of gold to collect in this shamrock confetti-based St. Patrick's Day sensory tray.

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For more facts about leprechauns, view these blogposts:

The Legend Of The Leprechaun (CBC Kids)

Legend Of The Irish Leprechauns (Your Irish Culture)

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There is plenty of gold for the leprechaun to collect in this shamrock confetti-based St. Patrick's Day sensory tray.

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Follow up a leprechaun sensory play session with a scavenger hunt for pots of gold, a leprechaun race, or a game of Hide And Seek.

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You may also like:

St. Patrick’s Day Sensory Tub

St. Patrick's Day sensory table inspired by the city of Chicago, USA. Green and shamrock themed loose parts invite sensory play opportunities.

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Easter Sensory Tub

Easter sensory tub with water as a base. Bunnies, eggs, and Easter baskets are the theme of the tub.

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Easy to put together leprechaun sensory play trays with St. Patrick's Day loose parts.

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© Annette Kaminsky   March 14, 2021

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