Leprechauns are known for their playful nature, often pulling practical jokes and tricks on their victims. While leprechauns are fictional characters from Irish mythology, that doesn't mean we can't have fun with them. In this article, we'll explore some easy leprechaun tricks that are perfect for a St. Patrick's Day party or just for fun!
1. Change the Milk Color
One simple leprechaun trick is to change the color of the milk in the fridge. All you need is some green food coloring. Simply add a few drops to the milk carton before your St. Patrick's Day meal, and voilà, your milk will be the color of the Irish Emerald Isle!
2. Dye the Toilet Bowl
If you want to add some extra green to your St. Patrick's Day celebrations, consider dyeing the toilet bowl green. This is a fun way to bring the outdoors in and make your bathroom feel like an Irish pub.
3. Move Things Around the House
Leprechauns love to get creative with their pranks. One year, our leprechaun turned all of our chairs and tables upside down. It was quite the sight, and definitely a fun challenge to fix them back in place!
4. Lucky Charms
Leave out a bowl of Lucky Charms or sprinkles where the leprechaun walked near your trap. This is a classic trick that never fails to entertain.
5. Leprechaun Mustache Prank
If you have a heavy sleeper, draw a green or black leprechaun mustache on their upper lip with a washable face paint stick or kid-friendly makeup. Or, stick a fake mustache on their lip!
6. SPIKE Your Kids Cereal Bowls… Milk Changing Trick
Ok, not the spiking you are thinking of. Add a few dots of food coloring to the bottom of a cereal bowl, add cereal to milk. The milk will turn green while they are eating. This is a tasty way to enjoy your St. Patrick's Day breakfast.
7. The Old OREO SWAP
Replace all of your Oreos with green filled Oreos. It's a delicious way to switch things up and get the kids ready for their St. Patrick's Day treat.
8. Have the LEPRECHAUN LEAVE A KISS
Lastly, if I know the kids have been asleep for a while, I leave a little green marker mark on their face or hands and say the leprechaun has left you with a kiss. And Make sure your little leprechauns are dressed for the occasion.
9. Cereal Switcheroo
Similar to what we do for April’s Fools Day Popcorn Trick Switch the bags of cereal inside the cereal boxes. When they pour out their cereal in the morning, they will be surprised that it doesn’t match what’s on the box!
10. Leprechaun Tracks to Treasure
Grab these Leprechaun footprints and use them make tracks throughout the house to a “pot of gold” filled with gold chocolate coins or other St. Patrick’s Day treats. Another option is to use green washable paint to create little leprechaun footprints leading from the door to a small surprise or treat.
11. Magic Messages:
Leave behind mysterious messages or riddles written in green ink or using a special invisible ink that can only be revealed with a UV light, adding an extra layer of mystery to the leprechaun’s visit.
12. Green Food Surprise:
Sneak green food coloring into their breakfast items, like pancakes, milk, or scrambled eggs, for a magically green St. Patrick’s Day breakfast. Here are some Green Food recipes for you to try this St Patrick’s Day
13. Leprechaun Letters:
Leave behind tiny letters from leprechauns with riddles or clues leading to hidden treasures or treats.
14. Rainbow Trail:
Create a rainbow trail using colored streamers or ribbons leading to a pot of gold (chocolate coins or treats) at the end.
15. Shamrock Hunt:
Hide paper Shamrocks around the house or yard and challenge your kids to find them all for a special prize. You can print these Shamrocks for an instant game.
16. Hidden Gold Coins:
Scatter chocolate gold coins around the house or yard for your kids to find, left behind by mischievous leprechauns.
17. Mischievous Leprechaun Footprints
- Leprechaun Tracks to Treasure
Grab these printable leprechaun footprints and use them make tracks throughout the house to a “pot of gold” filled with gold chocolate coins or other St. Patrick’s Day treats. Another option is to use green washable paint to create little leprechaun footprints leading from the door to a small surprise or treat.
- Painted Leprechaun Footprint Trail
Use washable green paint to paint a trail of leprechaun footprints on the kitchen counter or dining room table leading to breakfast or treats the leprechaun hid.
- Sidewalk Chalk Footprints
Use green sidewalk chalk to draw leprechaun footprints outside along the sidewalk or paved driveway.
18. Silly Shamrock Shenanigans
- St. Patrick’s Day Scavenger Hunt
Write clues on paper shamrock cutouts to set up a kids scavenger hunt that ends at “pot of gold” filled with gold chocolate coins or other treats.
- Shamrock Hide & Seek
Hide paper or foam Shamrocks around the house for your kids to find. For extra excitement, have the kids turn in each shamrock for a gold chocolate coin.
19. Toy Shamrocks
Line up small toys or household objects (e.g., shoes, toy cars, crayons) in Shamrock shapes.
20. St. Patrick’s Day Bathroom Pranks
- Green Toilet Water
Use green food coloring to turn the toilet water green. Then, add two painted leprechaun footprints on the toilet seat for extra giggles.
- Leprechaun Mirror Fun
Use a window marker or washable paint stick to draw a mustache and top hat on the bathroom mirror. Then, when your child looks in it, they will look like a leprechaun.
- Green Bath Prank
Place a green fizzy bath drops inside the bathtub faucet so the water turns green as you fill the bathtub.
- Bathtub Balloons
Fill the bathtub with balloons in rainbow colors or in all green and gold. Then close the shower curtain so your child gets a surprise when they open it for bathtime.
31. Green Toy Fun
Scatter your child’s green toys around the playroom or the house. Then, tell your kiddo the leprechaun must have been playing and left a big mess.
32. Building Blocks
Sort out your child’s green wooden blocks or LEGOs. Then, stack them or build something with them.
33. doll dress-up
Dress your child’s baby doll in green doll clothes. If you don’t have green doll clothes, add St. Patrick’s Day stickers to the doll’s clothes instead.
34. Missing Art Supplies
Remove the green crayons, markers, and colored pencils from their boxes. Then, place them in unusual places around the house, like inside the silverware drawer or the toothbrush holder.
35. Rainbow Arrangements
Arrange your child’s books or toys (e.g., stuffed animals, actions figures) in rainbow order.
36. Rainbow Doorway Breakthrough
Tape crepe paper streamers across your child’s bedroom door. When they wake up, they will have to break through the “rainbow” to come out.
37. Googly Eyes Everywhere
Stick self-adhesivegoogly eyes on household objects, such a on drinking cups, the remote control, or on the eyes of people in framed family portraits.
38. Upside-Down Furniture
Turn furniture and other household items upside down (e.g., dining room chairs, couch cushions, coffee table).
39. Leprechaun Mustache Mischief
Use a dry erase marker or window marker to draw mustaches on people in framed family portraits.
40. Green Light Laughs
Switch the light bulbs in lamps or light fixtures to green light bulbs.
With these easy leprechaun tricks, you can add a little Irish flair to your St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Whether you're a fan of traditional Irish activities or prefer to mix it up, these practical jokes are sure to bring a smile to everyone's face on March 17th.
