2 St. Patrick’s Day Treats: Leprechaun Food

Need St. Patrick’s Day treats to make with kids and have leprechaun fun? These are perfect for St Patrick’s Day crafts for preschool and up and a sweet addition to your green party foods for the holiday!

EASY ST. PATRICK’S DAY TREATS: LEPRECHAUN THEME

If you want to have some fun with the kiddos for St. Patrick’s Day, make these easy St. Patrick’s Day treats: Leprechaun Doughnuts and Leprechaun Hats — both ideas from FamilyFun!

They’re cute and a super simple way to incorporate some hands-on creating with the holiday. Both of these are fun recipes for St Patrick’s Day for kids to make.

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How to Make Leprechaun Food for St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day Treats Idea: Leprechaun Doughnuts

Use these Leprechaun donuts when you setup your St. Patrick’s Day trap the night before St. Patrick’s Day to lure wee visitors.

Don’t tell your leprechaun, but these tiny doughnuts are actually O-shaped cereal in disguise.

Shhh!

Add to the fun by making a miniature box out of paper and placing them in there!

Here’s how to make these St. Patrick’s Day snacks for your Leprechaun:

Mini Leprechaun Doughnuts

Use these St. Patrick’s Day treats to lure your leprechaun into the trap!

Ingredients

• O-shaped cereal (like Cheerios)
• Chocolate chips
• White chocolate
• Colored sprinkles
• Sugar
• Cinnamon sugar

Instructions

For Chocolate Sprinkle Doughnuts:

1. Melt the chocolate in the microwave for 15-30 seconds.
2. Dip the tops of O-shaped cereal into melted dark or white chocolate (the tines of a fork work well for this) and cover with sprinkles.

For Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts:

1. Over medium-high heat, dissolve ½ cup sugar in ½ cup water. Let it cool.
2. Dip the O’s, a few at a time, in the syrup, then toss them in a small bowl of cinnamon sugar.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

9

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 162Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 25mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 2gSugar: 26gProtein: 1g

Nutrition information is estimated. Changes to the recipe and use of different brands may cause changes to the nutritional information to vary slightly from the ones provided here.

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St. Patrick’s Day Treats Idea: Edible Leprechaun Hats

What do leprechauns do?

They act super silly, that’s what!

At least that’s what we find out in That’s What Leprechauns Do by Eve Bunting.

The leprechauns in the book dig up their pot of gold in order to bury it at the end of the rainbow.

However, as the three little ones hurry along they stop to perform some funny and mischievous pranks along the way.

Will the leprechauns make it in time to bury the gold before the rainbow disappears?

Better read it to find out!

For cooking, we paired the book up with these super cute, healthy (and yummy) little leprechaun hat snacks from FamilyFun that are sure to be a hit in your house!

Healthy Leprechaun Hats

Kids will have fun with these healthy St. Patrick’s Day snacks Leprechaun Hats!

Ingredients

• English cucumber
• Sliced cheese
• Hummus or vegetable dip

Instructions

1. Cut 1-inch sections of an English cucumber.
2. Halve them lengthwise and lay the pieces flat on a plate, as shown.
3. Trim a cucumber brim for each hat and set it in place.
4. Finish with a sliced cheese band and buckle, attached with dots of hummus or dip.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 71Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 213mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 3g

Nutrition information is estimated. Changes to the recipe and use of different brands may cause changes to the nutritional information to vary slightly from the ones provided here.

Although these are fun edible craft activities for all ages, definitely put these on your St Patrick’s Day preschool activities or toddler activities. They’re so easy for that age range!