Whether you're planning a St. Patrick's Day party or just want to celebrate with the family, these fun Leprechaun Hat Cupcakes are sure to be a hit, especially when you dress them up in these Leprechaun Hat Cupcake Wrappers. They are are super simple and they make your cupcakes special for St. Paddy's Day!

Materials

• two different shades of green cardstock or scrapbook paper
• a scrap of gold or yellow scrapbook paper
• Leprechaun Hat Cupcake Wrap pattern (you can make your own or print out this one)

• jumbo cupcakes (recipe and instructions here)
• craft glue or scrapbook tape (optional: if an adult is supervising, you can use a hot glue gun)
• scissors

Instructions

1.
Print out this Leprechaun Hat Cupcake Wrap pattern. If you don't have a printer, or if you prefer to make your own pattern, follow these steps:
1. Collect a piece of paper, a pencil, and a ruler
2. Make the Hat Brim by drawing a 4-inch circle; use a compass to make a perfect circle or trace the bottom of a 4-inch bowl. (Refer to this image if you're unsure.)
3. Make the Buckle by drawing a square that is ¾-inch long and ¾-inch wide. Then, inside your square, draw another, smaller square that is 3/8 inches long and 3/8 inches wide. (Again, refer to this image for guidance.)
4. Create the Hat Top by drawing a long, thin rectangle that is 10 inches long and 1 ¾ inches wide
5. Create the Hat Band by drawing a long, thin rectangle that is 10 inches long and ½-inch wide
2.
Cut out the pattern, lay it on your cardstock or scrapbook paper to use as a stencil, and cut out all the Leprechaun Hat pieces with scissors. Use dark green paper or stock for the Hat Brim and the Hat Top; use lighter green stock/paper for the Hat Band, and use yellow or gold stock/paper for the Buckle.

3.
Once you've cut out the pieces, lay the thinner Hat Band on the wider Hat Top along the bottom and glue or tape them together. Then, glue the gold Buckle to the center of the hat band.
4.
When the glue is completely dry wrap the Hat Band around the base of the cupcake, and glue or tape in place. The glue gun works great for this step, because it dries quickly.
5.
Sit the cupcake on top of the Hat Brim. You can anchor the cupcake to the Hat Brim with a little tape, or just sit it in place. If you need to move the cupcakes before serving them you should anchor them; if they're not going far, just simply sit the cupcakes on the Hat Brim.

6.
When you're ready to serve the cupcakes, just slide them out of their hats, and send the leprechaun hats home with your guests as party favors.

Tips

• Make this hat in black (without the shamrock) and you'll have a Mad Hatter top hat for the Alice in Wonderland movie!