{"id":16151,"date":"2023-01-25T08:55:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T08:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/?p=16151"},"modified":"2025-12-17T14:56:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T14:56:06","slug":"dolly-peg-leprechaun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/activity\/wooden-peg\/dolly-peg-leprechaun\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolly Peg Leprechaun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Celebrate St. Patrick\u2019s Day by crafting these adorable little leprechauns! This fun and easy project is perfect for adding a touch of festive charm to your celebrations. Ideal for kids and adults, these cute leprechauns make a delightful addition to your holiday d\u00e9cor with their painted<\/a> green outfits and orange wool<\/a> beards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Celebrate St. Patrick\u2019s Day by crafting these adorable little leprechauns! This fun and easy project is perfect for adding a touch of festive charm to your celebrations. Ideal for kids and adults, these cute leprechauns make a delightful addition to your holiday d\u00e9cor with their painted green outfits and orange wool beards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[290,233,3,357],"tags":[641,720],"class_list":["post-16151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wooden-peg","category-activity","category-kids","category-st-patricks-day","tag-st-patricks-day","tag-wooden-peg"],"acf":{"age":["6-9","10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Intermediate","Advanced"],"time-to-make":["30 mins"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K1292","time":"35 minutes","skill_level":"Medium - Hard","how_to_make":"

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  1. First print off the template and cut out the pieces out of felt leaving the backing on until you are ready to assemble them.<\/li>\r\n
  2. Take clothes peg and face it so that the slit in the bottom is visible this will make the two legs so its important it\u2019s this way around.<\/li>\r\n
  3. Paint the clothes peg using acrylic paint, green for the top and stripey trousers or whatever variation you desire. You need to mix colours to make a skin tone.<\/li>\r\n
  4. Once dry you can start adding the felt parts, make up the hat onto the head to make it easier.<\/li>\r\n
  5. Cut a small bit of wool and stick it to the chin too create a beard. Add wiggle eyes and draw a smile.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","shopping_list":"","shopping_list_2":"","top_tip":"Although the felt is self-adhesive, add a little super tacky glue to strengthen the bond.","image_01":70612,"step_instruction_01":"","image_02":70613,"step_instruction_02":"","image_03":70614,"step_instruction_03":"","image_04":"","step_instruction_04":"","image_05":"","step_instruction_05":"","image_06":"","step_instruction_06":"","template":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/media\/patticrafts\/k1292%20leprechaun.pdf","related_projects":"16104,16137,16144,16181,16159","latest_idea_content":"most-recent","show_date":false,"adult_supervision_needed":"Yes","youtube_video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UkesUBY9Mfk","products":"ET209,EV4082,FC743,AG238,ET1501,E210,FE334,FC938","fbt_products":"","recommendation_products":""},"view_count":10,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16151"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86842,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16151\/revisions\/86842"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}