How to Make a Leprechaun Trap

What you will need:
Leprechaun size doughnut box from template
(alternatively, you can use the inside of a small match box.
Parchment paper, wax paper or tissue paper (to line doughnut box).
Recycled envelope with glassine window
Cheerios
Icing or candy melts
Sprinkles (I’ve heard that Leprechauns prefer green)
Powdered sugar
“Free Doughnuts” flags (see template)
Toothpicks for flags.
3 large (human sized) doughnuts
Pretzel sticks (for ladder and trap)
Scissors or X-acto knife
Extra: If you wish to make cinnamon sugar or powdered doughnuts, you will need
simple syrup (bring 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water to boil. Lower heat and stir
until sugar completely dissolved. Allow to cool before using).
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Making the Trap
Directions:
Make directional flags using template provided.
Stack three regular sized doughnuts to form the
base of your trap.
Fill large doughnuts with small Leprechaun-sized
doughnuts (the bait).
If you wish, dangle small cupcakes from a tripod
of pretzels (use Candy Melts as “glue”).
Make ladder from pretzels (use Candy Melts
as “glue”).
Make flags from template and place them strategically
on the doughnut and along the path to the doughnut
trap (use Cheerios and candy-melts to secure flag
sign-posts).
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Doughnut Box for Leprechauns
Directions:
Cut outside lines only.
Fresh Doughnuts
For liner, cut parchment paper to size of
appropriate template.
If you wish to have a clear opening, use X-acto
Knife (ADULTS ONLY) to remove small inner
box on lid.
Fresh Doughnuts
Glue flaps to inside of box.
Fresh Doughnuts
Fresh Doughnuts
Fold on all other lines to form box.
Remove glassine from recycled envelope and glue
under top of lid.
Fresh Doughnuts
Fresh Doughnuts
Fresh Doughnuts
Parchment paper template for small box
Fresh Doughnuts
Parchment paper template for large box.
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“Free Doughnuts” Flags
Directions:
Cut outside lines only.
Placing flag at top of toothpick, fold at crease
and glue entire flag.
To anchor, either stick flag into doughnut, or
use melted Candy Melts in center of Cheerios
to glue flag pole into the base.
Free Doughnuts Here!
Free Doughnuts Here!
Doughnuts this way
Doughnuts this way!
Big Surprise this way!
Big surprise this way!
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Types of Doughnuts
You are limited only by your imagination as to the types of doughnuts you make.
I’ve highlighted a few, but you will have fun discovering other doughnuts to make
for the Leprechauns.
I used Candy Melts in a decorator bag for all of the doughnuts except for the
powdered sugar and cinnamon doughnuts.
Sprinkles Cinnamon- Powdered
and
Sugar
Sugar
Chocolate
Happy
Where’s
Birthday! the Apple
Cider?
Um..you
have
some on
your
mouth.
Green
Sugar
Happy
St.
Patrick’s
Day!
Iced
Fancy
Chocolate Chocolate
Doughnut Sprinkles Doughnut Covered
Yummy
lemon
inside?
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Homemade
Sprinkles.
Yeeeee
Perfect
for
breakfast
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I’ll bet
there is
custard
inside
Making the Doughnuts
Directions:
Make Leprechaun sized doughnut box (template provided).
If you want a clear top, cut out small box on top of template and glue
glassine from recycled envelope to inside of top lid.
Cut on outside lines of box template, fold on inside lines and glue tabs
to inside of box.
Using template, cut parchment paper liner.
Decorate Cheerio with icing/candy melts and sprinkles.
For cinnamon and powdered sugar doughnuts, dip Cheerio in sugar water
(1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar boiled until all sugar dissolved) and roll
in powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar mix. Make enough Cheerios for
the box of doughnuts and a few more to lure your Leprechauns. (See page 6
for suggestions).
Place doughnuts in box lined with parchment paper.
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