What Do Leprechauns Like? 

Getting ready for St Patrick's Day with your kids and wondering what do leprechauns like? Here's a ton of ideas for what to use to lure them to your leprechaun trap for a fun & easy St Patricks Day kids idea!

Setting up a leprechaun trap on St. Patrick’s Day with your kids? You’ll need some good bait, then since the only way to lure a sneaky leprechaun into your trap is to put things that intrigue them.

So, if you’re wondering what do leprechauns like and what kind of things would work as bait to your perfectly set-up trap, we’ve got you. 

We’ve gathered a list for you and your kiddo of all the things leprechauns can’t resist. The minute they spot it, they’ll come right into your trap. If you’re lucky, they might leave you some gold coins behind! 

Don't miss all of our favorite easy Leprechaun trap ideas!

Top 5 Things that Leprechauns Can’t Resist

Here are the best bait ideas to use to catch a leprechaun!

1- Everything Green 

To leprechauns, green is so much more than just a color. It’s a lifestyle. Whatever it is they see; if it’s green, they want it. 

That’s why the first thing you should think of is filling your trap with anything green—from green top hats to green M&M’s. It all comes back to the size of your trap and whatever you have at home. 

Get creative and set out little green trinkets to catch their eye!

2- Four-Leaf Clovers for Extra Luck 

Do you know what else is green? And brings good luck? A four-leaf clover! 

There’s no wonder why leprechauns would never let a four-leaf clover out of their grabs. 

If you can’t find a four-leaf clover, then a shamrock would be just as attractive. Decorate your trap with nice green shamrocks to grab the leprechaun’s attention.

If they don’t turn out to be so lucky, they’ll still match their green suits perfectly. So it’s a win both ways! 

3- A Pot of Gold

If there’s anything the leprechauns are famously known for, it’s their greed for shiny gold coins. They’ll go to the end of the world for a big pot of gold. So that’s what you need to have in your leprechaun trap. 

You could throw in some gold coin chocolates, candy covered in gold foil, or a few shiny pennies — the shinier the better, of course.

4- Sparkles All the Way

Just like shiny gold coins, leprechauns love sparkly things. They’re pulled towards glitters and sparkles like metal to a magnet. They believe that the sparklier something is, the more magical and valuable it is. 

To add a little sparkle to your trap, you could start by decorating it with glitter on the outside. That’ll be sure to grab any leprechaun’s attention from miles away. 

After that, you could sprinkle glitter on the inside or cover the other items in the trap with gold and green glitter to make everything sparkly. 

5- Rainbows

Leprechauns love chasing rainbows. Wherever they notice a rainbow, they know to head straight to the ends of the rainbow to look for their pot of gold. 

So once they see a rainbow on your trap, they’ll come straight to it looking for gold. That’s why you can’t miss out on this. 

Whether you add a rainbow to the outside of your trap or add little rainbow stickers inside, they’ll come running either way. 

Pro Tip!

If all else fails, you could always put out a bowl of their favorite cereal, Lucky Charms. Just remember to add in some extra marshmallows. 

For the Parents

Wondering what a leprechaun leaves in a trap? Leprechaun footprints and gold coins of course!

For the finishing touches, print out this letter from the leprechaun and lay it next to the trap on the next day for your child to find.  

Now you know what to add to your trap to lure in some sneaky leprechauns. Have fun with your little ones creating the best leprechaun traps this year!