Although Lent just started, St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner – just 1 week away! It’s not too late to create good luck gift bags and gift boxes for your favorite leprechauns near and far.
Here are a couple creative homemade St. Patrick’s Day crafts you can make and send to your leprechaun friends and family, even if they aren’t Fighting Irishman.
1. Lucky Irish Candle Gift
Items needed: tealight (green if possible), new penny, green fabric or gift wrap, multi-colored paper shreds, gift boxes or gift bags, and the poem below
This little Irish Candle comes from a friend.
So on St. Patrick’s night burn it down to the end.
Because this Irish Candle burned to the socket,
brings you the luck of the Irish and a coin in your pocket.
What you do: Place the tealight and candle in the green gift wrap or fabric and attach the poem. Tie with festive green and yellow curling ribbon. If you’re mailing it, be sure to add colorful crinkle cut paper shreds to the box to cushion the candle gifts and add a personalized mailing label.
2. A Gift Bag of Leprechaun Kisses
Items needed: small clear poly bags (PackagingSupplies.com has several sizes to choose), festive green gift bags or boxes, green paper shreds, green tic tacs, mints, M&M’s™, green marshmallows, green jelly beans, chocolate coins, cardstock or large blank mailing labels, and the poem below.
Leprechaun Kisses
Just a bit of Ireland
That I’m sending you today
To bring you luck and happiness
On this fine St. Patrick’s Day
It’s a wee and tiny present
Full of good luck and good wishes
Seems the little folk of Ireland
Have sent you some
Leprechaun Kisses.
What you do: Fill the small poly bags with an assortment of candies (you don’t need to fill the bag), close with green and yellow curling ribbon or wraphia, place in paper gift bags with crinkle cut paper shreds. Use the poem below and print on cardstock or large blank mailing labels. Attach the poem to the gift bag and send to all your friends, family and customers who have brought you luck this year. They will surely appreciate a little green today!
Find more frugal gift ideas at Budget101 – lots of simple ideas for many holidays year round. Remember, to buy your mailing and packaging supplies early, so you can create festive gifts that will arrive on time. If you have questions about shipping, please call PackagingSupplies.com and speak to one of our friendly and knowledgeable customer service specialists.
