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Craft Tutorials | Holiday Crafts | St. Patrick's Day Crafts | End of the Rainbow Loot Buckets
St. Patrick's Day Crafts

End of the Rainbow Loot Buckets

Author by Amanda Davis on February 27, 2024 Updated on February 27, 2024

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These adorable end of the rainbow treat cups are perfect for passing out as St. Patrick's Day favors or for kids' classroom exchanges. Made with green paper cups, sequins, and rainbow duct tape!
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Fill these St. Patrick’s Day Treat Cups with toys, trinkets, and candy to send home with party guests. All you need are a few basic supplies and rainbow duct tape!

green cups with rainbow duct tape handles and a shamrock on front


 

St. Patrick’s Day Treat Cups

A little rainbow duct tape and green cups adorned with jumbo green sequins make a fun party favor. St. Patrick’s Day is a fun time for celebrations and kids love throwing a party! A party means treat cups, so I’ve put together these easy end of the rainbow loot buckets for you to have fun with.

Fill the loot buckets with sweet treats or trinkets and pass them out as party favors or during classroom exchanges.

Related – make our leprechaun trap from a cereal box!

shamrock and rainbow themed treat cups craft

Supplies you need

  • Green paper cups
  • Rainbow duct tape
  • 3 large green sequins
  • 1 medium green sequin
  • Glue dots
  • Treats to fill the cup
green and rainbow treat cups

Instructions for St. Patrick’s Day Treat Cups:

  1. Create a handle for your treat cup using rainbow duct tape.
  2. Stick the handle inside the cup on both sides.
  3. Put three large green sequins together to form a clover shape. 
  4. Used rolled tape to attach to the cup.
  5. Press the medium sized sequin onto a glue dot and pick it up, then press it to the center of the clover.
  6. Fill your cups with toys, trinkets, candy and whatever loot you desire!
loot buckets steps

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End of the Rainbow Loot Buckets

These adorable end of the rainbow treat cups are perfect for passing out as St. Patrick's Day favors or for kids' classroom exchanges. Made with green paper cups, sequins, and rainbow duct tape!
Age Group: Adult Crafts, Crafts, Kids Crafts
Project Type: St. Patrick’s Day

Supplies

  • Green paper cup
  • Rainbow duct tape
  • 3 large green sequins
  • 1 medium green sequin
  • Glue dot
  • Treats to fill the cup such as individually wrapped butterscotch discs, Rolos® or Werthers® candies

Instructions

  • To create the handle for your treat cup, measure and cut a 10-inch long piece of rainbow duct tape.
  • Fold the length of the tape by one-third onto itself, leaving one-third of the sticky side showing.
  • Fold the sticky third down onto the first fold of tape so that no sticky tape remains.
  • Cut a small strip of tape and attach it to one end of the handle. Repeat at the other end.
  • Stick the handle inside the cup on both sides.
  • Cut another small strip of tape and roll it up, sticky side facing out. Put the three large sequins together to form a clover shape. Place the rolled tape in the center of all three to hold them all together.
  • Stick the rolled tape side to one side of the handle on the cup.
  • Press the medium sized sequin onto a glue dot and pick it up, then press it to the center of the clover. Fill your cups with toys, trinkets, candy and whatever loot you desire!

I originally made this project for Spoonful. Spoonful has since closed and the instructions were taken down. I am putting the instructions here until such time that Spoonful projects are redirected to a new home. At that time I will remove the instructions and link directly to the project on their site.

This project was originally published here on March 6, 2014

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Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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