This post, How To Make An Easy Easter Bonnet Hat, was first published on Kirsten and co. in 2015. It’s proved to be very popular so I’ve updated it and re-published it for the upcoming 2016 Easter Bonnet Parades that are coming to a Primary School near you! Enjoy.
If you’ve got young children who attend daycare or school then chances are at some point in the next two weeks you’re going to be asked to help them make an Easter Bonnet Hat thingy for their upcoming Easter Bonnet Hat Parade.
And if, like me, you don’t mind a bit of DIY but the thought of doing Easter craft at home with a couple of small, tired children is enough to make you eye roll out loud, then this is the post for you!
Easy Easter Hat Idea
Don’t tell anyone but I’ve been whipping the same Easter Bonnet Hat out of the cupboard for Sophie since 2012.
Yep, four years ago I gave up a solid 30 minutes of wine time and helped my daughter create an Easter Bonnet Hat that would well and truly stand the test of time. I know. I can’t believe they don’t hand out trophies for that sort of thing either!
Because this blog is all about finding the fun in the everyday and there is basically nothing fun about whipping up a new Easter Bonnet Hat thingy every year, today I’m going to share with you exactly how I did.
How To Make An Easy Easter Bonnet Hat
Step One: Buy a sturdy plastic hat from your local discount store
Sophie chose a hot pink glittery number, which at first had me in a bit of a panic because every mother knows that glitter is the devil’s work.
It sticks to EVERYTHING and is a complete pain in the butt to remove from pretty much any surface. However, the hat in the photos hasn’t lost any of its glitter in four years, so I’d say that was four bucks VERY well spent!
Step Two: Buy a feather boa and attach it to the hat
This gives the Easter hat a bit of drama and almost makes it look like you’ve gone to a bit of effort. To achieve this borderline Tonia Todman level of craft success, simply wrap the feather boa around the hat several times and secure it in place by tying both ends together.
If you’re handy with a hot glue gun, you could dab a bit of glue around the hat rim to further secure the feather boa, but really, nobody likes a show off.
Step Three: Add some Easter themed decorations
Well this is awkward because I hot glue gunned the hell out of those birds sitting on top of the hat. So much so that I may have melted their little feet in the process.
Also, there used to be four birds on top of the hat but one fell off its perch (see what I did there) in 2013.
I did have every intention of replacing it, but it took me ages to get the hot glue that somehow found its way into my hair, out of my faux permed locks. As a result, the hot glue gun was thrown in the bin and my crafting days are well and truly over!
Step Four: Keep it in a safe place until it’s required
See! There it is. Waiting patiently up in the cupboard to be pulled out and used again this Easter. If you wanted to, you could add more decorations to it each year or change the colour of the feather boa, but really, why add more work to your already busy life?!
And there you have it! My step by step guide showing you how to make an easy Easter bonnet hat thingy.
Will your kids be taking part in an Easter Bonnet Hat Parade this year? Do you go along and watch or leave them to it?
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