Kids Crafts Easter Bonnets
Kids crafts Easter bonnets are so much fun to make. Once they are done you can attend the Easter parade, bonnet and all.
- White glue (PVA)
- Pair of scissors
- Crepe or tissue paper in different colors (including green)
- Thin garden wire
- Cotton wool balls
- Sticky tape
- Cut a circle out of card, about 14 inches (35cm) across.
- Paint it so that it looks like a straw bonnet.
- Draw a smaller circle in the middle and draw four lines that cross each other in the center, inside of that circle.
- Cut along these lines and bend up.
- Make lots of paper flowers, keeping the stems short.(see below)
- Glue the paper flowers all around the brim of the hat, overlapping them to hide the stems.
- To Make The Paper Flowers:
- Cut a piece of thin garden wire about 4inches - 6inches (10-15cm) long.
- Tape a cotton wool ball to the one end of the wire.
- Cut a small square of black crepe or tissue paper and tie it over the cotton wool.
- Cut a long strip of colorful crepe or tissue paper, about 2.4inches (6cm) wide.
- Fold it over about eight times to make a concertina.
- Download these petal shapes and print it out.
- Cut out to make eight petals.
- Using the PVA sparingly, glue each petal just below the cotton wool ball, overlapping them slightly.
- You might need to let the glue dry between each petal.
- Cut a long, thin strip of green crepe or tissue paper.
- Glue one end to the top of the stem, then wind it tightly down like a bandage.
- Glue or sticky tape the other end at the bottom.
- Once the glue has dried properly, gently pull back the edges of the petals.
- You are now ready to attend the Easter parade, bonnet and all.
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