Yesterday we kicked off our week of Easter Bonnet ideas to give you inspiration ahead of having to make them yourself. Today we welcome Emma who shows us how to make this fabulous feather creation!
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Hello, I’m Emma and I blog at Mummy..Mummy..MUM!! I’m a stay at home Mum of three lovely children and spend my days mostly playing games, making things, cooking and driving little people around. My blog is full of activity ideas and funny anecdotes about my children who can always make me smile.
I made my first Easter bonnet for my children last year. I bought a cheap hat and stuck little chickens and eggs all over it. The result was pretty good, but I felt like I’d cheated. This year I’ve made the whole thing, with a little bit of help from my girls. They both have quite short attention spans so any craft I do with them has to be quick and simple.
What you need:
- 2 large pieces of cardboard
- Double sided sellotape
- Feathers, eggs, stickers or anything you want to decorate the hat.
Instructions
- Using one piece of cardboard, wrap it around the head which is to wear the hat and mark how big it needs to be. Secure the card with the double sided tape so it forms a cylinder, this will be the main part of the hat.
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- At one end cut slits all the way around about 1.5cm high. Bend the cardboard between the slits out so it lies flat and attach pieces of tape to the underneath.
- Using the second piece of cardboard, cut out a large circle about 3 inches bigger than the circle in step one.
- Stick the main hat part to the centre of the circle, and cut out the inside, so you are left with a hat with a brim.
- Decorate as you wish.
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I used a feather boa to hide the messy part at the bottom, tied some ribbons around the main part of the hat, and stuck on some eggs cut from last years Easter cards.
The whole thing took about 30 minutes to make, so perfect for busy Mums and impatient little girls.
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If today’s blog has inspired you to start thinking about Easter – find more craft ideas, activities, recipes and much more over on Netmums. There are loads of other ideas for making Easter bonnets here and find Easter craft ideas on this page. Been inspired? We’d love to see your Easter bonnet or Easter craft photos, please email them to Nicolal@netmums.com and we’ll pick our favourites to appear on the Netmums Easter pages
