18 Easter hat ideas that are clever, creative and easy to make
Hop to it!
Is it even Easter without your child’s hat parade? Whether you’re a crafty parent or not, whipping up a hat for your child can be a fun and easy project and one you can do together.
Transform a simple hat into a showstopper with simple supplies like ribbons, faux flowers, and stickers, attaching them with glue or tape. Add Easter-themed elements like chicks or bunnies, either bought or crafted together, and you’re done! The result will be a whimsical hat that is sure to stand out on parage day.
If you’re looking for inspiration and ideas, we’ve rounded up our pick of the best hats, headbands and hairstyles that you can easily pull together – yes, even at the last minute.
The best DIY Easter hats
Cardboard flower bunny headband
Hop into the Easter hat parade wearing this DIY bunny ears. Using a store-bought headband, cardstock and a Cricut Maker 3, Bea (@simplybea_) used a design in Cricut Design Space to cut the cardstock into flowers.
Click here to check out the step by step instructions.
(Image: @simplybea_)
Super bright bonnet
Recreate this masterpiece using a large sheet of yellow cardboard, brightly coloured feathers and loads of cut-out paper flowers.
(Image: Pinterest/ Melissa Smith)
Bird’s nest Easter bonnet
How gorgeous is this birds nest-inspired hat?
A clever mama whipped up this creation using a range of craft supplies including a wide headband, tulle, foam eggs and more.
Click here to check out the step-by-step tutorial.
- Wide Headband $1
- Tulle
- Foam eggs
- Easter decorations
(Image: nowthatspeachy.com)
Gravity-defying Easter hat
How impressive is this gravity-defying Easter hat?
Create this parade show-stopper with a fedora hat a felt carrot Easter basket, plastic eggs and green Easter grass.
You’ll also need wire and your trusty hot glue gun.
Click here for a full tutorial.
(Image: Wherethesmileshavebeen.com)
Floral bunny headband
A crafty mum whipped up this gorgeous floral bunny headband using felt, calico fabric, silk flowers and a glue gun.
Click here to check out the step by step instructions.
(Image: Tikkido)
Chicken and egg carton hat
Get cracking on creating this eggscellent hat!
You’ll need two egg cartons, two dozen plastic eggs, some fluffy toy chicks and your glue gun.
(Image: Pinterest)
Bunny bun
Pull your child’s hair into a pony tail and then twist it into a bun and secure with bobby pins. Cut out some bunny ear shapes from pink and white felt and glue together.
Cut out two white circles and create eyes by colouring black dots into the centre. Cut out a circle of pink felt for the nose. Use white pipe cleaners for whiskers. Use bobby pins to secure all the elements into the bun.
Click here for a full tutorial.
Ta-da! One super-cute bunny.
(Image: simpleasthatblog)
Sticker fun!
Keep it simple and make it fun for your little one (and maybe their school buddy) with cardboard bunny ears crown and Easter stickers, stickers and more stickers!
(Image: Fiona Wright)
Papier mache magic!
The creative Easter hat is a show stopper and fun to make with the kids.
You’ll need:
- A balloon
- Newspaper
- Glue (flour and water to make a paste)
- Wire
- Cotton wool balls
- Craft glue
To make:
- Blow up a balloon and glue ripped sheets of paper onto it creating a helmet shape. Leave overnight to dry.
- Make ear shapes out of wire and attach to papier mache helmet, bend into shape and cover with papier and paste until solid. Leave overnight to dry.
- Once completely dry (might need an extra day or two depending on how much paper and paste you added) pop the balloon and trim into a neat shape around face.
- Cover with cotton wool balls using craft glue. Optional: paint inside of ears.
(Image: Rebel Wylie)
Batman bunny bonnet
Always be yourself unless you can be a Batman bunny? Yes!
Create a brim from black cardboard, making sure it fits your child’s head. Roll a sheet of yellow cardboard into a cylinder shape and secure with tape and then tape it onto the brim.
Draw Batman’s head and mask onto black cardboard, cut out and glue onto yellow cylinder. Add bunny ears, made from black cardboard. Glue cotton wool to the centre of the ears.
Your little superhero will love it!
Click here for a full tutorial.
(Image: netmums)
Easter jester crown
Your child will be the life of their own Easter hat backyard parade with this jester crown.
Roll a large sheet of cardboard into a cylinder shape – make sure it fits around your child’s head. Cut evenly space triangles out of the top of your crown so the crown points can dangle down. Glue on some lightweight craft store eggs and you’re done!
Use bobby pins or attach an elastic either side of the crown to go under your child’s chin.
Click here for a full tutorial.
(Image: alphamom)
Bunny party hat
Simple but oh so effective!
Using a classic party hat (or make your own from cardboard), simply glue on bunny ears, eyes, a triangular-shaped nose and whiskers – all made from cardboard – then draw on your bunny mouth with a marker.
Some-bunny will look adorable!
Click here for a full tutorial.
(Image: thehousethatlarsbuilt)
Straw hat eggstravaganza
Sometimes all you need to create a Easter hat with flair is some cute chicken and egg accessories from your local discount store and some florals to pretty it up.
Secure all your bits and bobs to a straw hat with a needle and thread… or use a hot glue. Ooh la la!
Click here for a full tutorial.
(Image: athomewithali)
Angry Birds hat
If your tot’s an Angry Bird fan, this is the perfect hat!
Glue yellow feathers around the brim of a hat. Fold yellow cardboard into a cone shape and tape it over the crown of the hat.
Use orange cardboard to make your Angry Bird’s nose and carboard or felt to make the eyes and eyebrows.
(Pinterest/Maureen Curran)
Eggscellent rainbow headband
Shine bright like a rainbow with this clever headband. Cut down the centre of a 12-pack egg carton and remove the middle egg dividers. Allow your mini to paint the half carton with their choice of rainbow colours.
Leave it to dry, then make a hole in each end and tie a ribbon which then can be secured in a bow under your child’s chin. Gorgeous!
Click here for a full tutorial.
(Image: havingfunathome)
Bunny ears and whiskers
So crafty! So clever! So cute!
Fold your paper plate in half and cut a centre section out. For the bunny ears, either follow this template before you begin to cut or just create and tape your bunny ears back on.
For whiskers glue white pipe cleaners onto a wooden stick and add a pink pom pom for the nose.
Adorable!
(Image: alphamom)
Dinosaur crown
This dino-crown is sure to be a roaring success!
Using green cardboard, create a headband that can fit around your child’s head. Next, secure a long strip of carboard from the top of the crown to the base of the crown and allow it to fall downwards.
Then, create loads of large diamond shapes to start making the spikes. Fold the diamond shaped in half, so your ‘spike’ points upwards and glue down your strip, from the top of your child’s head to the bottom.
Nice work!
Click here for a full tutorial.
(Image: What Can We Do With Paper and Glue)
Giant pom pom bonnet
Sometimes when you want to stand out from the crowd… erm, hat parade, you need to go a little extra!
You’ll need tissue paper in a fun assortment of colours. Create the pompm by folding the tissue paper in half, then concertina fold it. Glue or tape the folded end to the side of a large brimmed hat. Gently pull-apart the tissue paper to form the pom pm. Repeat until the hat is covered. Brilliant!
Click here for a full tutorial.
(Image: hobbycraft)
