Making a Birthday Party Hat

Craft: Birthday Party Hat

gem
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August 5, 2010

Many birthdays have a theme. When my grandson's birthday came around we couldn't find a party hat with the characters he wanted on it. Using one of the plates, I cut it out and made his hat. Toy Story party hat with Buzz Lightyear.

Approximate Time: 20 minutes for each hat

Supplies:

1 large piece cardboard for each hat
1 hat pattern
pencil or ink pen
rubber band
printed design
any wording you wish to use
scissors
stapler
hot glue gun and glue
glue stick

Instructions:

Trace your hat pattern onto the back of cardboard. Cut the pattern out as suggested or add an inch or so to make it bigger.

Place your printed words and picture on the cut out hat. I cut out part of the picture to make it fit on the hat a little better. Glue them in place with the glue stick. Glue your pattern onto the hat.

Make the hat by rolling it into a cone. Hot glue the edges at the back of the hat to keep it together.

Glue down any extra pieces of the pattern that may be sticking up.

Cut a thin rubber band in two. Place one end inside the hat and put the stapler underneath so that the staple's large end will show on the outside. Wiggle it in place and staple on both ends.

Tie a knot in both the ends so they don't come off.

Voila you have a specialty birthday hat for your child's party.

By gem from VA

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Question: Homemade Birthday Hat Ideas?

May 11, 2005

My son is 7 and his birthday party is this weekend (he will be 8) and there will be about 30 guests. I don't want to fork out a lot of money for the cone-type birthday hats for everyone. I just want to make one for him (not too embarrassing in front of his friends). He will be having 2 cakes with 2 different themes; Baseball and Star Wars.

The hat does not have to relate to any of those themes.

Thanks!
jo

Answers

By (Guest Post)

May 11, 20050 found this helpful

Best Answer

You could ask all the kids invited to wear baseball caps. You might be able to get some extras for free (for the kids who forget or don't have one) on the Freecycle in your area. Good luck!

By Suzie (Guest Post)

May 13, 20050 found this helpful

Best Answer

You could go to the dollar store. They have many hats you could choose from to match the colors without necessarily being exactly baseball or Star Wars.

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Personalized Store Bought Party Hat

August 18, 2020

A store bought party hat with a number two added to it.It is hard to come by party hats with the age on it. Most of them are sold online and they can get expensive. This is a quick alternative.