Kids Valentines Hat
Difficulty: Easy
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Parental supervision is recommended
This craft foam Kids Valentines Hat wiggles when you move your head! Use green foam and a four leaf clover to create the same hat for St. Patrick's Day.
Be sure to visit our main Valentine's Day ideas page, as well as our Valentine's Day crafts, Valentines coloring pages, Valentine's Day recipes, and Valentine's Day games pages.
What you'll need:
- Red craft foam
- Red chenille stems
- Wire cutters
- Pen
- Scissors
- Hot glue gun
- White poster board
- Ruler
- Stapler, tape, or glue (to fasten hat together)
How to make it:
- Cut out 2 hearts (1 1/2" tall x 1 3/4" wide) out of red craft foam.
- Cut out 2 hearts (1" tall x 1" wide) out of red craft foam.
- Cut a strip of poster board to fit around a child's head and about 2" wide.
- Determine where the sides of a child's head is by trying the band on. Mark with pen.
- Cut red chenille stems in half using the wire cutters.
- Glue the stems on the outside of the poster board where marked.
- Glue a small heart over each of the chenille stems that are attached to the poster board. (See photo)
- Glue a large red heart at the other end of the chenille stem.
- Let the children decorate using lace, stickers, markers, and crayons.
- Tape, glue, or staple the hat to fit the child. (Paper clips also work)
Tips:
You can use a cookie cutter to obtain a heart shape. You can use tacky glue, but it will need to set up overnight before wearing.
