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.
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.
