Although it may be a bit early for Easter, this bonnet is a fun way to welcome spring.

DIY Easter Bonnet Craft

We made this craft last year so I don’t have a lot of detailed photos but the instructions are fairly simple.

Materials:

  • paper plate
  • paper bowl
  • tissue paper
  • glue
  • Easter and spring embellishments (silk flowers, butterflies, etc.)
  • stapler
  • ribbon

Directions:

1. Cut out the center of a paper plate.

2. On either side of the hole in the paper plate, staple a length of ribbon long enough so you can tie them in a bow under your child’s chin.

3. Staple a paper bowl on top of the hole in the paper plate.

4. Covered the now bonnet-shaped paper plate and bowl with glue and tissue paper.  Once it is covered, add a thin layer of glue and water (or Mod Podge) to coat the hat.

5. Glue or staple on various spring embellishments.

6. March in an Easter Parade!

DIY Easter Bonnet Craft for Kids

Read Along

Queen of Easter

Queen of Easter (Ann Estelle Stories): Ann Estelle wants to have the most beautiful bonnet at the Easter parade but her mother buys her a plain straw hat. When a family of birds moves into the hat, Ann Estelle learns to think of others and uses her creativity to turn last year’s hat into a hit. The children love the surprise of the birds nesting in the hat and appreciate that Ann Estelle is resourceful enough to create a unique and beautiful hat from her old bonnet.

Educational Connections:

  • Culture: Why an Easter Bonnet? The custom of making or purchasing new clothes at Easter follows the renewal of spring time. In most traditional cultures, men and women covered their heads–and you can still see examples of this throughout the world and on certain religious occasions.  During the Depression in the United States, women could not always afford a new set of clothing but they could manage to add fresh trimmings to their bonnets!
  • Culture / Religion: In the Christian tradition, Easter celebrates Jesus conquering death.  This coincides with spring, which many cultures see as a time of rebirth and renewal (flowers blooming, hibernating animals awakening).  What other cultures celebrate festivals or holidays in early spring?
  • Fashion: Older children with an interest in fashion might enjoy delving into the history of the hat. How did hats change to reflect the times?

Related Posts

24 thoughts on “In Your Easter Bonnet, With All the Frills Upon It

  1. I so remember making an Easter bonnet with my dad when I was in preschool. Great memories – your little girl will remember this forever!

  2. Great post. I was checking constantly this blog and I’m impressed!
    Very helpful information specifically the last part 🙂 I care for such info
    a lot. I was seeking this particular information for a long
    time. Thank you and best of luck.

  3. When you have episodes of anxiety and panic attacks, you are experiencing intrusive thoughts about something, maybe
    about your family, your safety, your health etc. There
    are various herbal treatments for panic disorder that
    may be consumed tablet, tincture or tea form. They may even start to fear driving in
    traffic, going to the store, going on a date, going on an airplane, etc.

    Here is my website: panic attack treatment naturally

  4. Excellent post. I used to be checking continuously
    this weblog and I am inspired! Extremely helpful information particularly
    the remaining section 🙂 I take care of such information
    much. I was looking for this particular information for a
    long time. Thanks and good luck.

  5. Whats up very cool web site!! Man .. Excellent ..

    Superb .. I will bookmark your website and take the feeds additionally?
    I am happy to search out a lot of useful info right here in the submit, we need develop more techniques in this
    regard, thanks for sharing. . . . . .

    Look at my homepage – advice

  6. Whats up very cool website!! Man .. Excellent ..
    Wonderful .. I will bookmark your blog and take the feeds also?

    I’m satisfied to find a lot of helpful info right here in the
    publish, we need develop extra techniques in this regard, thank you for sharing.
    . . . . .

    my website … here are the findings – Essie,

  7. Hiya! I know this is kinda off topic nevertheless I’d figured I’d ask.
    Would you be interested in trading links or maybe guest writing a blog post or vice-versa?
    My website addresses a lot of the same subjects as yours and I feel we could greatly
    benefit from each other. If you are interested feel free to shoot me an e-mail.
    I look forward to hearing from you! Excellent blog by the way!

  8. I think this is one of the most significant information for me.
    And i’m happy reading your article. But want to commentary on few
    common issues, The site style is perfect, the articles is truly great :
    D. Just right task, cheers

Comments are closed.