DIY Kids Easter Hat and Virtual Parade

Nothing says Easter more than making an Easter hat with your family and proudly parading your creation. It’s also a great way to use your old decorations and craft items from around the house. 

What you’ll need:

- Paper plate 
- Paper cup 
- Ribbon
- Scissors
- Colouring-in pens
- Glue, tape or stapler 
- Decorations 

Recycle old decorations 

Here’s some great ways in which you can use leftover Christmas and Birthday party decorations to make Easter themed hat toppers.

- Turn Christmas wrapping paper into cute Easter eggs or bunny ears.
- Use old gift boxes, shoeboxes or cereal boxes to cut egg shapes out of cardboard.
- Add tinsel to create sparkle.
- Leftover napkins, tissue paper or cellophane can be turned into flowers. 
- Blow-up balloons to look like Easter eggs.
- Decorate egg shells as Easter eggs.
- Find any leftover crafts like pom poms or paper shapes.

Create your hat

Now that you’ve got all your decorations ready, it’s time to build the base of your hat. 

Step 1. Grab your paper plate and make two small holes at each side, thread the ribbon through and tie a knot. This will keep it on your head, with the plate forming the base and brim of the hat.
Step 2. Using glue, tape or a stapler, secure the paper cup to the centre of the paper plate. 
Step 3. Add your decorations using glue, tape or a stapler.

Virtual parade 

Now that your hat is ready, it’s time to show it off and see what your friends and family have created. 
Organising a virtual parade is easy and can be done using several apps including Facebook Messenger, FaceTime or Skype. 
Using Facebook Messenger, start a new group chat, select your friends and family, then hit ‘video call’ to start the parade. 
May the best Easter hat win!