Easy DIY Easter bonnet ideas
Published on March 12, 2021 By Holly Butteriss 3 min readWe’ve got tons of inspiration to get you eggcited for Easter! Getting creative and making your own DIY paper Easter bonnets is loads of fun for the whole family. Keep your Easter hats simple with bunny ears or paper flowers, or combine lots of different craft ideas to make one epic Easter bonnet!
Tip top Easter craft supplies!
Chick out this hat!
This incredible chick baseball style cap from Krokotak is absolutely perfect for your Easter bonnet! Using strips of colored card stock to create the shape and details, this Easter hat is a quick make that is totally customisable. Krokotak has tutorials for lots of different animal hats, but we thought this chick would be eggcellent for Easter celebrations!
Spring florals
Make a statement with this gorgeous tissue paper creation from Aunt Peaches. Using a straw hat as the base, grab tissue paper in bright spring colors and create a beautiful bouquet of paper flowers.
Hop along to the party
Or if you want to keep your DIY paper Easter bonnet super simple (or you've left it to the last minute and looking for a quick project), these Easter bunny bonnets using party hats from Lia Griffith are perfect! Use old party hats, or make your own out of pastel colored and patterned cards. All you need to add is some bunny ears and a little pom pom and voila! We’re certain all the boys and girls will love this one!
A basket of Easter treats
This marvellous make from SparrowGalFart uses colored paper, paper plates, sticks, embellishments and even a little chick to decorate their Easter hat. Fill the basket at the crown of the bonnet with chicks, Easter eggs or paper flowers for a super spring themed hat!
Bring your blooming garden to life!
And this gorgeous garden flourishing with springtime blooms from Sun Hats & Wellie Boots makes a fantastic DIY paper Easter bonnet. Create beautiful paper flowers, lovely lady bugs and fluttering butterflies to bring your garden to life - why not hide a few Easter eggs in there too!
Join the Mad Hatter's tea party
And for something a little different (and not technically a hat, yet!) these adorable paper teacups from Red Ted Art would make the Mad Hatter swoon! Create these terrific tea cups out of every color of card imaginable, stack them up and attach them to a sun hat and you’ve got one DIY paper Easter bonnet perfect for a tea party. Create tissue paper flowers and hidden Easter eggs to make it egg-stra special!
Whether your Easter bonnet is a blooming bouquet of spring flowers or topped with floppy bunny ears, there’s plenty of inspiration out there for you to create the most eggcellent Easter bonnet!
