A kid’s birthday party is not complete without a party hat!
They can come in many shapes and sizes but they all have one thing in common… they add to the liveliness and festive feeling of any party.
They can be made from balloons, from newspaper or tissue paper, they can be adorned with feathers, glitter, sequins, colourful buttons, flowers or streamers, the choice is yours. Party hats can be shaped like a cone, a top hat, a simple band with Mickey Mouse or Bunny ears, a pirate hat, a witch hat… as with so many crafts, your imagination is the only drawback when it comes to the kind of hat you will make for your kid’s theme party.
The easiest party hat you can make yourself is the conical party hat.
Draw a triangle on a piece of stiff cardboard or coloured paper – size 12″ x 18″ – use the 12″ as the height and the 18″ as the size to go around the head. Change the straight bottom line to a curve:
Decorate as desired, then glue the edges together and leave to dry. (Use paperclips to hold the hat together while it is drying). Staple both ends of a thin piece of elastic string onto opposite sides of the bottom edge of the hat so it fits under the chin.
A golden rule when planning your kids’ theme parties is to let them be a part of the planning from the beginning, so the older kids will really enjoy making their own party hats.
Download this colourful party hat template by clicking on this link…. http://kids-theme-parties.com/Party-Hats.zip The .zip folder also contains a .png file with instructions on how to edit the file to design a party hat that will fit in with your kid’s party theme.
Have fun planning your kid’s theme party!




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Hi Elsie,
Thanks for such a wonderful idea and just in time for my daughter’s party planning!
Hi Trish,
Thank you. I hope you were able to find some other ideas for your daughter’s party here as well.
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