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A girl can never have enough hair accessories and these ribbon-covered hair slides are so easy to make that your birthday girl (depending on her age) would enjoy making them as party favours for her guests.

You will need hair slides and ribbon of choice, beads, buttons, small fabric roses or flowers or any other small odds and ends you can use for decoration.

The small pineapple on the blue ribbon is a button…  I threaded the ribbon through the little eye at the back and tied a knot around the pin of the slide before I started the actual weaving. I also found that the narrow ribbon gives a neater finish than the wider ones.

Here is a step by step tutorial on how to cover hair slides with ribbon:

Cut a length of ribbon – about 30 cm in length, open the hair slide and slide the ribbon through.

Measure the ribbon so that the sides are of equal length.

Start weaving by folding the ribbon over and under.

Do the same from the other side and repeat until the whole slide is covered.

Push the ribbon back every now and then to cover the slide neatly, try to keep the ribbon flat.

Turn the slide over and tie the ribbon into a tight knot, decorate further as you wish.

Making these ribbon covered hair slides can also be part of the activities at a slumber or tea party for girls and the girls can take it home with them afterward.

Have fun when you plan your kid’s birthday party!