Got a birthday coming up? Want a fun and easy craft with your kids? Look no further, you are in the right spot!
Follow these simple steps for a fun little birthday crown!
Crafting Supplies Needed:
Fabric
Elastic
Cardboard/Card stock paper
Scissors
Measuring ribbon
Hot glue gun
Pen/pencil
Sewing machine/needle and thread optional
Step one - measure
First you need to decide how big your crown will be. To do this, take some measuring ribbon and measure your head where you want to place the crown.
Subtract 1-2 inches from that number to know how big you want your elastic to be. You can also place the elastic around your head afterwards to confirm that is a comfortable tightness.
Step Two - Decide the size of your triangles and cut them out
Next you need to decide how big you want your triangles to be. My band was 21 inches, so I did 7 3 inch triangles.
Do a little bit of math to decide how big and how many triangles you can fit around your head.
Step Three - Cut out the fabric for your triangles
Once you have your triangles cut out, you want to cover them with fun fabric. Cut the patches a bit bigger than the triangles so you can wrap them up like a present.
Step Four - Hot glue the fabric
Next, wrap your triangles up like a present and hot glue them shut.
Step Five - Covering the elastic
Cut out a piece of fabric that will cover the length of the elastic. This will make sure you don’t see the elastic through the triangles and help it look more finished.
Make sure there is enough room in the fabric that yo DON’T glue or sew the fabric to the elastic, other wise it won’t be stretchy anymore. ONLY glue or sew the FABRIC together.
Step Six - Connect the elastic ends
Once you have the fabric connected, you need to connect the elastic. To do this, pull the elastic ends out of the fabric ends and attach them to each other.
Step Seven - Glue the triangles to the headband
The last thing you need to do is glue the triangles to the headband. Arrange them evenly around the fabric so it covers all the wya around.
Again, make sure that you are not gluing or sewing the triangles to the elastic.
Your birthday crown is complete!
Wasn’t that simple? You have a happy kid and a fun crown to wear around the house all day. Sure, it’s a little homemade and a little clowny looking, but isn’t that what makes it so fun??
