Kids Crafts Easter Bonnets

• Card
• Paints
• Pencil
• Ruler
• Yarn
• White glue (PVA)
• Pair of scissors 
• Crepe or tissue paper in different colors (including green)
• Thin garden wire
• Pliers
• Cotton wool balls
• Sticky tape 

• Cut a circle out of card, about 14 inches (35cm) across.

• Paint it so that it looks like a straw bonnet.

• Draw a smaller circle in the middle and draw four lines that cross each other in the center, inside of that circle.

• Cut along these lines and bend up.

• Make lots of paper flowers, keeping the stems short.(see           below)

• Glue the paper flowers all around the brim of the hat,                overlapping them to hide the stems.

• To Make The Paper Flowers:

• Cut a piece of thin garden wire about 4inches - 6inches             (10-15cm) long.

• Tape a cotton wool ball to the one end of the wire.

• Cut a small square of black crepe or tissue paper and tie it over the cotton wool.

• Fasten it with yarn.

• Cut a long strip of colorful crepe or tissue paper, about             2.4inches (6cm) wide.

• Fold it over about eight times to make a concertina.

• Download these petal shapes and print it out.

• Cut out to make eight petals.

• Using the PVA sparingly, glue each petal just below the cotton wool ball, overlapping them slightly.

• You might need to let the glue dry between each petal.

• Cut a long, thin strip of green crepe or tissue paper.

• Glue one end to the top of the stem, then wind it tightly down like a bandage.

• Glue or sticky tape the other end at the bottom.

• Once the glue has dried properly, gently pull back the edges of the petals.

• You are now ready to attend the Easter parade, bonnet and all.