Your Easter Inspiration Ideas continues. If you need some Easter Bonnet Ideas, look no further! Here is our collection of Easter Bonnet Crafts for Preschoolers and Kids!
Some great design ideas for kids of all ages. Whether you are looking for Easter Bonnets to make with Preschoolers or Easter Hat Ideas for Boys and Girls in older year groups. Get yourself hat ready for the annual Easter parade on Easter Sunday!!
Here are some of our favourite makes to inspire you!
Easter Bonnet Ideas for kids
So lets get started on these fun crafts for kids to make this Easter. As always, I encourage you to rummage in your craft box for some basic materials such as markers, scissors, paper and glue and see what you can make with these combined with some recycled materials. Avoid unnecessary purchases from the craft store, hobby craft or amazon. Keep it simple but FUN! Hopefully you will find just the tutorial to suit your needs!
This is definitely more of an Easter Hat Decorating idea.. though of course a bonnet would look great making this too. Solar System Easter Bonnet – I love the little Easter Bunny Astronauts. This is a simple hat to make, that is so much fun (and educational!!). This would be a great one for a SCHOOL Easter parade competition, don’t you think?
We made these newspaper hats many many moons ago. They are so fun and so simple.. and can easily and quickly be decorated for an Easter Bonnet parade by adding decorated Easter eggs to the decorations. But you can decorate these in whatever way you wish… add tissue paper flowers & tissue paper leaves, cut out cardboard bunnies, add dinosaurs and dinosaur eggs, or make a dressy bonnet with some bows… your creativity is the limit! Avoid using plastic eggs and check out how to decorate with hollow eggs here.
Have fun with cardboard with these fabulous giant Cardboard Bunny Easter Bonnets! So cute. We do love upcycled crafting. Love that all you need to cut is some simple shapes for your bunny’s haead and bunny ears. You could also take off the bunny tail and add a bunny face and some paws instead, if you want? I particularly love the carrot shapes with the green curled consturtion paper! Can you take the same principle of this tutorial and make an Easter Egg Crown too?
A little bit of an “Easter Bonnet Cheat” – as we haven’t turned these into hats YET!! However these Paper Teacups have long been on my “convert into a fascinator” to do list – you could thread an Alice band through the bottom and done! Decorate with flowers or hollow egg chicks or anything Easter-themed, if you wish! Check out our patterned Teacups too – choose from flowers, roses or stripes! A fascinator sure would make a dressy bonnet, don’t you think?

We all know one famous rabbit that wore a dressy hat… so how about a Mad Hatter’s Hat? If not the mad hatter.. make this easy Paper Top Hat and decorate to your Easter Heart’s Content! I love that even the brim fabric is made from tissue paper.. making this a fully biodegradable Easter Hat worthy of a New York City Easter parade!
Next up in our set of homemade Easter bonnets, we have this super fun Paper Easter Bonnet – combine a number of homemade embellishments, such as a giant Tissue Paper Flowers, Paper chicks or chickens and rainbows to make this fun collaborative and inexpensive Easter Bonnet! Much fun to be had! love the simplicity of the paper headband. So “do able” indeed! Toddlers will love these!
Or learn how to make a gorgeous Daffodil Flower Garden Hat with Sun Hats & Wellie Boots! Such a pretty craft using pipe cleaners and construction paper. Love the detail of with the little ladybug too! Such an easy idea to make at home.

How about this simple Easter hat. It is of course the Paper Plate Bunny Ear’s Hat by Alphamom. Such a clever DIY Hat making “technique” for little kiddos!
Love baby chicks? Well, you know we love all is paper too!! So this Paper Chick Easter Bonnet from Krokotak is just the ticket! Aren’t they cute! Love love love!
Oh and finally.. I have an edible Easter Bonnet Treat for you.. a super simple NO BAKE Easter Cookie the kids will love to make:
Now we have more fabulous ideas for you here on Red Ted Art, do take a peak!
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Honest Mum says
Just gorgeous. Remind me of floppy \’Blossom\’ style hats I was obsessed with aged 12.
Red Ted Art says
Aaah thank you so much. We were very pleased with them. The kids seem to really like them, but don’t actually wear them much!!
artsy_momma says
How adorable are those! I especially love the pretty flowers around it and that both are very different!
Esther says
How cute! Love their pictures with the hats
shanel says
I love these bonnets. I wil be recreating them with my daughter. So easy and creative, thank you for sharing xoxo
Roopa says
These hats look lovely, especially love ur little girls hat!! We need to make one or maybe two (one for myself too) :))
Thanks for sharing
Lilac @ learnersinbloom says
These hats are too cute! We\’ll definitely be making these – the girls with absolutely love them.
Carolina J. says
They look superb! How clever!
Didi says
Great idea! I love how you added the little birds on top, and the tissue paper flowers are so delicate and pretty. These would be perfect for a garden party too!
Carolyn Wilhelm says
What wonderful fun! These will engage children, allow adorable photos, and be fun to hang on the kid\’s bedroom walls as decor. Very nice. Thanks so much, Carolyn
The Monko says
wow they look great, i love the frill on the orange one. I wonder if i could convince my son to wear one
Rebeca says
I would never have thought to use newspaper to make bonnets, but they look amazing! Might be trying this out too!
mermaid says
Very nice bonnets. Love them!
Beckky says
I love that they are truly recycled an bespoke jst as kids carfts should be . Utterly fab as ever
Ann @ Suburban Prairie Homemaker says
Wow – these are so much fancier than any newspaper hats we made when I was a kid! Great job, all!
Terri says
Oh my… these are so adorable! I love them!
Brittany says
Darling! I can\’t wait to make some with my girls! Thanks for sharing AND thanks for hosting! Hope your week is lovely. ๐
Red Ted Art says
Aaaah you guys are lovely. Thank you so much for all your kind words!!!
lyndsay says
Seriously Maggy – these are brilliant and I am making these tomorrow! If I can’t get Aodhan to wear it, then I am!!! All the way downtown!
Red Ted Art says
I would LOVE to see you hat!!!! Sadly I measured the kids hats on their heads, so I can’t wear them (a bit small)… but I try!! Will have to make another for me!!
emma says
inspired, I just love them
Didi says
Hi Maggy- I\’ve already gushed to you once about how much I love, love, love these fancy hats…but I\’m going to gush one more time. These are wonderful! Thanks for sharing this creative idea at the Kid\’s Co-op this week.
Red Ted Art says
Oh thank you SOOO much for gushing again, it is ALWAYS VERY MUCH appreciated! Thank you ๐
Charlene @ Adventures In Mommy Land says
these are absolutely adorable….love them!!
H. Rae says
Oh my! How I would have loved these as a kid! Would you come and link up at my party, Make-It-Yourself Monday at anoriginalbelle.blogspot.com? These are too stunning not to share!
Thanks and happy Monday to you!
Red Ted Art says
Oh my, how can I NOT link up when you leave SUCH a lovely comment?! Thank you ๐
Science Sparks says
LOVE these! Thanks for linking to Science sparks.
Emma
creativejewishmom/sara says
those hats are amazing, who would have thought, from newspaper! thanks so much for sharing on Craft Schooling Sunday!
Peaches says
This is such a cute idea. I wish I had a whole gaggle of little girls to share it with ๐
Pinkoddy says
Brilliant – I had a similar idea but thought I\’d have to papier mache it. Shall be making these for the competition at playgroup – wish them luck.
Red Ted Art says
Oh my! I am so excited for you!!! Would love to see a picture of them all in hats! ๐ good luck!
Lanetta Sprott says
What a clever idea! Thank you for sharing! I’ve included your link within today’s blog article because hats are a must for a Tea Party! Yes! In celebration of National Doll Day – the 1st Sunday in August, I’m inviting everyone to a Virtual Tea Party. The article provides ideas, suggestions and yours is the first hat offered!
http://nationaldollday.blogspot.com/2013/07/virtual-tea-party-youre-invited.html
Judy says
These are wonderful. I have been making similar hats from the colored craft paper and have even used wrapping paper. For boys I make cowboy and pirate type hats. You can glue almost anything on them!! I started when my daughter was in kindergarten and she is now 30.
olivia Kirby says
These are gorgeous!! A much more attractive use for newspaper than lining the cat litter tray!! Melody would love making these
Red Ted Art says
Snigger!! Love that you are comparing this to Cat Litter Tray use!!!!!