If you're looking for Easter bonnet ideas for a fun Easter craft with your toddler, then you've come to the right place.
By now you might be looking at the best Easter egg chocolates for your toddler, or even a little Easter gift for your baby, but have you thought about the fun crafts you can do? Creating Easter bonnet hats is a fun activity for a rainy afternoon.
So whether you're looking for something quick an easy as a fun activity, or if your little one is having an Easter bonnet competition at their nursery or school, Mother&Baby have the best Easter bonnet ideas for you.
Easter bonnet ideas and themes 2024
1) Floral hat
Using any fake flowers, you can stick lots of them to an Easter bonnet hat to create a beautiful, flower garden theme. You can always add some hidden bunny ears too.
2) Hatching chick
All you need is some yellow, white and green felt (or card) and you can cut out the shell, grass and chick features. You can either stick it to an Easter bonnet hat, or a regular summer hat if you have a yellow one.
3) Bunny hat
How sweet is this fluffy bunny hat? All you need is some white cotton balls, coloured card to make the features and then something green to create the grass.
4) Carrot top hat
Another easy one to make, all you need is orange and green card. You can make the carrot as tall as you'd like, and you can even tie-wrap a little soft bunny toy to it.
5) Dinosaur hat
While dinosaurs are not strictly Easter related, we know how loved they are by toddlers. You can still use mini-craft eggs to create dinosaur eggs, and you can even use some dinosaur toys you have in the house.
6) Little lamb hat
Inspired by spring, this requires the same material as the bunny hat - which is helpful if you want to make two Easter bonnet hats in different styles.
What do I need to make an Easter bonnet?
There is no set rule what you can use to make an Easter bonnet, but there are a few craft pieces and East bonnet kits you might want to look at buying...
Best Easter bonnet kit
AmazonThis VEYLIN Easter Bonnet Kit has everything you need to make your themed bonnet. From feathers to little fluffy chicks and eggs, there's a great mix of crafting accessories included.
Pros
- Available in three different colour hats
- Everything you need to create an Easter bonnet
Cons
- You might want more of the decorations included
Best Easter bonnet chicks
AmazonThe 12PCS Easter Chenille Yellow Chicks are a plush material with little plastic feet. They're handy for creating a chick-themed Easter bonnet.
Pros
- Soft
- Plastic feet are easier to stick to the hat
Cons
- They are only small
Best Easter bonnet cotton balls
AmazonIf you're wanting to create a bunny look, then you need these Simply Soft Cotton Wool Balls to cover the bonnet to make a fluffy bunny! You can add googly eyes, or even dip a cotton ball in paint to make bunny eyes.
Pros
- Creates a fluffy bunny look
- Good value
Cons
- You might need two packs of cotton balls
Samantha Ball is a Commercial Content Writer and freelanced for the Mother&Baby website for two years before joining the team full-time. She's a mum of two and loves browsing for the best products and cute outfits.