Party Hats for Kids Theme Parties
It’s party planning season around my house, and my kids theme parties have been on my mind. I decided that using spongebob party hats (or something similar) simply won’t do. I pulled out my scrapbook paper and got to work {speaking of which, NOW is the time to stock up on Scrapbook Paper. You won’t find a better price. Whoo hoo Paper Packs!!! }.
I started by undoing the scary spongebob hat and traced it on my cutesy paper. This totally works, but it was a bit tedious. The brilliant thought came to me (mid-project) that Silhouette might have a downloadable party hat. Of course,..they did! On my second hat, I put my Silhouette to work. So much easier…
If you use the tracing method, just glue the back of the cone together. If you are lucky enough to use a silhouette, it has a cutout and insert portion to hold the hat together.
Now for the fun part! For customizing kids theme parties, grab coordinating trim, fluff, whatever you can think of to fit the theme!
If you’d like to use corkscrew ‘firecracker’ ribbon for the top, grab a dowel and wrap grosgrain ribbon around it. Use clothes pins to secure each end, and spray a little starch on the ribbon. Bake in the oven at 200 degrees for approx. 20 min.
Then I hand-cut a perfect number 4! Ha! Ya right! Used the Silhouette for that one too! 😉
These hats were made especially for two adorable little girls that are having a joint 4th Rainbow Birthday Party this month. Kids Theme Parties are so much fun! {We can’t wait to see the pictures Missy}.
These would surely make the birthday child feel that much more special on their big day! Heck I’d even wear one of these fancy shmancy party hats! These easy party hats would be the perfect addition to all the fun kids theme parties I know you’ll be throwing this summer! 😉
It wouldn’t be too hard to whip out several hats as gift favors to take home!
You’ll pay a pretty price on Etsy to buy similar ’boutique’ party hats. No need. Totally doable and totally adorable.
Brittaney says
Cute idea! I’ll definately have to try it. Does the paper need to be 12″ x 12″ or can it be another size?
Shelley says
It depends on the size of your hat. A smaller hat (like I did) will fit on an 8.5 x 11. For larger party hats,…you’ll definitely need the 12×12.
Kim says
These turned out so adorable! Thanks for the ribbon trick!
Kim @ http://frostmeblog.blogspot.com
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Terri says
Love it!!
erin@tinytwistcreative says
Love these, they are unique and lovely. I’m bookmarking this idea for my sweetie’s bday.
Penny says
So cute!
Kalli Collins says
How do we get the free shipping from JoAnns?
Shelley says
Use the link above. Any scrapbooking item in your ‘cart’ should ship for free using this link. If you have any issues,…call the customer service # at joanns.com. Hope that helps! 🙂
jen d says
Very Cute idea, I’m thinking these could be cute party “goody bag” cones too.
Alice says
This is great. Thanks so much for sharing.
shelly (cookies and cups) says
How cute! I have never thought about making these 🙂
Cap Creations says
These are great! Love them, great job!
Nancy Pfeifer says
These hats are absolutely adorable! I love to make party hats and sell them on etsy….so fun!!!! I just found your site for the first time tonight….where have I been? LOL!!!
MommyTopics.com says
Hi there! I found you through the UBP and now I’m back looking around. You have such a GREAT blog with so many great posts.
I love this idea!!! These hats look FANTASTIC! I have a great idea for making birthday plates. Come check it out.
http://www.mommytopics.com/parenting/customized-party-ideas-super-mario-lego-star-wars-miffy-red-riding-hood-and-more
Blessings
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Jen says
Birthday hats are a terrific idea for a kid’s birthday party. Kids always seem to have more fun when you take the time to put a little effort into it by doing things like this.
Hats are good but stay away from the noisemakers. — Yikes.
.-= Jen´s last blog ..A First Birthday Party =-.
joyfulmama says
Hi there! Thanks for a great tutorial. My son is truning one this week and I made some cute party hats, too! Will be posting about it later this week, but in the meantime would like to ask permission to use your second last picture on my blog with a link back here. I am working on a post with links to good tutorials for home-made party ideas. Thanks in advance!
Shelley says
Of course! 🙂 Thanks for asking. Can’t wait to see it all done. 🙂
Karen S says
Shelley,
Thanks for the great ideas. I bought a Silhouette this week thanks to all of your raves. Where did you find the party hat template? Was it at their store or somewhere else online? I’ve been searching, but can’t find one. (It’s for my daughter’s first birthday.)
Shelley says
I bought it from their online store. I think it was a 99 cent download template. Let me see if I can find a link for you…
Michelle W says
Did you ever find a link for the template? I love this idea!
Thanks!
Michelle
Gina S says
I’m trying to find the hat on my silhouette as well. I downloaded a green template for .99, but the cutouts don’t fit well at all. I did see a Little Miss template that looks more like yours but it’s $1.99 and I’d hate to download it if it doesn’t work either. Thanks in advance!
Shelley says
I just used a hat from the dollar store. I took it apart and traced it on the scrapbook paper. I’m surprised Silhouette’s download isn’t great. 🙁 Try the dollar store. 😉 Best of luck…
Flavia Alvarez says
Hi Shelley,
I’ve been attempting to create my own party hats from a target party hat template and have been unsuccessful so far.
I just found your link and wanted to know if you could advise what you used to glue them together and how you went about doing so. I tried a glue gun and glue stick, but can’t get the seam to close nicely.
I was SO happy to come across your Sweet Shoppe post. It is beautiful!
I’ve been planning my daughters ice cream parlor party for the past 3 months inspired by Eat Chic Drink as well and now I am beyond inspired by your party. Thanks for sharing!
Shelley says
I’m so sorry it took me a bit to respond to this. I’ve been on vacation with my family…. I just used clear tape (on the inside of the hat.) I don’t think my hats were perfect at the seam. But, really, no one looks at the back. 🙂 Once the hat is on your birthday girl/boy, all eyes are on their cute face and FRONT of the hat. 🙂 Try your best to line it up, but I wouldn’t sweat it too much. Hope that helps. 🙂 PICTURES PLEASE?! 🙂
Flavia Alvarez says
Thanks so much Shelley, I can be a little bit of a perfectionist at times, LOL 🙂
Will send photos after the party.
Thanks again!
fitness girl says
Nice and cute…
Elsie says
These hats look so bright and cheerful. A few years ago I also used a bought hat as a template and traced the outlines on paper but then decided to scan it.
I saved the scanned image as a .jpeg file, then traced the outlines in a graphics program and saved this image as a .png file. Now, whenever I have to make party hats, I just open the file in Photoshop and fill the inside of the template with colour or add a “paper” background to it. I then decorate it further with clip art images that suit the party theme. The new hat template is then saved again and then you can print out as many as you need.
Deebi27 says
I think I will make 2 up for my classroom…OK I will make 17 up for each child and one for my co teacher…I won’t put her birthday # on it or will I?
kristi says
idk if it’s just my laptop or not, but i can’t open the silhouette. It says the resource cannot be found.
Ty says
what kind of scrapbook paper did you use?
Pamela says
how do i order? x
melba says
i would like to know the mesaurements on how did you cut the hat on the silhouette.
thanks.
mi mcclain says
The ball fringe on these make them so cute! Love it. And thanks for the ribbon trick,
Mary Jo says
Love the party hats! I just downloaded the Silhouette template and noticed there are no side holes in the template. How did you do yours? It would be so easy to cut tiny holes with the Silhouette once you have them lined up correctly. Thanks!