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Post by Skellinton on Apr 9, 2016 22:11:49 GMT
Our class is having a Mad Hatter tea cup party in a few weeks and the only hats I could find that were reasonably priced are plastic top hats. I want the children to decorate them like the Mad Hatter, but I'm not sure how to fancy up these black plastic hats. I know paint will not work and I really don't want them just to stick stickers on them. I really am at a loss as what to do.
Or any suggestions on how they could decorate their own ginormous bow tie?
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Post by myshelly on Apr 9, 2016 22:55:01 GMT
You could get some cheap, solid fabric by the yard. Tear it into wide strips and have each child decorate the strip of fabric with paint, markers, glitter glue, etc. and then tie the fabric around the hats.
The way The Mad Hatter in the Tim Burton movie has a wide strip of fabric tied around his top hat.
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Post by mom on Apr 9, 2016 22:57:33 GMT
Cute duck tape...masking tape that the kids decorate with markers....cut strips of construction paper and tape it on.
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Apr 9, 2016 23:29:08 GMT
I would use tissue paper and take some Elmer's glue and have them paper mache over the hat they can so it any way they want to. They can make just a strip around the hat or they can do the whole hat. If you have different colors and tear them into pieces the kids can decorate with different colors or they can use one color.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 10, 2016 0:18:35 GMT
The plastic is what's going to cause the problem because most school glues won't stick to it (Elmer's, glue sticks... That stuff won't stick).
What would probably work very well is Glue DOTS, then you could pretty much stick whatever you wanted to the hats. You might be able to get a bulk roll of them from Uline or Amazon.
To decorate, I would get a couple bunches of inexpensive silk flowers and take those apart, or if you have a diecutter you could cut shapes from inexpensive fabric, felt or foam. You can get big tubs of those foamy stickers or plastic rhinestone gems pretty inexpensively at craft stores (with a coupon) too. Ribbon or tulle would be easy to tie around for a hat band, or you could make bows out of it. Googly eyes would be hysterical, and some of those come with adhesive already on them making them self stick. That's off the top of my head, if I think of other things I'll add them later.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Apr 10, 2016 4:27:59 GMT
The plastic is what's going to cause the problem because most school glues won't stick to it (Elmer's, glue sticks... That stuff won't stick). Aleene's tacky glue might work. I use it to adhere sequins when I am crafting. Those are plastic, just on a smaller scale. I use it because my other liquid glues don't stick well. |
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Post by Skellinton on Apr 10, 2016 4:47:26 GMT
Thanks for the suggestions, I bought an extra to practice on. I think having them decorate a band will be the best way to go.
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Post by olbrwneyedgirl on Apr 10, 2016 11:00:06 GMT
I would go with glue dots or double sided tape. If you could get some craft foan with the adhesive back, that would be great, too.
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Post by Why on Apr 10, 2016 11:18:28 GMT
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Post by peasapie on Apr 10, 2016 12:33:25 GMT
Great idea starters there! I agree that a wide band is a good start, and decorating that band is the way to go. Feathers, flowers, ribbons, straw, pompoms, plastic fruit, old decks of cards, empty boxes from candy or cookies, leis, beaded necklaces - all could be part of the fun on those bands. You could use the sticky dots someone mentioned, or staple things onto the band. I hope you will post pics! |
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