2 x Wooden Fluffy Sheep Easter Egg Hunt Bonnet Craft Hanging Decoration Accessories

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Ribbons and bows: Colourful ribbons and bows add a whimsical touch and can be matched with your child's Easter outfit. Easter bonnets are more than just charming accessories. They carry rich historical significance and provide a wonderful opportunity for bonding and creativity with our children. What is the history of Easter bonnets? Your child will love crafting this rabbit Easter bonnet – it's super cute, and you'll have loads of fun making it together too. To get started, find a green hat (or cover the brim of a straw hat with a bit of tissue paper), then decorate. How “egg-citing”! Easter is around the corner and celebrations are getting underway. Easter Sunday 2023 falls on the 9th of April, so there’s not long to go to get Easter ready. Maybe you’ve started decorating for Easter or maybe, you’re not sure how to celebrate or you want to try something new this year. One great way to get into the celebrating mood is to create something with your child. Most children love Easter and get extremely excited at the thought of receiving lots of chocolate! So, why not enhance their excitement and creative skills by taking the time to make an Easter Bonnet with them? If this is something you’re interested in, then we’ve got some creative Easter bonnet ideas lined up for you. Wrap your coloured ribbon or coloured pipe cleaners around the rim or base of the hat, to add that pop of colour (try to use a different colour to the hat, so it stands out)!

If the sight of chubby cheeks beneath a wide-brimmed pile of tissue-paper flowers isn’t enough to entice you to Allan Bank, the villa also overlooks Grasmere and was home to Wordsworth. An Easter bonnet parade takes place daily and materials are available to make one. There’s an art gallery, an Easter-themed trail and possible sightings of red squirrels in the woods.

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The Easter Parade tradition: The famous Easter Parade in New York City began in the 1870s, and it played a significant role in popularizing the Easter bonnet. People from various social classes would stroll down Fifth Avenue, showcasing their new Easter attire, especially the women's bonnets. It became a grand event, covered by newspapers, and ignited the Easter bonnet trend across the United States and Europe. We didn’t win anything this year, but the competition was tough and it’s not really about the winning – it’s the taking part that counts. The smiles from all the children and their friends were amazing to see, as well as the creativity & thought that had gone into some of the designs were brilliant! We have decided to salvage and save some of the materials from this year, just in case they can be reused again in future years. The flowers we will use to decorate our easter shelf. Lily, Amy, and I all worked together to paper mache Amy’s hat, but took a lot of time and care to paint it herself carefully. Simon & I cut out the Batman mask and bat symbol as we had just worked on a similar design for James the previous week for a themed day at school. Amy helped choose the buildings and windows for the silhouettes, but we again had to use a scalpel to cut these out so we cut these for her! Ava’s Sheep Hat (aged 3) Always be sure to put down plenty of newspaper or plastic sheeting before you start. You'll want to protect a wide area of floor – it's surprising how far paint can go when kids are involved! Keep kitchen roll or baby wipes close for any emergency clear-ups.

The Grade II-listed gardens at Borde Hill are set among heritage parkland and are bursting with magnolias, camellias, hellebores and rhododendrons in spring. During Easter, children (ages 3-8) can explore through the eyes of Ludo the lamb, on a trail collecting clues. It ends with a race over hurdles, after which children who know the code word can win a mini egg ice cream. I’m really proud of how James’ hat turned out, mostly because crafting isn’t really his thing, and if he could have done this whole project on his computer, he would! But he showed lots of resilience and determination, even staying up late two nights to finish coats of paint. He really enjoyed the painting and the paper mache (although I didn’t enjoy finding his used paintbrushes, or where he decorated our white hallway with blue paint!) He didn’t enjoy the fiddly bits! Lily’s Bunny Ears Easter Bonnet (aged 8) But, we’re getting ahead of ourselves. Let’s start by taking a look at what Easter actually is. What is Easter, and why do we celebrate it?If you’ve never made an Easter bonnet before, you may be wondering where to begin. You can either do one from design or start from scratch. 1. Design, Upcycled Bonnet Become a detective bunny via a crafting activity at St Fagans National Museum of History or at the National Museum in Cardiff, then count the eggs that are located around the galleries. Joint challenges across Wales’s free museums include spotting the difference between bunnies on display and finding a tiny golden egg for a bonus win. The National Museum has impressionist art and dinosaur skeletons, while St Fagans has more than 40 re-erected historical buildings in the grounds. The term "bonnet" comes from the French word 'bonnette,' a type of cap. But why is it specifically linked to Easter? The Easter bonnet symbolises the tail end of winter and the joyous emergence of spring. In the past, new hats or bonnets were worn during Easter as a symbol of prosperity and new beginnings. They were also associated with Easter parades, where wearing new and fashionable clothing was a must. So, the term "Easter bonnet" beautifully captures the essence of this joyful holiday tradition. Victorian elegance: The Victorian era was a defining period for the Easter bonnet. Women of society would adorn elaborate bonnets as a symbol of status and fashion. These were not just limited to Easter Sunday services but were worn throughout the Easter week. They were designed with silk, lace, and adorned with fresh flowers, portraying wealth and grace. All you need to make this fabulous-looking Easter bonnet hat is some green tissue paper, a few small toys, a straw hat and some ribbon. We decorated ours with Easter-themed Duplo animals, but your child can choose any small toys they like.

We started to paper mache Amy’s hat first before we collected some newspaper. We papered Amy’s hat in normal white paper. This turned out to be brilliant as it only needed 2 coats of paint!

Always supervise toddlers and younger kids while they're crafting. Small items like googly eyes, buttons and pipe cleaners can easily find their way into a child's mouth, so keep a careful eye on them to reduce the risk of choking. Dress the kids in old clothes, or give them an apron to protect their outfit. An old adult T-shirt is an easy way to protect clothes if you don't have an apron to hand. The Walled Garden on the Blenheim Palace estate will host appearances from the Easter Bunny over the weekend, while also staging balloon-modelling, bubble shows, circus skills and a vintage variety show. Children love the permanent features of the Palace’s 2,000 acres too – zooming around two miles of yew trees in the Marlborough Maze and riding the miniature train. This sheep Easter bonnet is getting us all excited about spring! You'll need a nice big wad of cotton wool for this one, plus a hat, card, and some tissue paper. If you don't have a spare hat to hand, have a go at crafting this rabbit face mask. Your little one might need you to help them cut the white card into a mask shape, but they can have a go at drawing the rabbit's nose and ears by themselves.

But who gives the chocolate? Let’s not forget the Easter bunny. The Easter bunny is a key, fictional figure of Easter for children who brings gifts to children for Easter. These normally consist of chocolate Easter eggs or small chocolate gifts. So, what’s an Easter Bonnet?If you’re wanting to decorate your house for Easter, why not try making these Marshmallow Bunny Paper Chains with your little one? These could look fantastic in your living area or your little ones' room, or even on your front door! Flowers: Fresh or artificial, flowers represent the rebirth of spring. Daffodils, tulips, and roses are popular choices. The history of Easter bonnets is a colourful blend of tradition, fashion, and cultural evolution that spans many centuries. Here's an extended look at its rich tapestry, starting with long before the bonnet was even conceived! We hope you get some ideas and inspiration for a more eco-friendly Easter. Whilst ours wasn’t eco-perfect (hello cotton wool balls, paint & glue), it was much closer than it could have been. Easter isn’t just about chocolate and cake. It can also be a time for dazzling blasts of sunshine, beautiful birdsong and all the fresh, dewy colour that reminds us after winter’s gloom that being outdoors can be just wonderful. Nature’s kaleidoscope shifts, revealing bright sprays of daffodils, carpets of primrose, pearl-smooth magnolia blooms and fields alive with pogoing lambs.