A DIY Birthday Crown For Every Age
In our home a birthday just isn’t a birthday without a birthday crown! Well, except for my birthday, as I have yet to make one for myself! As it turns out, these colorful and very simply birthday crowns, that can truly be made in around ten minutes if need be, are great photo props, and of course you can always take a few photos after the party at some point, just as long as the birthday girl/boy/man/woman agrees to wear the crown! If you really want to go all out, you can also make crowns for everyone, with the birthday crown being just a big bigger and maybe more decorated, and by putting the crowns at every place setting at the table the party decor is also greatly enhanced. Plus, once everyone puts on their crown it really does feel like a party! I did this once with toilet paper tube crowns, and of course that was quite silly and lots of fun, so do give the idea of crowns all around a try, regardless of which crowns you choose. Okay, lets make a simple DIY birthday crown, shall we?
You’ll Need:
- sheets of A4 sticker backed craft foam, mine is glitter, which is preferable, or regular craft foam and high tack craft glue or a low temp glue gun
- a hole punch (optional, you can use a skewer or neede)
- good scissors
- some t-shirt yarn, ribbon or lengths of braided yarn, basically something a bit substantial
- a pencil
How To:
- Using the entire length of the craft foam A4 sheet, draw a crown with 3 or 4 prongs, as shown here.
- Cut out the crown, punch holes in the ends of the band and attach lengths of ribbon or t-shirt yarn
- With the remaining time, quickly cut out numbers, just remember to draw them backwards on the back side of the craft foam. Because the craft foam is sticky back (though DO NOT peel off the back of the crown) you just peel and stick. Do note that the stickyness isn’t all that sticky, so you may want to add some glue if you have time that is, I never do!
- If you are really in a hurry, cut a bunch of circles and place them polka dot style around the crown. If you have more time you can start playing around with diamond shapes or stars. DO check out my previous birthday crowns here, and here for inspiration, and enjoy! I have a feeling this might just become a tradition in your home too!
