Turn a regular day into crazy hat day with these handmade hats and crowns! There doesn’t need to be a special occasion to wear a fancy hat or crown around the house, and today we are sharing a handful of our favorite ones from the blog archives.

Painted Paper Cup Party Hats
Use colorful cupcake liners to make flowers to adorn these painted paper cup caps! Who doesn’t want to wear a fancy little hat around the house?

Pipe Cleaner Rainbow Crowns
Have you ever wished you could have rainbows by your side all day long? Make this DIY rainbow crown and you’ll be all set! These are perfect for St Patrick’s Day, but we love them as a fun way to add a pop of color to any outfit.

DIY Funny Face Sunhats
Whether it’s warm and sunny where you live or you’re dreaming of summer weather, kids will enjoy both making and wearing these funny faced accessories! Grab a plain straw hat, some felt, fabric and yarn, and get decorating! Make a cute dog, a bandit cat, a blond braided girl, or whatever designs you like.

How To Blow Paint Fireworks Crowns
Have your and your kids ever done blow painting before? It’s so much fun to see what patterns you can create! We realized that the shapes formed by blow painting look really similar to fireworks, so these crowns were born! Use red, blue, and white paint to celebrate the 4th of July or mix and match other shades to suit any celebration!

Cereal Box Bear Party Hats
Recycle empty cereal boxes into super cute bear party hats! Just about every child’s stack of favorite books has a lovable bear in there somewhere: the Berenstain Bears, Corduroy, Paddington Bear … the list goes on! Nurture your child’s love for these furry creatures with an adorable party hat made from cereal boxes. They’re easy to make and fun to decorate too!

Printable Birthday Cake Crown
Cone-shaped party hats are fun, but wouldn’t you rather wear a crown that looks like a birthday cake? Even better than that, this printable party hat is customizable with frosting, decorations, and even candles you can color yourself! You can even draw on your own “icing” designs!

Pasta and Pipe Cleaner Crowns
Pasta noodles and pipe cleaners are a couple of our most-loved crafting supplies, so using them together on this project was inevitable! We used shades of pink, red, and silver to give them a Valentine’s Day vibe but they’d really be fun for any time of year or celebration.

Paper Plate Visors
Our future’s so bright, we’ve gotta wear visors – DIY paper plate visors, that is! Turn regular paper plates into fun embellished accessories using all your favorite beads, sequins, and gems.