This year my daughter decided that she wanted a unicorn themed birthday party. I thought, that can’t be too hard right. A lot of pink, purple, and hot glue burned fingers later, I had the perfect party. I decided to go all out this year. We had unicorn cupcakes, a tablescape, and even some DIY unicorn headbands. The unicorn headbands were surprisingly more simple than I had expected. I am not a craft Pinterest mom, so I am quite proud that they turned out at all. Thankfully they were a huge hit with all of the kids, and they can be a hit at your kid’s next party too!
DIY Unicorn Headbands
Creating
I started out collecting all of my supplies. After a trip to the craft store and one Amazon order I had everything I needed. If you want to recreate these unicorn headbands, you will need : headbands (I got these sparkly ones from Amazon*), some felt, fake flowers, some thicker string or yarn, pillow stuffing, a hot glue gun, and scissors.
The first thing I did was make my horn. I cut a large triangle out of the middle of the felt. Then, I hot glued it together to make a horn. You can sew it if you prefer, but I am not very handy with a needle and thread.
Once I had it shaped, I stuffed the horn full with pillow stuffing. This ensures it will hold its shape when you glue it to the headband later.
Now that the horns are stuffed, it is time to wrap them. I took some of my gold string that I bought and cut off a generous sized piece. I used a little more hot glue and secured some to the top and then wrapped it around until I reached the bottom. Then I secured the bottom piece with a little more glue. This step really makes it stand out as a unicorn horn, and not just a random triangle.
Now we have a horn! What I did next was cut out a circle, the size of the bottom of the horn. This makes it easier to secure the horn to the headband. I glued the circle of felt under the headband, and then connected the horn over the headband.
Decorating
Now comes the fun part, the decorating. You can get as creative as you want with this part. I made a few of them all different. For this one, I used these flowers that had clips already on them and just clipped them onto the sides of the unicorn headband.
I did a few more with fake flowers that I hot glued around the headband, and they turned out great as well.
These ended up being a huge hit at the party! All of the kids loved wearing them. Even the boys got in on the action.
So if you have a little one that is as obsessed with unicorns as mine is, this is an awesome and simple craft that will make their day.
This is a seriously cute idea. I should totally make these for my nieces the next time they come over my house 🙂
Thank you ! My daughter and her friends had a blast with them.
Oh wow these are adorable!! I bet my girls would love to do this and it looks super simple. Thanks for sharing!
I promise if I can do it, anyone can. I am the least crafty person I know lol
These are so cute! And look easy to make! I love these! I kind of want one to wear myself <3
No lie, a lot of the adults were wearing them lol. Myself included!
What a fun idea! My daughters would love this craft. I love how you added the flowers!
Thank you. My daughter loved helping me with it 🙂
These are too cute and sound so simple to make. My boyfriend’s little sister (8 years old) would love this. 🙂
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These are so cute, I am going to try to make them for my Niece! My only question is how did you glue the horn securely to the headband so it would not slip on the headband? Were the circles on the bottom tricky to glue to the headband? Thank you!
It was a little tricky but not bad. I just put glue on the headband, top and bottom and just made sure all the felt was secured. You just have to play around with it a little but it was pretty easy
These are adorable and your instructions make it look very easy! I have three boys so no no chance of doing unicorns – but I am wondering if I can adapt the idea for wizards…. thanks for the post!
I think that would be super easy. I kept thinking they looked like wizard hats until I got flowers on
This looks like such a fun headband to make. Unicorns are so magical.
This is so precious! These look fairly easy to make and very beautiful. You did a great job with the birthday party.
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How cute! I’m making one for myself! And maybe a few for all my friends so we can have a unicorn tea party!
Wow so easy make! Your littlr girl, nailed it the unicorn headband 🙂
I love these! So creative and fun. 🙂
Unicorns are awesome. LOL
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This is so cute! I won’t lie, I have thought about making a unicorn horn before! But these are WAY more realistic looking. 😉
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Thank you. They were fun and easy to make
I want my next party to be a unicorn themed event! How adorable! And those headbands do seem surprisingly simple to do~ and they’re so pretty!
I love how easy this is!! My daughter could definitely do this. she loves unicorns and what a great idea for birthday parties!
I have loved Unicorns all my life and have a few statues and photos in my house. My granddaughter is now into them in a big way, I think we may make one of these bands together.
Sure these might be for kids… But um, I am still a kid at heart? I WANT ONE!!!! HAHA! I need to get to crafting one this weekend, and then I will wear it everywhere – however……. No one in Hollywood would think I were “weird” for doing something like this cause, well, um… People out here are always making “statements” – lol!
haha that’s great!! I wore one the whole party! I wouldn’t care what anyone thought, you have to have fun in life!
Unicorns are super popular right now! I used to love them as a child. Your headbands turned out super cute!
Well aren’t these the cutest DIY headbands I have ever seen! Perfect for a birthday party!
haha is it ok that I am like a 33 year old child and will be making these? For myself to wear!!
This is totally adorable! My daughter would really love this. She loves unicorns. I love how simple this is to make, and I love your hot glue gun!
These are so cute and perfect for a birthday party. My daughter would love to have one.
So cute! I especially love the blue one!
What a cute idea! I liked the one with the flowers all around the best – it was the perfect combination of “magical unicorn” and “flower wreath!”
omg what an adorable little DIY! I was a unicorn for halloween two years back and I wish I found this post then!
What a super cute idea! I love this! Looks very simple to make. i would definitely be making this with my daughter and my niece they are girlie girls!
These are so cute! I think I’ll make my daughter one just because!
How creative and too cute. I can see how a little girl would love this.
Aww this is so cute. When I was in kindergarten I wanted to be a unicorn for halloween, so my single working mother in pre-pinterest era made me a horn out of a paper towel tube, haha!
This is a fun idea! My daughter will love this I bet and it’s also something I could build with my child clients. Thanks!
How adorable!!! The unicorn theme for birthday parties is big this year! I’ve seen so many cute things for the parties! These handbands included!!
I like this idea, and I especially appreciate that you wrote it for non-crafty moms! Some moms are so impressive with their ability to make such creative DIY projects, and I’m such a beginner.
That is super cute. I like it enough to make one for me for Halloween. Adorable.
These turned out super cute. I want a pink unicorn party now too.
So cute! My daughters would love these! I’m definitely trying it out in the future..: thanks for sharing! 🙂
No doubt that unicorns are very much in these days especially with the kids! I think these are very adorable!
How cute are these headbands! I don’t know what it is with unicorns and ponies but the kids seem to love them very much. I think this is perfect for a unicorn themed party!
What a darling craft and a fun party! This would be such a fun party idea for a little girl.
These headbands are very cute. It looks like a craft my daughter would love doing. Will have to try it out.
Oh this is so cute. Another idea for a unicorn themed party. Including the headbands! So nice.
I have 3 grandsons, I can’t wait for a granddaughter! These would be so cute to make!
Awww she’s super adorable ! I feel like I’ve been seeing a unicorn trend lately! Nonetheless, I love the mystical creatures ! xoxo
aww I loved it! it looks so cute on your girl! I liked the idea, but I have a boy! maybe I’ll do it for my birthday lol! Thanks for the step by step explanation, it help me out, now i feel ready to do it by myself!.
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What a cool idea! I would actually love to wear one myself (maybe not outside though haha). Bet the little one loved it! X
this is amazing! I love that navy glittery one! My Mum and I used to do crafts like this all the time when I was a child. She made me a tiara out of a plastic soda bottle once!
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Oh my goodness I love these! I want to wear one!!! I am saving this idea for birthday parties!!!
These are absolutely the cutest. What a great activity to do for a unicorn birthday party!
Those headbands are so cute! It goes perfectly with the Unicorn theme! I’m sure all gals would have loved it! Thanks for sharing the DIY with us!
These are adorable! Love how easy this DIY is!
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Haha! This is so stinkin cute! I love the idea of a unicorn birthday party.
These are so cute!! I love this DIY, so perfect for a party.
These are so cute!! Love this idea!
I fell inlove with these right away when I saw them. You are so creative! Love how it is very doable as well. Will try to make one for my niece 🙂
I love this, but now I need a little girl to make one for haha. Nevermind, I’ll just make it for myself. 🙂
You are so creative. i love these. They are beautiful and looked so pretty on them. I love how you added them to headbands. Excellent.
This is such a cute and cool idea. I shall make it for my friends daughters, they will love it.
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This is so amazing! Not really much of a DIY mom but I might try this out for Halloween.
They are too cute! I’d make one for myself!
I actually love Unicorn theme as well! These are very cute and adorable. I like how creative you are on your daughter’s party!
I am totally not that crafty mom and so this is perfect. My daughter would love this!
Aww! What a cute and fun idea! I’ll have to pass this along to my girlfriend, she has girls and would probably love this idea!
What a cute DIY! It looks so fun to make and cute. Perfect idea for girls party.
This seriously one of the cutest projects I’ve seen in a while! My daughter would go crazy for one!
This is such a great idea. I am sure these kids went nuts over those headbands. You sure look like a Pinterest mom to me!
Thank you 🙂 I have done so many crafty projects that were total “Pinterest fails”. So I was really happy with how these turned out, even if the hot glue did melt my fingerprints off lol
This is so cute! What a fun simple craft! I bet your daughter had an awesome time!
Wow these are pretty cute and very creative. These would also be amazing for a cute birthday theme. I would love to make these as a craft project with my nieces 🙂
Thanks for sharing this very cute DIY 🙂
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Such a cute idea. My girls would have loved this when they were little. Pinned.
How cute is this!! I think even I could do this and I am not good at crafting at all!!!
I am terrible at crafting. So if I can do it, I believe anyone can 🙂
Oh my goodness! These are so cute!! I love that you don’t have to sew them because I can’t sew. Perfect birthday theme for a little girl. Hope your daughter had a lot of fun!
These are just so cute!!! And such a perfect accessory for a birthday party!!
There is nothing non crafty about these headbands! Love them!