Make an owl costume for pretend play or Halloween.
DIY Owl Costume Headband
This little hoot was so easy to make. For less than $1.00 and about 10 minutes of time (depending on how many helpers you have) you can make one too.
These owl headbands are great for pretend play in the garden and could be a start to a Halloween Costume.
The first thing you do is cut out the owl shapes from felt. You need an owl base, an outline for owl eyes, a white portion of eyes into two connected circles, two smaller circles for eye pupils, and then a triangle for the owl beak. Here is our owl headband pattern
To start sewing, begin with the eye center.
Then switching thread color, you’ll sew around the white eye portion.
The next step you will take your scissors to fringe around the brown portion of the eyes to make it appear like features on this owl costume.
Now it’s time to add the owl beak!
Place the owl’s beak at a right angle under the owl’s eye and start sewing from the middle down. Then you will move the left side down below the eye to create a three-dimensional effect for the beak. Sew from the middle down to the other side to attach to the owl headband.
The last step is to attach the owl to the headband on each side of the owl you’ve made. You will also want to go under the fridge you’ve made to hide it to attach to the band for extra wear and tear for kids to use again and again. Just make it the size that fits your child’s head.
This type of owl headband costume works well for kids who are not hat or mask fans.
Watch the Video Tutorial for Owl Costume Headband
You could probably do this on your own – but why not let the kids help? I let both kids choose their own fabrics. My 5 year old also helped set it up and fringed the felt around the eyes too (check out the video to see her in action).
I do the machine sewing as the kids are not quite old enough in my opinion to sew with a machine.
Here is our owl headband pattern
Owl Activity for Kids:
- Owl T-shirts
- Owl Pizza
- Owl Crayon Rubbings
- Owl Apron
- Owl Books
- Dissecting Owl Pellets
- Owl Crafts and Learning Activities
Owl Books for Kids
Snuggle up with your little one in their owl headband and a good owl book. Tons for storytime fun together all about owls.
Want more owl books? Explore this collection of the best owl books for kids!
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Priya says
Thank you so much for this !
alldonemonkey.com says
So adorable! Will be featuring this on my FB page later today! (www.facebook.com/alldonemonkey)
Lovingmama says
The pattern should be updated. I didn't know Google Docs changed. SO sorry – Let me know if you are having problems with anything else and I'll see what I can do!
Lovingmama says
OH NO! I can't either! Gotta love technology. Will try to fix the link when the kiddos go down to sleep. Thanks for letting us know!
Nicole Jones says
Hello, I can't get the link for the google document to work. π
artsy_momma says
So cute! We will have to make this!
Yen says
Thanks for this! My daughter loves her owl crown. π
http://notesonnurturing.blogspot.com/2011/10/halloween-2011.html
Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas says
oh, your owl headbands are so cute! My lil girl adores dressing up and she is an animal lover so I know she would love this!
Thanks for sharing on last week's Sunday Showcase. I hope to see you share more of your fun ideas this week.
Bern
http://momto2poshlildivas.blogspot.com/search/label/Sunday%20Showcase
Kids craft ideas says
Great idea and tutorial! i love it and i will make it for my baby. Thanks for sharing.
maggy, red ted art says
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your owl. How ADORABLE π
Thanks for linking on Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy
Lori @ La-La's Home Daycare says
Thee are super cute! I wish I could sew. π
I really need to learn. Plus I love owls!
Thanks for sharing on the Holiday Kid Craft Link Up!
Amanda says
Hope my novice tutorial was helpful =) Can't wait to see your creations. We just added a new tab for pictures of our projects done by our readers. If you make something and want to add to our page, just send us the picture =) If you want us to link back to your pages, please make sure we have your url too =)
Nicole says
Hi! I donβt see the owl headband tutorial linked any more. Am I missing it?
Kim Vij says
Hey Nicole, we just embedded this owl headband tutorial back into the back, there was an issue and we appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Can’t wait to hear how your owl headband turns out!
Becky says
Fantastic! I think I will keep this in my back pocket for a rainy day! Thanks for the brilliant idea and for sharing it with us at Rub Some Dirt On It!
Jamie says
How cute! Thanks for sharing! My daughter wants to be a ninja but maybe I can talk my two year old son into being an owl… :0)
Deceptively Educational says
I think I just found my toddler's halloween costume. Thank you SO much for sharing!
Little Wonders' Days says
How cute!