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Craft Tutorials | Crafts for Kids | Easy Crafts for Kids | Cookie Monster and Elmo Hats

Cookie Monster and Elmo Hats

Author by Amanda Davis on July 31, 2010 Updated on July 18, 2019

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I have been meaning to make these for weeks. One of my boys had asked for a Cookie Monster hat for his birthday back at the beginning of June. I wasn’t able to get him one, but swore I would make one, eventually. When picking up the blue hat at the craft store, they had them on sale, 50% off. Originally they were $1.99, which is a steal in its own right, but with the discount now only $1.00, so I grabbed a red one too :) Oh and incidentally, Lids sells these Sesame Street hats for $25 ($12.99 at Amazon, go figure!), mine cost $1.00 each plus my time.

Oh, and in case you are wondering why you are seeing the back of my two boys instead of the front… the older one is now 13. See, his friends razzed him when they googled his name. Since I’ve been on the internet for such a long time, and because I’ve been making kid’s crafts equally as long and used to publish them on FamilyCorner.com (my old website) they found a picture… of him… and his brother… in a bubble bath.

LOL

They were LITTLE! Jeez, only 2 and 3 years old at the time, the craft was a bubble frame (sure! go look, it’s cute! I’ll wait…). Ha ha! Took me forever to convince him to let me get a picture of him wearing the hat, and then he would only agree to the back. LMAO!

So back to the hats. :) I basically just found some images on google of Cookie Monster hats and Elmo hats (there are other Sesame Street characters too) and drew the pattern using the picture as a guide.

I did make my Cookie Monster mouth look a little different than the image. It would be fun to tell you I did that on purpose, but I didn’t. I just hosed it up. But it looks ok anyway. :)

See the picture I used showed the hat at angle, stupid, I know, instead of an overhead shot. So needless to say, it didn’t come out perfect, but I’m happy with them, and so are the boys.

Currently, both hats are in my daughter’s room. She stole them when the boys were at football practice.


Oh and one last note here, if you don’t have fabric paint, get yourself some textile medium. You mix it with your acrylic paints and you have instant fabric paint. :)

First I cut the mouth pattern out and placed it over the bill of the hat. I used a pen and traced around the pattern lightly.

Then I used a liner brush with black paint to outline the mouth, then filled it all in with a thicker paintbrush.

Next I used a round sponge applicator to add the eyes. I twirled and swirled and pressed the paint on, turning and swirling to make the circle larger. You have to let the white dry all the way before moving on.

I used the round applicator to add Elmo’s nose, a small round sponge applicator for the blacks of the eyes, and a liner brush to outline the eyes and nose. That was the hardest part. But you can touch up the mistakes with more paint. I did. :)

That’s it! Then just let them dry before you wear them!

More from me you might like:
Frog Baseball Hat
Ladybug Baseball Hat
Homework Before Play Sign

More cool stuff from the interwebs:
Crocheted Sesame Street Hats – from Girl in Air
Cookie Monster Hat – from Parking at Home
Elmo Hat pattern – from Because Mommy Said So


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Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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  1. JustARandomGirl says

    September 19, 2011 at 9:26 am

    Perfect!

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  2. reasonstoskipthehousework says

    September 16, 2010 at 8:25 pm

    Every single craft is so stink' cute! Can't wait till my 6 month old is old enough to do crafty things with me! Love your site!

    Reply
  3. Megan says

    August 7, 2010 at 4:07 am

    Those are adorable!

    Reply
  4. Miri says

    August 6, 2010 at 6:39 pm

    Adorable! BTW, DS passed by and said "cute hat!)

    Reply
  5. the momma (aka Shannon) says

    August 6, 2010 at 2:22 pm

    these are so cute! way to save yourself some serious money!!!
    i may have to try this for my Elmo-obsessed Baby Girl!

    Reply
  6. Katie @ Left Hand Reviews says

    August 5, 2010 at 10:18 pm

    Love this! My little brother saw a cookie monster hat at Target a while back that he really wanted – this would be a great project make with him! Thank you! :)

    Reply
  7. Erin says

    August 5, 2010 at 3:07 am

    These are so stinkin' cute! The kids at my school would flip for these!

    http://www.makingmemorieswithyourkids.blogspot.com

    Reply
  8. Little Foots says

    August 4, 2010 at 11:03 pm

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE these hats! My daughter needs one! Thank you for sharing. Great job!

    Reply
  9. shirley says

    August 4, 2010 at 9:34 pm

    Such a cute idea! I'm thinking Oscar & Elmo….you have really great stuff! Found you from Blue Cricket Design. Crap another blog I must follow! LOL

    Reply
  10. Susan @ Entertain Exchange says

    August 4, 2010 at 12:42 am

    I love these – so cute!

    Susan,
    http://entertainexchange.blogspot.com/
    Party and Entertaining Inspiration

    Reply
  11. Brian + Cheryl B. says

    August 3, 2010 at 5:45 pm

    Hi Amanda :-) I stopped by via your link-up on Sumo's Sweet Stuff. I really like your creative hats! Not sure whom I'm going to use this idea on … but I've tucked it away for theno;-p

    Reply
  12. Blue Ridge Altered Art says

    August 3, 2010 at 1:07 pm

    I have 4 grandsons and they would love these. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  13. creativejewishmom/Sara says

    August 2, 2010 at 11:55 pm

    adorable as usual, you really have a way with hats! thanks so much for linking up on Craft Schooling Sunday, all the best! And thanks for linking to me on Craft Gossip, a nice surprise to see you there, all the best with the new gig!

    Reply
  14. [email protected] says

    August 2, 2010 at 8:11 pm

    Oh my gosh- those are SO cute! You're amazingly talented. Thanks so much for this, I'll be linking.

    Reply
  15. Sue says

    August 2, 2010 at 5:48 pm

    These are so cute! I know my munchkins would love to have these hats! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  16. Jenglamgirl says

    August 2, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    DARLING hats, love them. Thanks for linking too. Jenn

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  17. RecycleCindy says

    July 31, 2010 at 7:57 pm

    Great craft project and a very frugal way to re-create those cute hats!

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  18. Katrina says

    July 31, 2010 at 2:18 pm

    Way cute, Amanda. I'm surprised your boys would like them at their ages. My 12 year old would say "No way." Love them.

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  19. LambAround says

    July 31, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    A kid came into our dental office yesterday wearing one of those Cookie Monster hats! Ah, I feel so in the loop!
    Also, I did go check out the bubble frame. Very cute :)

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  20. parkingathome says

    July 31, 2010 at 3:34 am

    Thanks for linking me! I'm also working on an elmo hat, what a crazy coincidence! It'll be up in my etsy shop soon (perchingathome.etsy.com). Thanks again!

    Reply
  21. MICHELL says

    July 31, 2010 at 2:04 am

    Oh MY!!!! I LOVE this!!! I must try it and soon…Thank you for linking back to me:-) I just love your blog…I know I'm gonna find some awesome stuff to make..HEHEHE I never thought of my son's friends googling him…I better watch what I post..LOL

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  22. Mary Ellen says

    July 31, 2010 at 1:44 am

    Adorable hats!! Mine would never look so good- I am terrible with a brush or even a marker!!!

    bee blessed
    mary

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  23. Dee says

    July 31, 2010 at 1:29 am

    Very cute! Love the hats!

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