November 12, 2022

13 Hat Crafts for Kids (Mad Hatter Day is October 6th)

Kids Activities

Mad Hatter Day is a fun way to celebrate classic literature, crazy characters, and hats! Make your holiday more special with these hat crafts for Mad Hatter Day on October 6th.

13 DIY Hat Crafts for kids plus some really fun ideas for celebrating Mad Hatter Day on October 6th) - what a fun way to have an Alice in Wonderland day with toddler, preschool, prek, kindergarten, first grade, and 2nd grade kids.

13 Hat Crafts for Kids for Mad Hatter Day

What is a Hatter?

A hatter was a man or woman who made hats professionally. In the past, a hatter was a necessary profession because it was often considered rude or impolite to appear in public without a hat. There were hats for every occasion, from riding hats to church hats, and even hats for sleeping.

Who is the Mad Hatter?

The Mad Hatter is a character from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. He has been sentenced to perpetual tea-time, and is unable to get away from the tea table. While Alice visits, the Mad Hatter makes silly jokes, switches seats, makes a mess, and is generally rude. The Hatter’s name is derived from the colloquial phrase “mad as a hatter,” which is used to identify an eccentric person. The exact origin of the phrase is unknown.

Hat Crafts for Mad Hatter Day

Celebrate Mad Hatter Day with these fun kids crafts featuring hats!

Paper Plate Hat via Schooling a Monkey
Papier Mache Hats via Buggy and Buddy
Headband Top Hat Via DIY Inspired
Classic Top Hat via Crafty Morning
Styrofoam Top Hats via Sassy Bags and Rags
Egg Carton Dinosaur Hat via Crafty Morning

Coffee and Donut Hat via Delicate Construction
Newspaper Party Hats via Maya Made
Cardboard Top Hat via DIY Inspired
Crazy Flower Hat via Kids Creative Chaos
Queen of Hearts Hat via Tot Treasures

Plastic Crown via DIY Inspired
Paper Dinosaur Hat via Cutting Tiny Bites
Paper Plate Hat via 123 Homeschool 4 Me

FREE Alice in Wonderland Worksheets for Kids

Throw Your Own Mad Tea Party

After you make your hat, you’ll have to wear it while having a tea party and reading (or watching) Alice in Wonderland! Herea re some fun things you may want to get to add to your fun day!

Fun Holidays

We love celebrating fun holidays and fun days throughout the year! We have lots more special days throughout the year with activities to inspire you to create memories with your kids:

Did you know there is a national Dice Day on December 4th? Try these dice games for kids
Try these candy cane activities for National Candy Cane Day on December 26th
After Christmas comes Three Kings Day for Kids on January 6th
Celebrate Penguin Day on January 20th with these penguin crafts and activities
Fun crafts and activities to celebrate Chinese New Year for Kids
Carnival Crafts and Activities for National Carnival Day February 26
These moon activities for kids will take you out of this world for National Moon Day on July 20th
National Honey Bee Day is August 17th, celebrate with these bee activities for kids
Learn about author Roald Dahl on September 13th with these roald dahl craft ideas
Enjoy National Chocolate Day in Octoboer with these chocolate activities
Become a super hero on Batman Day this September 15th with batman crafts and activities
August 3rd is Watermelon Day, celebrate with these watermelon activities
Sweeten your next July 15th with these gummy worm games for Gummy Worm Day
Happy Birthday Donald Duck! Join in on the celebration this June 9th with these Donald Duck Day activities
Head down to Seasame Street for these sesame street crafts for Sesame Street Day on November 10th
Eat up on October 4th and celebrate Taco Day with these taco crafts
Kids will love celebrating the largest living land mammal with these elephant activities to celebrate World Elephant Day on August 12th
Mark your calendar for one of two donut days on June 7th and try these fun donut activities
Celebrate Eric Carle’s birthday March 2nd with these hungry caterpillar crafts
We celebrate Dr. Seuss day on his birthday on March 2nd with these fun dr seuss activities
The 2nd week of mark is Bubble week! Join in on the fun with these bubble activities
Let’s hear it for National Popcorn Day on January 19th with these poporn crafts
Stay in your pjs for the Festival of Sleep Day on January 3rd and try one of these pajama day activities
Grab some candy and try one of these activities for National Candy Day on November 4th.
Make one of these mad hatter hat ideas to celebrate Mad Hatter Day on Octoboer 6th
Show your patriotism by celebrating Flag Day on June 14th with one of these flag day activities
Kids will go nuts over these jelly bean crafts for National Jelly Bean Day on April 22nd.
Teach kids about our amazing planet on Earth Day this April 22nd with these Earth Day crafts
Learn about frogs on Save the Frogs Day this April 30th with these frog activities
May the 4th be with you on Star Wars Day! Try one of these star wars crafts today
Celebrate Dental Health Month in February with these clever dental crafts
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Beth Gorden

Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! She has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids ABCs, science, English grammar, history, math, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables – www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com. Beth studied at the University of Northwestern where she got a double major to make her effective at teaching children while making education FUN!