![]() ![]() So go ahead and grab a book off the shelf – your kids will be sure to love it! Snuggling up with a good book is a wonderful way to relax and connect with your little ones. Reading aloud is also a great way for kids to bond with their parents. By listening to and following along with a story, they learn how to pay attention and understand what they hear. Hearing new words and sentences helps them to build their vocabulary and learn proper grammar.Īdditionally, reading aloud also helps to develop their comprehension skills. For one, it helps to develop their language skills. There are countless benefits to reading aloud to your kids. Optionally: Cut out some thin strips of black paper and tape them to the top and back of the head so it looks like the minion’s hair.ĭon’t you just love these little guys?! More Minion Ideasĭon’t let the fun stop here! We’ve got lots more ideas to keep the kids entertained, learning, and off the screens. Glue the completed head to the flap portion of the brown paper bag. Take the completed body and glue it to the main portion of the brown paper bag. Use a black marker to draw buttons where the overall straps and top of the overalls meet. ![]() Place the pocket in the middle and upper part of the overalls and glue it in place. Next, glue the completed goggles over the strap.ĭraw a smile on the minion’s face or glue on the open mouth, just below the eyes.Ĭreate the minion’s body by gluing the overalls onto the minion’s body. Trim off any paper that hangs off the sides. Glue the goggle strap to the middle of the minion’s head. Use a brown marker to color in the iris and a black marker to outline the eye. Directionsĭownload the minion template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.īegin by gluing the eyes to the middle of the goggle(s). Really, yellow shirt, overalls, and black gloves was all it took as far as clothing.Click here to see our favorite kids’ craft supplies. Hem the bottom of the hat and you’re all set.īob the Minion doesn’t have any hair so this beanie is complete.īut I did make a second beanie for my husband who was going as Kevin the Minion.įor hair, I simply used black pipe cleaners and stuck them through the top of his beanie and knotted them together on the inside. Now the hat is “rounded” and perfect for fitting on a little head! Sew a 1″ stitch along the pinched fabric.įlip the hat over and repeat with the other side. Lightly pinch together the top center of the side of the fleece facing you. Lay the newly sewn hat on a flat surface wrong side out. I used one of my child’s winter beanies as a template, allowing a little extra around the edges to compensate for stitching.Ĭut two layers of the fleece then stitch around the rounded portion to fuse them together. You will need yellow fleece ( no more an 1/4 yard) to make a Minion hat. The felt side goes against the face so it’s nice and soft. Silver or gray duct tape will work perfectly.Īnd now you have a pair of Minion goggles! To keep the canning jar lids together wrap a little duct tape around where they meet. Glue canning lids top side down on one side of the felt. Measure the length to fit around your child’s head and stitch elastic over on itself to secure. Leave a rectangle of ~3/4″ on each end of the circles.Ĭut a slit into the rectangles of felt on each end of the glasses, just big enough to slip the elastic through. Use scissors to cut out the circles, but not where they overlap. Inside those circles, trace two smaller circles with the pen. Use a small cup roughly the same outer and inner size of the canning jar ring to trace two overlapping circles side by side on the felt with the disappearing ink pen. Iron gray felt to each side of the fusible webbing. So I have a couple of quick tutorials to share how I made the DIY Minion goggles and the matching DIY Minion hat. ![]() I don’t know about your house, but here everyone is a big fan.īoth costumes were super easy to pull together, and the only things I had to make were some DIY Minion goggles and a hat. So I had one little vampire and one little Minion. I was sad but not about to force them into it. Last Halloween was the first time my little boys weren’t matchy matchy for their Halloween costumes. Make your own DIY Minion goggles for your own little Minion! It couldn’t be easier.
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