Kids Hat Party Theme

A hat party has got to be one of the easiest kids party themes to arrange. Every household has a hat of some sort and every child loves to wear a hat at some time.

This super easy kids party theme is great for boys and girls so and it can be adapted for all ages from toddlers to teens.

So let's get our crazy party hats on and let's get going....

Kids Hat Party Invitations

Your hat party invitations could go something like this:

• Make a template of any hat that you wish and write the hat party details on it.
• Buy paper cone hats and write the party details on the outside
• Make a homemade cracker (like a Christmas cracker) and inside place a paper party hat with the party details

Kids Hat Party Costumes

This should be easy for you as all you need to do is to get the kids to come in their favorite or the wackiest hat they can find.

If you are following a theme such as sports or a summer party, get the kids to wear hats that match the theme.

If some kids arrive to the hat party without a hat, don't let them worry as you will be giving out hats later either as favors or prizes or they can make one as an activity.

Check out these party suppliers for birthday hats or look at the selection below for ideas:

Crazy Cloth Hats	Cowboy & Bandannas	Woven Hats	Top Hats & Derbies
Boppers & Tiaras	Fun & Sports Hats	Gangster Hats	Funky Felt Hats

Kids Hat Party Decorations

The wonderful thing about a Hat Party is that you can choose any color theme that you like.

The decorations can be as simple or as complicated as you wish but the main thing is to have lots of hats dotted around and used as decoration.

Get hold of some cheap bargain hats at thrift stores or garage sales. Raid your garage or cupboards as I bet if you are like me, you will find hats galore.

Try and have a variety such as baseball hats, straw hats, bowler hats, summer hats and so on.

Another alternative is to follow a particular theme like sports so then you could have all sorts of caps with sport and team logos on them.

• Hang a paper cone garland around your front door
• Serve popcorn and nibbles in paper hats. You could thread some string through a row of paper hats and suspend them just above the table. Fill the hats with nibbles that the guests can reach.
• Choose a color scheme and base all your hat decorations around it. How about black and white or blue and gold?
• How about an ultra cool Personalized Hat Party Banner
  
  

Find lots of Hat Party party decorating ideas at the stores below

Hat Party Supplies

UK Suppliers

Party Delights - Lots of choice and good prices.

PartyBox - Another popular party supplies site that offers good value.

Jokers Masquerade - My favorite for party costumes

Fancy Dress Outfitters - Costumes

US Suppliers

Shindigz.com - Party supplies for ALL occasions. Great value

Birthday Express - Lots of choice and lots of original products too.

Makesparties - One of the best party supplies stores for prices.

Birthday in a Box - One of my favorites for party theme packages and party favor ideas.

Buy Costumes - My favorite for party costumes for all ages and occasions.

Kids Hat Party Food

The great thing about a hat party is that you can provide whatever food you like but the key here is the decoration. You could even have a Mad Hatter's tea party and have a center piece of a Mad Hatter Hat and extra large cups and plates.

• Popcorn Hats

  Secure a piece of string above the table and attach some paper cone hats filled with colored popcorn.

• Bowler Bowls

  Place a food bowl in upturned bowler hats or any other hat which balances well.

• Summer Meringue Hats

  Meringue nests filled with summer fruits.

• Ice cream Heads

  Place a scoop of ice-cream in a bowl. Make 2 eyes, a nose and mouth with small sweets and top with a wafer ice-cream cone.

• Top Hat Cake

  Prepare a basic chocolate cake using a packet cake mix or my all-in-one cake recipe. Make one large round cake and 2 smaller round cakes. Sandwich the 2 smaller cakes together with your chosen filling and then place on top of the larger cake. Cover all over with frosting, tie a ribbon round the hat and decorate how you wish.

More Kids Party Food Ideas

Kids Hat cups, plates and tableware

Kids Hat Party Activities

• My personal cap

  Give each child a plain colored cap and some fabric paints. Let them use their imagination to design whatever they wish. Do this at the beginning of the party so the paint has time to dry before they go home.

• Wacky Hats

  Gather stacks of pom poms, big buttons, badges, stickers and anything that you can stick. Give each guest a paper hat and have a competition to see who can make the wackiest hat.

• Mini Bucket Hat Purse Craft Kit (makes 12)

• Color-Me™ Design-A-Hat Craft Kit (makes 12)

• Tie Dye Hat Craft Kit (makes 12)

• Clown Hat Craft

Kids Hat Party Games

• Musical Hats

  This hat party game is rather like musical chairs but instead the kids have to use hats. Stand the kids in a circle and place a box full of hats in the center of the floor, – enough for each child minus one. Put on the music and let the kids dance around. As soon as you stop the music, each child has to rush and put on a hat from the box. The child without a hat is out of the game but let them have a small favor to avoid any tears.

• Hat Toss

  Split into teams. Each team stands on a starting line several feet away from a giant hat which you have made out of an upturned bucket with a paper rim on it. At the front of the line place another hat full of small balls, bean bags or water bombs. Stand the kids in a line behind the hat of balls and on the whistle, the kids (one at a time) have to grab a ball and then toss the ball into the hat. They then run to the back of the line and the next player goes. Set a time limit and the team with the most balls in the hat is the winner.

• Mexican Hat Dance

  You will probably find that some of the kids already know the hat dance and it is a great way to get a festive atmosphere going. Learn the Mexican hat dance steps

• A Feather in my Cap

  Split into teams and give each team a large adult sized pair of Wellington boots and a large straw hat. Stand the kids in a line and several meters away have a large box of colored feathers. The members of each team take it in turns to quickly put on the Wellington boots and the hat and run to the box of feathers. They then have to insert a colored feather into the hat, place it back on their head and run back to their team-mates. Then the next person goes. When all team members have been, give a point for the fastest team and a point for each feather still left in the hat.

• Hip Hop Hat Relay

  For this hat party game, split the kids into teams and give each child a paper cone hat with a piece of elastic on to secure it on their head. Each team selects a CAP–tain!! who stands several meters away from his teammates. On the whistle each team member must hop on one leg to the captain, and place his hat on top of the captains and then hop back to his teammates. Then the next person goes. When the captain has all the hats on his head, he must hop back to his team, distribute a hat back to each person. First team to finish is the winner.

• Hat Attack

  On a table line up a stack of paper hats. Give each child 3 small balls and see how many hats he can knock off. This hat party game often keeps the kids amused for hours and is a good game whilst you get the food ready.

• Piñata

  Having a piñata is always a great success at kids parties. Most of the party stores above stock pinatas.

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Kids Hat Party Favors and Prizes

Instead of favor bags, why not use favor hats. You could use paper cone shaped ones as they usually have elastic on which makes a good carrying handle, plus they are cheap. Write the kids names on and stuff with goodies and colored tissue paper.

Favor ideas might include:

• Caps and hats of course
• Key rings with hats on
• Head scarves and bandannas
• Sunglasses to match the hats
• Any headgear such as hair pieces, tiaras, crowns, colored hair spray, hair gel

Did you know.....

Did you know that......the Top Hat was designed and first worn by John Hetherington, a London men's clothing maker, in the 1840's. The first time John Hetherington wore the hat in public, women screamed and fainted, and crowds gathered. It caused an absolute uproar which led to his arrest and subsequent fine of £50 which was an absolute fortune in those days. A law was also passed forbidding anybody to wear the top hat in public on the grounds it scared timid people. By the end of the nineteenth century though, the top hat was seen as a sign of wealth and sophistication and even today it is still worn at 'grand occasions'.

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