How to DIY Mickey & Minnie Mouse Ears {For about $1 Each!}

When I decided to have a Mickey Mouse party for my 2 year old’s Birthday I knew that I wanted him to have ears.  They’re kinda a big deal when it comes to the mouse and all so I thought we’d have them in place of party hats.

I saw ears for sale at Target but they were $5.99.  For one.  I checked Amazon and the Mickey Mouse Ears on there were about the same unless I bought a larger lot.  But I only needed 9.  I considered these these Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Party Hats but they didn’t seem as much fun.

Thinking about all that I had seen on Pinterest I knew that I could make them for much, much less.  And I did!

Tutorial

I made 10 headbands.  Six were adult sized and three were kid sized.  To make the ears I followed the tutorial from The Suburband Mom.  She has a printable template that is PERFECT.  I made my Minnie bows a little differently though so I’ll share some on that a little further down.

Materials & Budget Breakdown

• plastic headbands- I bought headbands from the Dollar Tree.  They were 2/$1 (adults) and 3/$1 (kids ) ($4)
• black felt- I bought 1/2 yard at $5.99/yard plus 40% off coupon ($1.80)
• foam to make ears stiff- I got a sheet from Joann’s of 3 mm foam on clearance ($0.50)
• hot glue gun and sticks (already had)
• Polka Dot ribbon for Minnie headbands $4.99 at 40% off ($2.99)

Total: $9.29 ($1.03 per headband)
If you were making all kid-sized ones you could make them for less by buying only 3/$1 headbands from the dollar store.  And if you are only making Mickey ones they are much cheaper without having to buy the Minnie mouse ribbon.

Minnie Mouse Bow

The bows I made for the Minnie ears were similar to the ones in the tutorial from The Suburband Mom.  The original ones looked like they needed a little something so I added a piece of ribbon in the middle.  It looped around the bow and the headband.

I was pretty much singing “Welcome to my new bowtique…” the entire time I was making them.  They were far from perfect but everyone thought they were fun.

Want more Mickey?  Check out my other party posts:

Cat

Cat is a teacher turned stay-at-home mom of two boys.  She shares crafts, DIY projects, kids’ activities, and a little bit about life in Ohio.  Learn more about her and the blog on the About page.