How to create Mickey Mouse ears hat

Dressing up your kid as Mickey Mouse with a Mickey Mouse ears hat is probably the most popular Halloween costume for toddlers and older children. You may have already bought the most adorable Mickey Mouse costume and are now thinking of ways on how to create the ideal Mickey Mouse ears hat.

Below is a list of some of the simplest steps in making a Mickey Mouse ears hat that will match your very beautiful Mickey Mouse costume.

In making your child’s Mickey Mouse ears hat, you will need an old hat, a black construction paper, felt fabric, a hot glue gun, and a sewing machine with a black thread.

There are numerous ways in creating a Mickey Mouse ears hat. This method is probably the closest to the traditional Mickey Mouse hat and it usually requires little work and effort.

The first step is to take a piece of black felt fabric and place it on a flat working surface. Measure your child’s head circumference by using a measuring tape. This will give you an idea on how loose or fit your hat must be.

The next step is to take the accurate measurement of your child’s head circumference and use the half of that measurement to draw a semi-circle on the felt fabric. For instance, if the circumference measures 22 inches, then you must draw a semi-circle that will measure 11 inches. Cut this shape out of the felt fabric and do it to another half.

Then, take the two semi-circles which you have created from the felt fabric and put them together by using glue. Be sure that both the sides of the felt fabric are facing each other and secure them by sewing their outer edges. After sewing 2 inches of the fabric, leave a ½ space to make for the ears. Do the same with the other side.

Once you’ve finished sewing, take the hat and flip it inside-out and check what you have done so far. The felt fabric must be facing upward and you must end up with a perfect circle. By this time, you can fit the Mickey Mouse ears hat to your child so you can size it and assure that the hat would perfectly fit.

Now that the hat is already finished, you can start creating the ears. Take the construction paper and cut two circles with diameters equivalent to 5”. In using a construction paper, regardless of what color you choose, make sure that the material is made of sturdy elements and components. Place these two circles on the leftover fabric. With the traced line of the paper, cut the felt to form a circle. Use a glue gun and stick the paper on the felt fabric and let it dry.

Take the two Mickey Mouse ears and attach them to the opening that you have left in the hat. Flip the hat inside out and use your sewing machine to sew the remaining portion of the hat that is closed to the ears. Your Mickey Mouse ears hat is now complete.