How to make a unicorn horn

One of the most popular parties I’ve posted was Carly’s adorable unicorn birthday party.

All the kids adorned these simple and pretty unicorn hats that were a huge hit! –>

I’ve gotten so many requests for a tutorial on how to make them and here it is.

Your little ones will be over the moon, or rainbow, or whatever it is unicorns fly over when wearing these sweet party hats.

Here is a basic party hat template to use as a starter for the unicorn horn.

How to Make a Unicorn Horn

Save and print the unicorn horn download right here for an easy starting place.

How to make a unicorn horn party hat – Cut out the template and place it over the backside of foam paper.

Trace outline to create imprint, then trace imprint for easy cutting. After cutting out the shape, start rolling the foam to create the cone shape. –>

Cut a strip of the backing paper off so you can adhere cone (leave the remaining paper on back to prevent kids’ hair from sticking!).

Reinforce with glue gun. Glue metallic wired ribbon into point of cone, wrap around and secure at base.

Then place a ribbon between foam paper and backing, glue to secure.

Posts in this party hat series are styled and photographed by Carly Taylor under the creative direction of Victoria Hudgins for A Subtle Revelry.

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I’m wondering what size foam paper was used. Thanks for the tutorial!

I love supporting Aussie Authors. I’ve featured Alison Lester, Peter Carnavas, Susan Stephenson and Aleesah Darlison on the blog before. Today, I’m welcoming Aleessah Darlison back to the blog for the launch of her new series, Unicorn Riders.

Who are the Unicorn Riders?

Unicorn Riders is a brand new fantasy adventure series written by Aleesah Darlison and illustrated by Jill Brailsford. The Unicorn Riders are made up of four strong-willed and independent girls: Willow, Quinn, Krystal and Ellabeth.

Each book is full of action-packed adventures and deals with themes of bravery, friendship and teamwork. Perfect for smart and savvy girls aged seven plus.

“We Ride As One!” is the Unicorn Riders’ catch-cry and to celebrate the release of Unicorn Riders, Aleesah has embarked on a We Ride As One! Blog Tour. Here, Aleesah Darlison offers a fun craft idea do at home with the kids. Get into the spirit of Unicorn Riders and make your very own unicorn horn!

Make Your Own Unicorn Horn Craft Instructions

Materials:

• Coloured Cardboard/Cardstock paper
• Craft glue
• Glitter
• Coloured ribbons
• Plastic (craft) flatback rhinestones, various colours
• Small paint/craft brush
• Thin elastic

Instructions:

1. 1. 1. Make a cone shape with cardboard/cardstock paper. Glue the paper along the fold and hold until set. This becomes your unicorn horn.
      2. Punch holes either side of the unicorn horn and thread a length of thin elastic through each hole, tying at each end.
      3. Brush glue over the unicorn horn.
      4. Sprinkle glitter onto the horn (do this over a paper plate to catch the excess).
      5. Wrap two or three pieces of ribbon around the horn starting at the tip and working your way down. Space the ribbons a few centimetres apart as you spiral down to the base of the horn. Make sure the ribbon sticks firmly to the glue.
      6. Place various coloured rhinestones at intervals on the unicorn horn.
      7. Then you’re all set to play unicorns!

About Aleesha Darlinson

Find out more about the Unicorn Riders series on Aleesah’s website:

There are also some excellent resources, including colouring-in pages, teacher’s notes, chapter samplers and character profile pages.

Follow Aleesah’s Blog Tour by following the links here: We Ride as One! Blog Tour Posts

A great fondant unicorn horn tutorial with easy to follow step by step guide and images!

This fondant unicorn horn tutorial is part of my unicorn birthday cake decorating tutorials. In fact, I have 3 separate tutorials on just that cake, one for the unicorn eyes , one for its mane (which I made using simple sugar flowers) and the last one is off course, this tutorial on its horn. I wanted to put all the tutorials on one page, but it was getting a bit too long and felt that it is better to separate the tutorials. So here I am, sharing the steps I took in creating a unicorn horn tutorial for a unicorn cake.

You can use this very same technique for cupcakes and even cookies, all you need to do is scale the size down to match your cupcakes or cookies.

Frankly speaking, making the horn is a very straight forward technique and does not require any special tools or cutters. And off course this is not the only method of making the horn, but this was how I made it and I am happy to write all about it here.

The horn I made here was painted in gold dust and let me share with you a great trick when it comes painting gold on fondant.

Edible Fondant Unicorn Horn Tutorial – Here is how I made it

Like I mentioned earlier, there are no special tools required to make this fondant unicorn horn. These were the main supplies I used to make it:

• Fondant & CMC powder – I used Satin Ice fondant in Ivory and mixed some CMC powder into it. Tylose powder will work equally good as an alternatively to CMC powder. I used about 3/4 tsp CMC powder for this horn. CMC helps the fondant to set firm and is highly recommended when making 3D figures and decorations with fondant.

• Wood skewers – This is a food grade skewer and is used to support the horn so that it remains straight as well as to help attach it to the cake once completed.

• Edible gold dust & lemon extract – Since I wanted the unicorn horn to be gold in color, I painted it with a mixture of edible gold paint and lemon extract. You can also airbrush the fondant horn in gold or use edible gold sprays. All will give the same effect to the horn.

• Cake decorating brush – Again, this was a food grade brush and I used it to paint the gold dust onto the horn. This is not required if you choose to airbrush the horn or spray paint it.

• Needle scriber tool or toothpick.

And this was how I made the horn:

• Firstly, I mixed CMC powder into my ivory fondant and kneaded it well. I purposely chose Ivory color because it helps in bringing out the gold color on the horn after painting it. White fondant would require extra coats of paint as it is a contrast color to gold. This is a trick most cake decorators use so if you want to paint your fondant gold (not just for unicorn horns but also any other fondant decorations, choose a base color that is closer to the gold tone.)

• I then divided the fondant into 2 and shaped them into sausages, with one end of each of the sausages narrower than the other.

• I twisted the rolls and then rolled them on my work table such that one end formed a sharp point and the other end remains wide and flat.

• Since I rolled the pointed end more than the other end, the twisted lines were faded and to enhance the lines, I used my needle scriber tool to mark the lines so that they become a bit more obvious. If you don’t have the tool, a pointed toothpick can do the trick too.

• And this was how the horn looked like after all the rolling and shaping were done.

• The next step for the fondant horn is painting. For this purpose, I poked the horn in an upright position on a styrofoam as I would do on a cake. Use a styrofoam block that is thinner than the length of the stick. That way, it will be so much easier to remove the horn off the styrofoam after painting (you can just push the stick from the bottom of the styrofoam without having to hold the horn to pull it out, which can totally disfigure the horn). And with the stick jutting out of below the styrofoam, it would be impossible to rest it on a flat surface, so I used a tall drinking glass for support. I did not want to cut the stick any shorter as a longer stick provides better stability for the horn on the cake compared to a shorter one, especially for tall fondant toppers.

• For the gold paint, I used edible gold luster dust and mixed it with some lemon extract to form a thick paint. If the paint is too diluted, you will have to paint many layers to get a well toned gold. Its always better to add the extract in very small amounts until the consistency is right.

• For the painting, I used a wide tipped brush so that I could cover a larger area within a shorter period of time. I applied two coats of the gold paint on the horn.

• And this was how the completed fondant unicorn horn looked like. I left it in this position for it to set before placing it on the cake.

• And this was how the horn looked like when put on my unicorn birthday.

Want to see how I made and assembled the cake with the eyes, mane and the upright standing font? Click here or the image below for a full tutorial on how I made the cake.

Hope you enjoyed this fondant unicorn horn tutorial. Please leave your comments below and let me know your thoughts.

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Children love them, adults love them, and people, in short, have been happily obsessed with unicorns for an exceptionally long time. The myth of this creature resides in the history of cultures across the entire globe. Unicorns have been written about as early as the 4th century BC, and Scotland adopted the mythical creature as its national animal during the 1300s. They appear on flags of several countries and across objects and items of all types.

Whether you are a little unicorn or a big one, no matter the age, or you have a unicorn addict in your life, we can teach you how to make a foam unicorn horn for them to wear wherever and whenever. This is a fantastic, smile-inducing craft for a gift or any unicorn lover out there.

Supplies
First, you will need a few supplies to create your unicorn horn from foam.
• Glitter
• Paint
• Foam sheets at least 12 x 18 inches to 9 x 12
• Adhesive: liquid glue for glitter and hot gun glue or adhesive safe for foam.
• Ruler
• Scissors or a utility knife
• Headband or elastic
• Embellishments: gems, ribbons, glitter glue, and other items your unicorn addict loves. Some suggestions they might like metallic elastic thread, faux flowers, tulle, tinsel, feather marabou, or felt flowers.

How to Make:
Grab your piece of polyethylene foam sheet. If it’s larger than 12 x 8 or 9 x 12, cut it to a square in these dimensions with your scissors.

Once you have your foam sheet to size, draw a diagonal line with your ruler from the bottom left, stopping 1-inch away from the top right corner. Next, you will want to cut along that line you just drew, leaving that 1-inch uncut along the top right corner.
Begin rolling from the bottom left towards the bottom right into the shape of a cone until the top corner is rolled around the cone as well. Don’t be afraid to re-roll or start over to get the proper shape you want.

Once the foam has been rolled into a cone shape, hold it in shape by taking your hot glue gun and begin to secure the top corner to the bottom. Don’t forget to place glue inside the cone as well for extra support to keep it in its current shape and help the bottom keep the current cone-shape.

Once the glue is dried, trim away the extra foam along the bottom of the cone. Test to make sure it’s flat by laying it on a flat surface, such as a table to see if it lays flat. If not, keep trimming small amounts until it is relatively flat.

Now, take your scissors and make cuts ¼ inch in length from the bottom of the cone roughly every ½ inch around the bottom to create fringe. Using leftover foam, draw and cut out a circle that is roughly ½ inch larger than the bottom of the cone you have glued and cut fringes in.

If you are using a headband or elastic, grab the glue gun, elastic, or headband. Use your hot glue gun to glue the foam circle to the bottom of the center of the headband. In the case of an elastic, make two dots of glue and glue the ends of the elastic on the foam circle.

Now, place your cone—or unicorn horn, on top of the headband or elastics, directly above your foam cut circle. Carefully glue the cone onto the circle by gluing each piece of the fringe onto the foam circle.

Congratulations! You have a basic, beautiful unicorn horn. Now you may decorate it as you see fit, or how your unicorn addict requests.

Tips and Ideas
Now that you have a unicorn foam horn, there are so many ways open to you to decorate it how you like. If you’re unsure what to do from here, maybe some of these ideas will help.

Glitter – Using a brush, apply small patches of glue to the foam horn. Next, either sprinkle or roll the part into any color glitter you like. Make sure to tap off any excess and put papers down, glitter is fun but can get messy fast!

Unicorn Ears – Leftover foam could be used to add horse-like cute ears to the unicorn horn depending on if you used a headband. Find one of the many ear printable templates if you need and cut it out of the foam. Fold them, and glue them at even spaces at either side of the foam unicorn horn.

In Bloom – A few fake flowers glued around the base of the horn or ears, if you choose to add them, add a delicate, cute touch of decoration to your foam unicorn horn.
Gems – Bejewel the horn even further! Add some gems along with the horn either as stickers or with your glue or a glue gun.

Alternative Wrap – If you have any felt in fun colors, you could glue the felt around the foam horn. Take some metallic elastic thread and wrap it around the horn for the trademark unicorn horn swirl effect!

Tinsel or Feathers – A tuft of tinsel glue or a tuft of feathers is a silky, soft addition to a unicorn horn that almost looks like a unicorn’s mane. Glue it to the base of the horn to add a bright pop of fun color.

This Unicorn Horn is surprisingly easy to make! I made this Unicorn Horn in about 20 minutes – depending on how big of a perfectionist you are, you should be able to make your own Unicorn Horn in under 30 minutes. Then let it dry overnight, and you’re ready to wear a beautiful and sparkly Unicorn Horn!

When the folks at Plaid (the makers of Mod Podge) asked me to share a fun craft for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Mod Podge, I knew I wanted to share this Unicorn Horn. The sparkly glitter on this Unicorn Horn is made by mixing together Mod Podge and small iridescent glitter flakes until it is almost paste-like. Mixing glitter in Mod Podge is my absolute favorite way to use glitter – it makes almost no mess, and there is very little wasted glitter! Any glitter you get on your hands peels right off when the Mod Podge is dry.

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To make this Unicorn Horn, you’ll need:
Large Styrofoam Cone
Styrofoam sculpting tool
Mod Podge (I used Sparkle Mod Podge)
Glitter
2 Skinny Headbands
Wire
Wire Cutter & Pliers
Paintbrush
Hot Glue

Watch the video to see how it is done. I have detailed written instructions below if you’d rather follow written instructions.

1. Use the Styrofoam sculpting tool’s pointy end to carve a swirl into the horn.
2. Mark notches at the top splitting it into thirds. Carve swirls into each of these thirds.
3. Use the thick end of the sculpting tool make the swirls deeper.
4. With your fingers, curve the sides of the swirls to make the horn look very natural.
5. Carve two notches into the bottom of the horn to match up with the headband.
6. Cut 4 pieces of wire, each about 5″ long. Bend each into a “U” shape.
7. With hot glue, secure the headbands in place. Push the pointy ends of the U-wires on either side of the headbands to secure the headbands in place.
8. Mix Mod Podge and glitter to make a paste consistency.
9. Paint onto horn to coat.
10. Set aside to dry overnight.

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This super easy unicorn horn craft template will turn a child’s imaginary play into a magical play session. From the moment your child begins to design the horn till the time she puts on the creative horn she will be in a magical world of unicorns and rainbows. This activity is not only for toddlers and preschoolers, older children will love it too!

Unicorn Horn Craft

One thing that I love about being a mom is being able to see the magic in the world through the eyes of my little girl. When you surpass the childhood stage in your own life, that magic starts to diminish and for some completely disappears. We don’t believe in Santa anymore, rainbows are just flecks of light in the sky, and a magic wand is just a stick. When my daughter started seeing the magic, a few years ago, I started seeing it again too. I started seeing bananas as phones, sunglasses that give you magical vision powers, and unicorns as sparkly creatures that turn into best friends. So making this Super Easy Unicorn Horn was much more than decorating some paper & gluing it together, the finished product was full of magic.

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It’s wondrous and magical to see the world through a child’s eyes. My daughter’s eyes lit up when I told her we were going to make a unicorn horn that she could wear. “I get to be a unicorn? YES!”. Ever since she started watching My Little Pony all those years ago, she has loved unicorns!

I knew that she would wear a horn all day, pretending to be a unicorn. And she did.

Materials Needed

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• Cardstock
• Yarn (Or Other Sturdy String)
• Glue
• Washi Tape
• Scissors
• Template – Unicorn Horn Template PDF
• Markers, Stickers, Decorative Hole Punch – To Decorate The Unicorn Horn

Steps We Took

I cut out the base of the unicorn horn out of card stock and laid it flat on the table.

I told my daughter she could decorate it however she wanted. She said polka dots and grabbed the 1 inch circle punch that we have. She punched out pink dots and glued them on.

Decorating this could be as simple as drawing polka dots, stripes, or using stickers>

I wanted to reinforce the space at the bottom where we would punch a hole for the string so I had her add a few layers of washi tape. I’m sure any tape would do, I just like that the washi tape added design to the horn.

Next roll it around your finger and glue the edges together, to create the horn. I also added a strip of washi tape along the seam. This helps to hold it together while the glue dries, as well as covering up the seam.

When the glue was dry, we punched holes on either side for the string. I measured it to my daughters head and tied the string on. Elastic would be great for this too, but I didn’t have any extra on hand.

When it was all done my daughter put it on, just in time to leap around and talk like a magical unicorn. She felt like a princess unicorn, full of special powers. It was beautiful. We love our time when we pretend. Pretend play is so important for childhood. Not only is it entertaining for most kids, but also helps with development. Children can develop social skills, empathy, communication, and so much more when the involve themselves in pretend play. It is also fun to see what my daughter can come up with in her mind. How magical her thoughts can be, even if just for a few moments.

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DIY Edible Unicorn Horns

A few weeks ago I shared some fun, free, printable Unicorn stickers. I have been on a Unicorn kick lately, and I just do not know why. There is just something about Unicorns that make me happy. And what is better than eating a fun, colorful treat? These DIY Edible Unicorn Horns are not only super fun to make, they taste pretty awesome too!

I opted to use a rainbow of colors for my Edible Unicorn Horns. But you can do as many, or as few, as you would like. The combination of fun colors and the sweetness make these the perfect treat for any Unicorn, or Rainbow themed party!

With The Girls 14th Birthday right around the corner, I plan on making these fun Edible Unicorns in a mini version to top her cupcakes with.

They do take at least a day to dry, so they are a project you will want to do in advance. But, once they are done, they will last in an air tight container for up to a week. To see how I made these yummy Edible Unicorn Horns, check out the video below! I also share some tips and tricks to get the perfect dough consistency!

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Unicorns are wonderful, magical creatures, and it is no surprise that kiddos off all ages want to be one. Use the following crochet patterns to make ears and a unicorn horn to add to any crocheted cardigan, blanket, pillow, scarf, etc!

Unicorn Horn & Ears Crochet Patterns

Unicorn horns can be tricky to crochet. When crocheting a horn, we need to make sure it is pointy enough that it is absolutely obvious exactly what it is. (Let’s just say my first attempt was – ahem – not suitable for work. Yikes!) I also love the added effect of wrapping the yarn tail around the horn several times to create a spiral, and then using that yarn tail to exaggerate the point as much as possible. After many attempts I can safely say that at first glance this is, in fact, a unicorn horn. Yay!

For this tutorial I am using Brava Worsted yarn in “white” and scrap yellow I had on hand. You certainly don’t need much, so I suggest rooting around in your scrap bin for a nice, bright yellow or gold. You will also need a bit of Poly-fil or stuffing. If you don’t have actual stuffing on hand, this would be a great opportunity to use up yarn scraps!

The cardigan pictured here is the 4/5T size of the Painted Canyon Cardigan. ♥

UNICORN EARS:

Make two…
Round 1: Magic circle, ch-1, 4hdc in circle. Join to top of first hdc with sl st (4)

Round 2: Ch-1, 2hdc in each st around. Join to top of first hdc with sl st (8)

Round 3: Ch-1, * hdc in next, 2hdc in next * repeat between * * around. Join to top of first hdc with sl st (12)

Round 4: Ch-1, * hdc in next 2 sts, 2hdc in next * repeat between * * around. Join to top of first hdc with sl st (16)

Round 5 – 9: Ch-1, hdc in each st around. Join to top of first hdc with sl st (16)
Fasten off leaving long tail for sewing. Flatten the ear and form into a horse ear shape.

HORN:

With a G/4mm hook…

Round 1: Magic circle, 4sc in circle. Do not join here or throughout, mark with a stitch marker instead. (4)

Round 2: 2sc in each st around. (8)

Rounds 3 – 5: sc in each st around. (8)

*go ahead and weave in the tail from the Magic Circle now, while you still can!

Round 6: * 2sc in first, sc in next 3 sts * repeat between * * one more time. (10)

Rounds 7 – 12: sc in each st around. (10)

Round 13: 2sc in first, sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next, sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in next, sc in next 2 sts, 2sc in last. (14)

Rounds 14 – 20: sc in each st around. (14) If you like, you can make the horn taller by continuing sc rows until desired height is reached.

Sl st to next st and pull yarn all the way through. Leave a good 20″ or so for making the spiral. Stuff the horn making sure it’s pointy! Use the yarn tail and wrap it tightly around the horn to give it a spiral effect. Use a yarn needle to weave the yarn out and through the point, pulling to help it to become even more pointy. Form the ears (fold them in a bit) and sew to either side of the horn.

Add rainbow colored mane (or whatever color you want) by cutting pieces of yarn

10″ long, in the same manner as you would cut to make fringe. (Here’s a quick tutorial for cutting multiple strands at once!) To attach the mane, I use my crochet hook to feed two strands of yarn through, then tie a secure knot. Grab two more strands of yarn, feel them through another spot along the top of the hood and tie a secure knot. Keep adding strands to the mane until it is nice and full!

Unicorn Horn & Ears Video Tutorial:

You. Are. Done! Isn’t it majestic? Share a photo of your little unicorn with me by tagging @HeartHookHome on Instagram and Twitter, and by sharing in the Heart Hook Home Crochet Community group on Facebook!

Published: Oct 18, 2018 · Modified: Oct 28, 2019 by Emily Stones · This post may contain affiliate links ·

Anyone can make these simple unicorn cupcakes for a unicorn party, special event or just because!

My daughter loves unicorns. And I do, too! There’s just something about the beautiful and mythical creature that is sometimes adorned with rainbows and sparkles that makes me smile. Or perhaps it’s because I grew up in the days of My Little Pony and some of the ponies were actually Unicorns!

When my daughter asked for a Unicorn party, I knew I had to come up with something quick. Her birthday is around the holidays so I’m always struggling to find the time to do something fun for her in between all of the holiday activities, late nights wrapping presents and shopping for our holiday entertaining.

This year I decided that unicorn cupcakes would be the easiest thing for me to make! I did some searching and came up with this very simple idea for unicorn cupcakes!

How to Make Unicorn Cupcakes

To make the most perfect unicorn cupcake horn, you’ll need this Wilton Sea Shell Candy Mold. Be mindful you can only make 2 horns at a time, but you can grab a few molds to double your production. I only had one mold and I didn’t find this too cumbersome. I would make 2 horns and then refrigerate for about 10 minutes. Gently pop out the horn and keep the horns in a resealable bag in the refrigerator.

You can use any color combination you’d like for your unicorn horns, but I chose bright pink, turquoise and lavender candy melts for this recipe.

Add the melted candy melts to your mold, alternating colors or creating a pattern. Gently tap the mold to remove air bubbles and the candy will flatten. Repeat and refrigerate before removing from the mold and repeating for the desired number of horns you need.

You can’t have a unicorn without ears! I used bright white and bright pink candy melts to make the ears. You’ll melt your bright white candy melts and pipe a small, 1″ triangle onto wax paper. Let it set and add some bright pink candy melts to the center of the triangle to create the ears. Pop it into the refrigerator to harden.

Remember you’ll 2 ears per cupcake.

Start with your favorite flavor of cupcakes. Bake and cool them completely before frosting them. I used a 1M tip to create the fancy swirling rose look and a tub of store-bought vanilla frosting! I said they were simple!

Once your cupcakes are frosted with frosting, gently press the horn into the center. Add the ears. Repeat until all of your cupcakes are decorated! I love these cupcakes because they are so simple! The candy horn was a big hit and the favorite part of the cupcake.

If you’re working on an entire Unicorn Party, make sure you check out some of these fun ideas!

• Homemade Unicorn Play Dough that sparkles and shines just like a real unicorn!
• Unicorn Cake Donuts are perfect as an alternative to cupcakes or add as a second dessert option!

Unicorns are the biggest trend from last year. Some with big horns, others more discreet, with flowery or plush design. Unicorns are the new flamingos! And Google has already given the hint: this is the champion in Google Search charts for 2017. This includes Unicorn themed nurseries, birthday parties, unicorn-inspired foods even unicorn hair! When thinking about carnivals or partys, it is inevitable not to mention the unicorn headbands decorated with glitter, rainbow colors and flowers. And they are actually pretty easy to make. You need only a simple headband, and felt or other material to make the ears and the horn. Here is a simple tutorial showing how to make a unicorn horn headband!

3 Glitter foam sheets of different colors, size 12 x 18 in
Universal Glue
Hot glue gun
Metallic Elastic Thread
Gold star glitter
Small foil candy cups – Two packages with different colors
Glitter velvet ribbon
Plain headband
Scissors
Hot glue gun

Patterns:
Horn – a triangle with dimensions: 19 cm by 7 cm / 7.5 by 2.8 inch (sides and base)
Cap – 5 cm (2 inch) in diameter x 2 or Cone clasp – 4 cm by 2 cm (1.5 x 0.8 inch)
Outer ear – 7 cm by 6 cm (2.7 x 2.4 inch)
Inner ear – 4.5 cm by 4 cm (1.8 x 1.6 inch)

Transfer the horn template on the glitter foam sheets and cut out. Roll the triangle to a cone and secure the ends with universal glue. Wrap the metallic thread around the cone and close the base by glueing the circle shape.

Apply a thin line of universal glue along the headband and glue the ribbon. Glue the inner and outher ear pieces together. Place the ears on the headband and secure using universal glue.

Position the cone on the top of the headband and glue the piece of foam underneath, securing the unicorn horn to the headband. Apply hot glue in the cups and sprinkle the glitter stars. Glue the them to the headband and do not forget to alternate colors. Let dry and your unicorn headband is ready!

Unicorn headband with feather marabou

Ever thought of decorating your unicorn headband with feather marabou? It looks very cute and charming! Use light pastel colors to match the unicorn fantasy theme. You can even use feather marabouts to add a tail to your costume. It will be fun!

Unicorn headband with tulle flaps

This idea is very simple! Decorate the space between the horn and ears with small pieces of colored tulle. Super charming and minimalist. Bet on pink, white, blue and lilac tulle to characterize your Unicorn fantasy well.

Unicorn Headband with Felt Flowers

This version of the horn heaband features felt flowers and pink colored plastic headband. You can glue or sew the horn and the little flowers of felt. The success is guaranteed! Felt is the best ally when it comes to thinking about producing your prop. It is a cheap and very versatile fabric.

Unicorn Headband with tulle veil

Some illustrations of Unicorn show the mythical animal with a beautiful rainbow mane. This headband with a veil of colored tulle and ribbon details on the horn represents that image!

Unicorn Wire Headband with a decorative twisted candle

Do you know those twisted candles that we use in the Christmas decoration? They can be reused for making the horn in a very elegant Unicorn Headband! If necessary, paint the candles in a suitable color, do not skimp on the glitter and complete the look with beautiful artificial flowers. This option is proof that you do not have to spend a lot of money to produce such a beautiful accessory.

Unicorn headband made of wire can be decorated with beads and have a unique and super original look, as well!

Unicorn horn made of Synthetic Leather

Pay attention to the gleam of this golden synthetic leather horn! Add tulle flowers and get ready for the compliments.

Black Unicorn Headband for Halloween

A black unicorn headband would be a great addition to your Halloween costume this year! Red flowers could represent blood!

Published: Oct 18, 2018 · Modified: Oct 28, 2019 by Emily Stones · This post may contain affiliate links ·

Anyone can make these simple unicorn cupcakes for a unicorn party, special event or just because!

My daughter loves unicorns. And I do, too! There’s just something about the beautiful and mythical creature that is sometimes adorned with rainbows and sparkles that makes me smile. Or perhaps it’s because I grew up in the days of My Little Pony and some of the ponies were actually Unicorns!

When my daughter asked for a Unicorn party, I knew I had to come up with something quick. Her birthday is around the holidays so I’m always struggling to find the time to do something fun for her in between all of the holiday activities, late nights wrapping presents and shopping for our holiday entertaining.

This year I decided that unicorn cupcakes would be the easiest thing for me to make! I did some searching and came up with this very simple idea for unicorn cupcakes!

How to Make Unicorn Cupcakes

To make the most perfect unicorn cupcake horn, you’ll need this Wilton Sea Shell Candy Mold. Be mindful you can only make 2 horns at a time, but you can grab a few molds to double your production. I only had one mold and I didn’t find this too cumbersome. I would make 2 horns and then refrigerate for about 10 minutes. Gently pop out the horn and keep the horns in a resealable bag in the refrigerator.

You can use any color combination you’d like for your unicorn horns, but I chose bright pink, turquoise and lavender candy melts for this recipe.

Add the melted candy melts to your mold, alternating colors or creating a pattern. Gently tap the mold to remove air bubbles and the candy will flatten. Repeat and refrigerate before removing from the mold and repeating for the desired number of horns you need.

You can’t have a unicorn without ears! I used bright white and bright pink candy melts to make the ears. You’ll melt your bright white candy melts and pipe a small, 1″ triangle onto wax paper. Let it set and add some bright pink candy melts to the center of the triangle to create the ears. Pop it into the refrigerator to harden.

Remember you’ll 2 ears per cupcake.

Start with your favorite flavor of cupcakes. Bake and cool them completely before frosting them. I used a 1M tip to create the fancy swirling rose look and a tub of store-bought vanilla frosting! I said they were simple!

Once your cupcakes are frosted with frosting, gently press the horn into the center. Add the ears. Repeat until all of your cupcakes are decorated! I love these cupcakes because they are so simple! The candy horn was a big hit and the favorite part of the cupcake.

If you’re working on an entire Unicorn Party, make sure you check out some of these fun ideas!

• Homemade Unicorn Play Dough that sparkles and shines just like a real unicorn!
• Unicorn Cake Donuts are perfect as an alternative to cupcakes or add as a second dessert option!

Make this magical unicorn card craft with the kids to give to Mom for Mother’s Day or her birthday.

Is there anything more fantastic than unicorns?!

Over the past few years, we’ve made lots of unicorn related crafts and activities. We love that unicorns are still trending, because let’s face it, unicorns are the coolest animal around.

Sure, my boys may disagree, but every once in awhile a mom has to do a few girlier activities like this unicorn craft.

It’s a fun paper craft for kids and since it comes with a free template, it’s easy to recreate with just a few basic supplies.

Read on below to see how easy it is to make this magical unicorn craft with your kids or students below!

How To Make A Unicorn Card

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Supplies

• Colored card stock
• Scissors
• Glue stick ( this glue stick is the best type when using thick paper)
• Black marker
• Unicorn template

Directions

Download the unicorn template and print out on the corresponding colored card stock. Cut out all the pieces.

Print the cloud template on white or blue colored card stock. Fold the paper in half along the top, smooth side of the cloud. Cut out the cloud, leaving the top part intact. This will be the fold line for the card.

To assemble the unicorn first glue the tail hair behind the back of the unicorn. Next, add the mane to the head of the unicorn. Glue the ear slightly above the eye. Make the unicorn horn by drawing curved lines along the horn with the black marker. Position the horn in front of the ears and glue in place.

Place the completed unicorn on the cloud and glue down.

Open the card up and write a special message!

I love how simple and yet how cute this handmade unicorn card is.

Of course, if you don’t want to make this craft into a card you can simply cut out the cloud and glue the unicorn on to it too.

We’ll probably use this unicorn card to give to Nana for Mother’s Day, but it would also be fun for a birthday or whenever you want to give someone a special surprise.

If you want to use the unicorn template, don’t forget to enter your email in the form at the bottom of the page. You’ll get a link sent to you via email to download everything you need.

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Happy surprise- when you make a unicorn horn for a photo booth at a Unicorn Party and it makes its way to the playroom dress up bin for a life beyond the party. And also sometimes has a third life as bedroom decor. And your daughter wants to wear it as part of her Halloween costume- haha!

Unicorn horns = much more versatile than I thought.

I also made this one entirely with supplies I had on hand, which is a huge win (especially in Saipan The Land O’ No Supplies).

To make a unicorn horn headband-

Gather a cardboard cone, glitter, clear gloss spray paint, several colors of wool felt and a basic headband.

Cover the cone in glitter (I covered in glue, covered in glitter, let dry and then sprayed with clear gloss spray paint).

Cut out a felt rounded rectangle ‘base’ that is wider than the cone and spans the top of the headband. Cut out another rectangle of felt in the same color- same length as the base, but skinnier in width (this will go on the underside to secure the base/horn in place on the headband). Also, make a pile of small felt rosettes and a pile of felt leaves.

Hot glue the cone to the felt base (run a line of hot glue along the base of the cone, press the cone onto the felt, and then run another thick line of hot glue around the outer perimeter of the cone- be generous with your hot glue, you really want this to stick!). Then hot glue the base-and-horn to the top center of the headband, again, being extra generous with your hot glue usage.

Hot glue leaves to the back of your rosettes and then glue your rosettes around your cone/horn.

Then glue the backing to the underside of the base, securing the whole thing in place. And you’re done!

The oh-so-versatile dress up/room decor/photo booth unicorn headband can be checked off your list.

How To Make A Unicorn Cake

Making this magical unicorn cake is simpler than it looks. You can use any flavoured cake you like and you can even make it a piñata cake! We used our recipe for a pastel rainbow cake which is then iced with a delicious vanilla buttercream. This cake is so pretty you might not want to eat it!

For the unicorn ears and horn:

• 250g white gumpaste
• Cornflour, for dusting
• A wooden skewer
• Sharp knife
• Edible gold paint or lustre dust
• Paintbrush

For the cake:

• 4x (18cm or 20cm) baked and cooled cake sponges
• 2x vanilla buttercream recipe
• Gel or paste food colouring
• Black gel or paste food colouring
• Piping bags
• Large star piping tips
• Small plain piping tip
• Sprinkles or other cake decorations like wafer flowers

Method:

1. We recommend making the unicorn ears and horn a few days in advance to give them a chance to dry and harden. Tip: You can also add a bit of tylose powder, bought in cake supply stores, to the gumpaste which will help it dry and harden quicker. You can also use Mexican modelling or flower paste.
2. Dust a surface with cornflour then knead the gumpaste until it’s soft and pliable. Roll it out to about 5mm thick, then cut out 2 pointed ear shapes, about 7cm in height. Tip: We find it easier to cut out the one shape, then use the cut-out ear to trace and cut out the second ear so that they match each other. Cut out 2 smaller versions, about 5cm in height, which will be the inner-ear.
3. Wrap up remaining gumpaste and set aside. Lightly wet the back of the smaller ear shapes with a bit of water, then stick them to the larger ear shapes, lining up the bottom edges. Pick up each ear and bend slightly in the middle, vertically, to help give them shape. To dry, leave them propped up in something like an empty egg carton.
4. Finally, paint the inner-ear section with edible gold paint or lustre dust. Leave to dry.
5. For the unicorn horn, quickly knead the remaining gumpaste until soft and pliable, then roll into a long, smooth rope, getting thinner at the one end which will be the tip of the horn. Stick the skewer into a small cake dummy or similar so that it’s standing up. Brush the skewer with water, then wrap the gumpaste rope around and up the skewer, starting with the thickest part of the rope at the bottom, until the skewer is hidden. Carefully remove the skewer from the cake dummy or similar, then gently roll the unicorn horn on a floured surface.
6. Spread the rings of the gumpaste slightly, then lightly wet in between with a bit of water. Press the rings back together so that there are no gaps, the water will help the gumpaste stick together. Carefully prop horn upright, using the same cake dummy or similar, and leave to dry. You can either paint the horn gold with edible paint or lustre dust while it’s drying, or you can paint it once it’s placed on the cake.
7. To assemble the cake, have your cake sponges cooled and trimmed so that they’re level. Tip: 18cm (7”) cake tins are a bit unusual, but we find that the unicorn cake looks nicer when it’s taller rather than wider. You could also trim the sides of 20cm (8”) sponge so that they become 18cm in diameter.
8. Make the vanilla buttercream (we doubled this recipe). Tip: We used white gel colouring to help whiten our buttercream. It won’t make a pure white buttercream, but we like the look of the pale cream/ivory colour much more than the yellow of plain buttercream. You can buy white gel colouring from baking supply stores.
9. Place one of the sponges on a cake plate or serving dish. Spread about 1/3 cup (80ml) buttercream over the top of the sponge, then gently place the second sponge on top, gently pressing down to make sure it’s sitting properly and is level. Repeat until you place the final sponge on top.
10. Coat the entire cake with a crumb coating of buttercream, which is just a very thin layer of buttercream used to trap any stray crumbs. Place cake in the fridge and allow crumb coat to firm up, about 15-20 minutes. Once crumb coat is set, remove from the fridge. Give the remaining buttercream a quick mix with a spatula, then finish icing the cake with a thick layer of the frosting. Tip: Use a bench scraper to get lovely smooth and straight sides, and a smooth and level surface. You can see this being done in our video. Return cake to the fridge to firm the frosting.
11. Remove about 1 tbsp of buttercream and place in a small bowl. Then divide the remaining buttercream icing into 4. Leave one portion of buttercream white, then colour the other portions with any colours you like using gel or paste food colouring. We used pastel pink, blue and purple. Spoon each portion of buttercream into a large piping bag, each fitted with large star piping tips. Colour the reserved 1 tbsp of buttercream with black gel or paste colouring, then spoon into a piping bag fitted with a small plain piping tip. Tip: You can buy ready coloured black buttercream from cake supply stores, they’re usually in tubes. You could also buy black piping/decorating gel instead.
12. Remove the cake from the fridge then stick the unicorn horn in the centre of the cake. If you haven’t painted it yet, do so now. Then stick the 2 ears on either side of the horn.
13. Now, pipe large swirls of buttercream in front of the horn and ears to start the mane, alternating the colours. You can also pipe some swirls on top of swirls to give a bit of height. Pipe a large “S” shaped swirl right at the front of the cake, coming down over the side, this will be the fringe.
14. Turn the cake around and pipe large swirls of frosting behind the horn and ears, working your way down the side of the cake, so that when you’re looking at the cake from the front, you’ll see the lovely coloured swirls down the one side.
15. Use the black buttercream to pipe on closed eyes with eye-lashes on the front of the cake. Then finally, decorate with sprinkles, edible glitter or wafer flowers.

Posted by David Chu on August 23, 2018

Unicorn is probably the most well-known yet somehow unknown creature that fascinates us most ever since. Somehow the magical Unicorn got you obsessed with its gorgeous colors of the rainbow, its shiny mane and beautiful glowing fur, didn’t it? In addition, the sparkly ones now can be seen anywhere as they have reached the trend peak and caused the fever that probably won’t come down. From Unicorn food recipes now available all over the online community to the DIY Unicorn things particularly instructed through videos or pictures on websites and all the fancy Unicorn clothes showing off Unicorn style, we are officially in the Unicorn era!

As we all know, Unicorns and horses must be the creatures that fill our mind with magic, boost our imaginations and show us many different perspectives of this way which allow us to be anyone we want: princesses, knights, fairies and so on. As Unicorn helps people escape from the confusing times of their chaotic lives to another fantastic and perfect place, they should be able to find the fondness for such adorable and magical creature.

Have you ever been fed up with your horse just looks like a horse and you want something more magical glow out of him/her? First, let’s examine your adorable horse a little bit, does he/she seem to be magical or special? Have you ever thought of being the proud owner of a mystical Unicorn in your wildest dream? If yes to both, then congratulations, you are in the right place! We are here to help you release the inner Unicorn of your horse easily.

See more useful Unicorn tips that may keep you entertained!

For your information, there is now some small business which helps to turn ponies and horses into Unicorns with their exclusive items. Just pick up those items for the transformation and read on our instruction to discover how you can turn your beloved horse to a Unicorn.

How to make THE UNICORN HORN for your horse!

It is probably the major feature to tell a Unicorn apart from a horse! In order to have it, you may have some choices: buy one from the special online Unicorn stores or make a horn yourself!

For the unicorn horn, you have a couple options: you can either buy one or if you’re feeling crafty, you can make one yourself!

This below video will instruct you every detail that needed to be done to make a perfect Unicorn horn for your horse:

There are now many types of unicorn horns available in stores which includes fabric horn, glass horns, plastic horns and they vary in sizes, colors, and designs. For example, if you have a small horse you may want to use a shorter horn than for a big one. Some of them may be embellished with beads or flowers. In general, you just simply tie the horn to your horse/s head or cheek piece. Just stick with the instruction and you will be good to go!

Next, Clip-On Mane and Tail Extensions

These things are also available in Unicorn stores with variable sizes, colors and designs to choose from. They’ll make your Unicorn a more stunning look with flowing and shiny mane and tail in colors without having to dye them. It is also convenient since you will be able to put on different mane and tails kind on your beloved horse for different looks.

You will also have color options. You can decide based on your horse’s coat color, mane, and tail, costume, or your accessories. Personally, I like to match the horse’s coat color as it looks the most natural.

Safe Horse Dye

There is an option for your horse’s Unicorn costume which is dying its coat in color of your choice. This enables you to bring your horse a more glittery and magical look like a true Unicorn. You can shop for the dye on the internet and make sure it is safe for horses. Then just follow the instruction and voila, your Unicorn has arrived!

Glitter for Hoof and Body

If you still want something additionally sparkly for your Unicorn-to-be to let him shine, then consider using some cosmetic glitter for pets. Just ask the seller to be sure that it is safe for your horse before purchasing the product.

That’s it, just so simple to turn your beloved horse into a Unicorn, huh? After finishing the transformation, remember to take yours to the field and probably take some photos of him/her roaming around, then leave it at the comment to let us know you succeeded!

I’m a Unicorn Hoodie

This women’s unicorn hoodie is the perfect item to make a statement for yourself. Featuring unicorn horn and ears, the unicorn clothing is made of polyester and cotton for endurance and comfort when wearing it. Unicorn hoodie with a horn is also trendiest item among unicorn followers.

3D Black Rainbow Unicorn Leggings

Sporty girl’s unicorn leggings for girls that love the sport and outdoor activities! This piece of unicorn clothing can also be comfortably worn at home as a pajama. With the cute pattern on a black background, this rainbow unicorn leggings will suit any upper-wear, especially ones with bright color.

Metallic Unicorn Horn Headband

These headbands are excellent handmade materials and exquisite workmanship with about 9cm horn. These are the best dress up headband to cosplay for children. This adorable headband is perfect for unicorn birthdays or photos!

Rainbow Unicorn Plush Hat

The unicorn plush hat is made of soft cotton leaving your skin nice feeling. It features the unicorn head with horn and ears that will be a wow factor for the incoming Halloween! It will also make a great unicorn gift to any of your beloveds!

Bitch Please I’ma Unicorn Necklace

This unicorn necklace is a must-have item to highlight your outfit made of metal with the unique design. The unicorn jewelry is made of high-quality material with a detailed pattern. Grab one unicorn necklace and show your love to this magical creature today.

The Unicorn may be mythical and unknown but that does not define them childish. In fact, those magical ones have become the symbol of happiness, hope, and purity. The world is full of myths and secrets, we can’t tell anything about the authenticity of the unicorn. But after all, I believe that people didn’t just imagine a creature like that out-of-the-blue.

Looking for more Unicorn gifts? Visit our Unicorn-lovers store anytime you want!

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Fun fact alert! A group of unicorns is called a *blessing.* No joke! Inspired by this new knowledge, we’re bringing good tidings this Christmas with this super dreamy unicorn tree. After all, we do love everything and anything unicorns! These beauties are not the most graceful, but they sure are cute, cuddly and easy to make. So, read on to check out this unicorn horn tree topper and blessing of ornaments tutorial to add even more magic to the holiday season.

Materials + Tools:

• felt (gray, white and accent colors of your choice)
• embroidery floss
• needle
• black thread
• pencil
• hot glue gun
• unicorn template
• unicorn horn tree topper template

Instructions:

1. Cut out your unicorn template.
2. Fold your white felt in half. Trace the unicorn template and cut, so you end up with two pieces.

1. Draw half-moon eyes on the unicorns. Use this line as a stencil to stitch in the closed eyes with three lashes.
2. Next, make your accent pieces. Create the tail and hanging look out of your embroidery floss. Cut a two-inch piece of string and make a loop knot at the bottom, forming an O.
3. For the tail, cut a five-inch piece of string. Fold into thirds and tie at one end. Trim excess string.
4. Using the template, cut a unicorn horn out of the gray felt and the mane out of your accent colored felt.
5. Lay out your pieces (horn, mane, tail and hang string). On the inside of one unicorn piece, hot glue on your pieces. Glue the other body on top and you’re done.
6. Next, make your unicorn horn topper. Trace and cut out the felt using the unicorn horn tree topper template.
7. Twist into a cone and cut off any excess felt.
8. Cut a long piece of the accent embroidery floss, thread and tie at one end. Stitch through the tip and wrap around the cone. At the bottom, stitch the thread into the inside of the cone. Tie off and cut off any excess thread.
9. At the seam, glue the string so that it stays in place.
10. Time to deck the tree out!

Get ready to make the cutest, fluffiest unicorn ever, but first you have to cut out the template.

Fold the white felt in half, and trace your template. Fabric scissors are super sharp and make it much easier to cut out the details.

Draw matching half moons for the unicorn eyes. Make sure that they’re mirrored so they show up on the outside of your unicorn when you glue the two pieces together. Using the line as a guide, stitch the eyes on with black thread. Make three stitches at the end of the arc for eyelashes.

Next, create your details. Make a two-inch loop and knot at the end for your hanging string. Fold a five-inch piece of string into thirds and tie at one end. Trim both ends and cut off any excess string. This will be your magical little tail.

Trace and cut the mane and unicorn horn.

Now bring it all together! Sandwich your horn, mane, tail and hanging string between the two pieces of unicorn body. It’s best to glue all of the pieces to one side first and then add the final unicorn body.

Time to make the unicorn horn tree topper. Trace and cut your felt. Glue one end and roll into a cone.

Add some pizzazz with your accent embroidery floss. With a knot at one end, stitch through the top of the cone and then wrap around toward the bottom. Stitch back through the felt and tie off, so that your knot is hidden on the inside of the cone. Finally, glue the string to your felt at the back of the horn so it stays in place.

Look how cute! Now all you have to do is make MORE unicorns.

Like a whole BLESSING of ‘em.

Now you can totally deck out that tree!

Have you seen anything more magical?

How do you bring magic to the holidays? Share with us on Instagram by tagging @BritandCo and #iamcreative.

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This DIY Unicorn Horn Soap recipe is so easy and makes the perfect activity to accompany the latest Zoey and Sassafras book, Unicorns and Germs. We love the Zoey books and this latest one once again inspired some amazing discussions and lessons. We love fiction books that promote STEM learning!

Unicorn Horn Soap Recipe For Kids Who Love Zoey & Sassafras

What you will discover in this article!

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When it comes to our lessons I love it when we can incorporate a fantastic book into our unit study. In fact, some of our most interesting studies have come from books we have read and been inspired by like our Wind Powered study or all the amazing activities we have done inspired by Harry Potter.

Another series that always gets my kids excited to do scientific investigations and projects is Zoey and Sassafras. Book 6 recently came out, Unicorns and Germs, and once again my kids got so excited! Not just about the book, but after reading the book they really wanted to tackle some new projects.

It was time for a new unit study about the importance of hand washing, bacteria and soap making.

What is Zoey and Sassafras?

Zoey and Sassafras is an early chapter book series about a smart young girl who shares a special secret with her mom. They’re barn is a surgery for magical animals. With the help of her mom and her cat, Sassafras, Zoey helps heal magical creatures of all shapes and sizes and abilities.

In the latest installment Zoey helps Tiny. A unicorn who is anything but tiny! Tiny has an infection and to help him Zoey needs to do lots of testing with petri dishes and learning the importance of soap.

Unicorns and Germs Inspired Lessons

The first step in our post Zoey excitement was to pull out our petri dish kit. After making the agar and pouring the dishes we were ready for testing!

The kids had a blast running around the house taking swabs. The next step was the hardest… waiting! We took a cue from Zoey and used a cooler with hot water in mason jars to make it nice and warm and cozy, but it still took almost a week before we had significant bacteria growth.

It was gross and cool at the same time!

What was interesting was how some places we thought would grow lots of bacteria didn’t produce any bacteria growth. Like computers. We tested our various computers but only got significant growth from the one keyboard, which also happens to be by far the oldest keyboard in the house. I honestly thought the kids computer would produce a bigger result, but over time I guess the bacteria just builds up in the keyboards no matter how much you clean them.

Oh and Daddy is getting a new keyboard for Christmas. YUCK!

Now we had visual proof of how important it is to wash our hands, it was time to make some fun, Unicorns and Germs inspired soaps! Unicorn horn soaps!

Homemade Unicorn Horn Soap

In the book we learn the importance of soap, so it made sense for us to make a special unicorn horn soap inspired by the book and our beloved Tiny!

First we had to gather our supplies.

DIY Unicorn Horn Soap Supplies

1 pound melt and pour goats milk soap cut into cubes (each cube is approx. 1 ounce)
1-2 drops each of teal, pink, green, light blue, purple and yellow soap colouring
Essential oils or soap scent (use your preferred scent)
Silver cosmetic glitter or biodegradable glitter
1 small paintbrush
Spray bottle of rubbing alcohol
Unicorn Horn Mold
6 microwave safe bowls or measuring cups

Unicorn Horn Soap Project Directions

Add 8 cubes of the goats milk soap base to each microwave safe bowl or measuring cup.

Add a few drops of soap scent or essential oil into each container.

Starting with the first container, melt soap cubes in 30 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until completely melted.

Into first container, add 1 or 2 drops of coloring, stir well. Add one drop and stir well until the desired colour is achieved. A little goes a long way!

Add 1/2 teaspoon of first color into each cavity of the mold.

Spray with rubbing alcohol to prevent bubbles from forming. Allow it to harden completely before pouring the next layer. This will take about 15 to 20 minutes.

Now make the second colour the same way you made the first colour.

Spray the first layer of hardened soap with the rubbing alcohol. This is to help adhere each layer of soap to one another. Gently pour about a teaspoon worth into the mold. Spray with rubbing alcohol.

Each layer will need more time to dry as they get thicker as you move to the top of the mold.

Repeat with remaining colours until cavity of the mold is filled. As you move up, you will add more soap to each layer as the mold gets wider. This will vary depending on how thick/thin you want each layer to be.

When you have filled all the cavities to the top, allow it to harden to least 24 hours.

After 24 hours, when the soap is nice and hard, place the mold in freezer for 30-60 minutes. This will allow the soap to contract enough to pull away from the sides of the mold. Place the mold on a plate and gently tap the top and sides of each unicorn horn soap with a spoon. The soaps should slide out. If not, place the whole thing back in the freezer for another 30 minutes.

For a fun last step, spray your soap lightly with the alcohol. Then spray the tip of a paintbrush with alcohol and dip it into the glitter. Brush the unicorn horn soaps with glitter until all sides are covered.

You can easily craft a unicorn horn for a costume, party decoration, or just for fun! This easy craft is fun to make and a great activity to do with a child. Whether you want to make a paper horn, a party hat horn, or a foam horn headband, you will be able to easily create a fabulous unicorn horn.

Contents

• 1 Steps
  • 1.1 Crafting a Horn From Paper
  • 1.2 Turning a Party Hat into a Horn
  • 1.3 Making a Foam Horn Headband
• 2 Tips
• 3 Warnings
• 4 Things You Need
• 5 Related Articles
• 6 Sources and Citations

Steps

Crafting a Horn From Paper

1. Get heavy weight paper. To make a unicorn horn, you will need piece of thick, heavy weight paper. Cardstock or a thick scrapbooking paper would be best.
   • You can use decorative paper to make your horn unique.
2. Cut a cone shape out of the paper. Draw a large triangle with a rounded bottom on the paper. Cut along the outline of the triangle. Then, cut the tip off of the top of the triangle so it has a flat top. [1]
3. Roll the paper into a cone. Start on one side of the triangle and roll it towards the other side, making the triangle form a cone. Tape the outer edge of the cone to secure it. Then, put a piece of tape on the edge of the paper in the inside of the cone to give it extra stability. [2]
   • Try to keep the base of the cone about the size of a milk jug’s top to make it look like a horn.
4. Attach a ribbon or elastic. Use a hot glue gun to glue a ribbon or piece of elastic to the base of the horn. Glue one side of the ribbon to the inside of one side of the horn, then repeat with the other side.
5. Decorate your unicorn horn. You can decorate your unicorn horn to add finishing touches and make it unique. Be creative and express yourself! There are many different things you can use to decorate your horn.
   • Paint
   • Ribbons
   • Glitter
   • Stickers
   • Markers or crayons

Turning a Party Hat into a Horn

1. Get a party hat. You need a party hat that is made from lightweight cardboard to make a unicorn horn. You can find them at your local party store and some grocery stores.
2. Undo the party hat. Find out where the hat is connected, and undo it so you can roll it out flat. If the party hat is taped, remove the tape or gently cut the tape to undo it. If the hat is glued together, carefully use scissors to separate it. Then, unroll the party hat out flat. [3]
   • Keep the elastic attached to the hat
3. Roll the hat tighter. To make the horn, you need to roll the hat up again, but roll it tighter than it was before. Start with one side of the party hat, and roll it towards the other side creating a tighter roll. Keep rolling until you have a nice tight cone shape.
4. Tape the hat together. Use tape to secure the hat into the horn shape. Use a hot glue gun, or put several pieces of tape on the outer edge of the party hat to secure it to the hat. [4]
5. Wear your new unicorn horn. Put the base of the horn on top of your forehead and pull the elastic over the back of your head to wear your new unicorn horn.

Making a Foam Horn Headband

1. Get a piece of 9”x12” foam sheet. You need large foam sheets to make a foam unicorn headband. You can get them from your local craft store or buy them online.
   • Self-adhesive foam sheets work well for this project.
2. Draw a diagonal line on the foam. On the back side of the foam sheet, use a ruler to draw a diagonal line from the bottom left corner up to one inch inside the top right corner. [5]
3. Cut along the line. Use scissors to cut along the line you’ve just drawn. You will end up with a shape that looks like a triangle with one corner that’s flat.
4. Roll the foam into a cone. Start with the bottom left corner of the foam and roll it towards the bottom right corner to form the cone. Continue rolling until the top corner is completely rolled around the cone.
5. Glue the foam. Use hot glue to glue the top corner down onto the cone to secure the cone in place. You can also put some glue on the inside to hold the bottom of the cone in place.
6. Trim the bottom of the cone. Use scissors to trim the bottom of the cone so that it is even and can stand up flat on a table.
7. Cut fringe into the bottom of the cone. Use scissors to make snips up ¼ inch from the bottom of the cone. Snip every ½ inch around the bottom of the cone to create fringe.
8. Cut a circle from the leftover foam. Use the leftover foam you have to cut a circle that is ½ inch larger in diameter than the bottom of the cone.
9. Glue the foam to the headband. Get a plastic headband to glue your horn to. Use a hot glue gun to glue the foam circle to the bottom of the center of the headband. Then, put the cone on the top of the headband directly above the foam circle. Glue the cone onto the circle by gluing each piece of fringe onto the foam circle.
10. Add embellishments. Make your unicorn horn headband unique by adding embellishments onto the horn. Use your imagination and make it yours.
    • Add jewels to the horn and headband.
    • Glue ribbons to flow down from the top of the horn.
    • Use glitter glue to add designs to the horn.
11. Finished.

• Measure your head first before cutting ribbon or elastic for the horn.
• Decide how big you want your horn before making it. You can make larger horns from larger pieces of paper or foam.
• Stuff paper or fluff into the cone to make the horn hold its shape better.
• Don’t make your elastic too small, It can break.

Warnings

• Ask an adult for help with cutting or gluing with a hot glue gun.

Things You Need

• Ruler
• Pencil
• A pair of scissors

• Heavyweight paper
• Tape or glue gun
• Ribbon or elastic
• Decorative items

Party Hat Horn

• Party hat
• Tape or hot glue gun
• Decorative items

Foam Horn Headband

• 9”x12” foam sheet
• Plastic headband
• Hot glue gun
• Decorative items

Introduction: How to Make a Unicorn Pinata

Most of the Unicorn Pinatas I see for sale are very flat and square. They are cheap, but they are missing the realistic shape of a magical Unicorn. With a little time, you can make a much more realistic one yourself.

SUPPLIES

Cardboard
White PVA (Elmers) Glue
Newspaper
Card Paper

Tissue Paper,Ribbon
Strong Twine, string

Glue Gun, Scissors, Masking Tape

Step 1: Draw the Outline

Sketch out the profile or outline the size you would like the piniata to be. My sketch ended up looking more like a dog than a baby Unicorn, but it still turned out o.k., but next time I’ll make the neck longer!

Step 2: Trace Onto Cardboard

Trace the outline onto thick, stiff cardboard and cut out 2 pieces the same size and shape. One for each side of the body. Round off the shoulder area from the chest to the back as you don’t need the head on the two side pieces.

The head will have its own profile that will go down the center of the head.

You will also need to cut 2 additional cardboard pieces to act at the shoulders and hips. They will be inserted at 90 degrees to the 2 side pieces to hold them together. Add some extra length for the neck where the head will slide into.

(I know this sounds confusing, but the photos do a much better job of showing this than I can explain.)

Step 3: Assembly the Frame

Slice 2 narrow strips slightly less than the thickness of the cardboard in both the shoulder and hip pieces. Don’t make the slices too wide because you want them to be snug when put together.

Cut 2 matching slices out of each side piece where the hips and shoulders will slide into.

Cut a slice into the head where the neck will slide into and a matching slice into the neck piece.

Slide all the pieces together.

Step 4: Insert Temporary Candy Bag

Stuff a plastic bag full of scrunched up newspaper into the Unicorn’s tummy. This will act as a temporary filler that will be replaced with tasty candy and treats!

Step 5: Insert the Plug

Cut out a cardboard U-shaped piece to slide into the bottom where the belly would be. This will act as a plug the can be removed to fill the Unicorn.

Step 6: Stuff the Unicorn

Stuff some newspaper around the “Candy” bag and tape it up.

Don’t worry about taping up the plug. We will cut it out later.

Step 7: Add Newspaper

Fill out the shape with scrunched up newspaper and tape.

This does take some time, but this is what gives the piniata its 3D shape and makes it so much better than the store-bought ones.

Step 8: Tie on Twine

Tie some strong twine around the body and leave lots of extra to string up the piniata. Go ahead and string it up now to make sure everything is secure. Check to see if the unicorn hangs level to the ground. Adjust the string if needed.

Step 9: Keep on Taping

Continue filling out the shape with newspaper and tape. (I’ve taped the extra string into a little ball to keep it out of the way.)

Step 10: Paper Mache

Add a layer of paper mache to hold it all together. You can you use any method you like; flour and newspaper, paper mache clay … remember, there’s no wrong way to paper mache!

I used white paper towels and white PVA (Elmers) glue mixed with water (roughly 1:1). This way I don’t have to paint it, because it’s already white. All you need is a single, quick and rough layer because you will be covering it with tissue paper.

Rather than dipping the paper towel into the glue mixture, I “Paint” the area with glue mixture first, then lay down damp paper towel. This way is far less messy and doesn’t take too long if you use large pieces of newspaper or paper towels. Once the entire unicorn is covered in paper towel, I then paint another layer of glue mixture to thoroughly glue the paper towel in place.

Step 11: Cut Out the Plug

Cut out the plug. You can re-insert it and leave it in while decorating.

Step 12: Pretty-Up the Hoofs

Bling out the hoofs with gold or pink card paper, paint or foil.

Step 13: Make the Horn

Make a cone out of card paper and tape it together for the horn. Make it longer than the final length of the horn so you have enough extra paper to flare out to glue to the head.

Step 14: Give the Horn Some Swirl

Optional. Wrap and tape in bubble-wrap or felt if you would like the 3D bulged look for the horn. I used bubble-wrap and a layer of felt as well. Tightly tie a string spiraling down the horn evenly spaced to give the bulged look.

Step 15: Decorate the Horn

Decorate at the horn with ribbon, sparkles, sunshine, and magic dust however you like. You can NOT over-due it!!

Another cool way to make a unicorn horn is using Insta-Morph. Check our this Instructable from ernio:

Step 16: Glue the Horn

Glue the flared out horn section to the head. I added an extra white circle of card paper to hide the blue horn color and hold the horn down even better.

Step 17: Glue the Tissue Paper

Cut 2” or 3” strips of tissue paper and cut mini-strips on one side. Unfold and glue onto the unicorn starting at the bottom working your way up. I used watered-down white glue and a paint brush. Unfortunately, this step takes some time as well, but you might come up with a better way!

Step 18: Decorate the Head

If you did a fairly smooth job on the head with your paper mache, you can just paint it. My paper-mache job was quite rough and not at all unicorn-worthy. I used the same tissue paper method for the head as I used for the body. I then “painted” down the fringes with the watered down white glue. This made the head smoother, and far prettier than the white paper towels.

Draw or cut-out and glue on some huge Manga eyes with pretty lashes. Add some sparkles if you like.

Step 19: Decorate the Mane and Tail

Go nuts with decorating the mane and tale with ribbon or tissue paper. You can use the same technique with the tissue paper as the body, just make the strips a lot longer. I also used some striped wrapping paper under the orange tissue paper for the mane. Use whatever you have.

Step 20: Load Her UP!

Remove the plug and fill with (peanut-free) candy. Lightly glue-gun the plug back in to hold in the candy. If you really want the unicorn to take a serious whacking before releasing the goodies, thoroughly glue in the plug!

Paint the bottom white if you like, as the little ones will be looking up at the Unicorn.

Add some Unicorn Poop inside if you like! Check out this Instructable from kristylynn84.

Reply with pictures of your Unicorn Piñata. I’d love to see them!