Halloween Party Favor: Paper Princess Crowns

Surprise your little princess with a handmade Halloween crown. Perfect as party favors, these crafty goodies also make great costume accessories or gifts for your favorite trick-or-treaters.

Girls Wearing Black & White Halloween Party Crowns

DIY Paper Halloween Party Crowns

Perfect as party favors, these crafty goodies also make great costume accessories or gifts for your favorite trick-or-treaters.

Materials Needed:

  • patterned heavy-duty paper
  • mini cupcake liners
  • embellishments: baubles and self-stick rhinestones
  • ribbon
  • scissors
  • hole punch

Create Paper Crown

Download and print one of the crown templates onto standard printer paper. Using scissors, cut out the template, then trace onto the back of heavy patterned paper. Cut out crown.

Black & White Paper Crown Craft Template

Halloween Paper Crown Craft Template

Download and print one of the crown templates onto standard printer paper. Using scissors, cut out the template, then trace onto the back of heavy patterned paper. Cut out crown.

Make Cupcake Liner Flower

To make a cupcake liner flower, layer scrunched liners and attach to the crown's center with double-sided tape or glue.

Tip: To make a fuller flower, add more liners.

Gray & White Paper Crown With Paper Cupcake Liners

DIY Halloween Crown With Cupcake Liner Flower

To make a cupcake liner flower, layer scrunched liners and attach to the crown's center with double-sided tape or glue. Tip: To make a fuller flower, add more liners.

Add Sparkle

Use hot glue to attach a rhinestone bauble to the center of the liner flower. Add a row of self-stick rhinestones to the bottom of the crown for extra sparkle.

Add Ribbon

Using a standard hole punch, punch each side of the crown about 1/2" in to accommodate the ribbon. Insert ribbon through holes, then knot to secure. Cut loose ends of ribbon, leaving the ends long enough so the crowns will be able to comfortably tie around kids' heads.

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