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DIY Unicorn Party Favor Pail

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This DIY Party Pail is perfect for a Unicorn themed party. The pail is easy to decorate and they make great Unicorn party decorations. You could also use them to display Unicorn themed party food.

Supplies

All Supplies Can Be Purchased At Your Local Dollar Tree

 

Instructions

  1. Take your gold sparkle foam paper and cut out a unicorn horn. I suggest cutting the horn on the larger side. That way if you do need to resize, all you need to do is trim rather than cut a brand new horn.

  1. Time for those ears. Grab your white foam paper and cut two ears.

  1. Then take your pink foam paper and cut the middle section of the ears.

  1. Once you have white and pink ear sections, glue them together to make the perfect unicorn ear!

  1. Grab your super glue and flowers. Glue the flowers on the rim of the basket.

  1. Next, glue your horn onto the basket followed by the ears.

  1. It’s time to draw on those eyes! Take your sharpie and first practice on a blank piece of paper to perfect your technique. Once you have your technique mastered, draw on those eyes and eyelashes. Sharpies are permanent so make sure you’re ready. You only get one shot!

  1. Now you are ready to fill your basket with the party goodies

This Easter craft shows you how to make a decoration using supplies from the Dollar Tree or Dollar Store.  Most of these dollar items can be bought around the world in discount stores.  These Easter crafts are great for gifting to friends and loved ones at Easter time. Easter is a great time to “Craft” a handmade item to gift.

We love our Unicorn parties around here so much that we decided to create our own DIY Unicorn Party  Pinterest board. Which means we have literally 100’s of our favorite Unicorn ideas, party decorations, Unicorn cakes and other Unicorn tutorials and crafts all in one spot. You can check them all out here DIY Party Ideas – Unicorn.  Or check out these Unicorn Crafts

 

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Highly recommend giving it a go—solo or with a group. And if you try it, tag me or drop a pic—I’d love to see your recycled masterpiece!