Make It A UNICORN how to make a unicorn helmet in 15 minutes
Ski season is here and my 3 year old daughter may or may not hit the slopes. At the very least she is a bit of a wild child and a helmet for any snow activities where she is propelling herself down a mountain is a good idea. Of course, she wants a unicorn helmet. “Vivi loves unicorns"!” and she saw another little girl with a unicorn bike helmet so now she is obsessed. I did a quick search for unicorn ski helmets and didn’t find any. In the meantime we were gifted a previously loved black helmet that might fit her. My husband and I were thrilled since the thought of spending a lot of money on something that she will outgrow after a handful of times makes us cringe.
Vivi tried it on and confirmed it was a great fit but “Vivi want a unicorn.” (Yes, she speaks of herself in the 3rd person.) I remembered from my previous search that there was a company that makes a horn you can stick on to any helmet. That seemed like a good solution. It was silver and had some sparkly tinsel trim. It was advertised as doing double duty as either a unicorn or narwhal horn. I showed it to Vivi and she said “I want rainbow. Vivi likes rainbows.” So I did a search for a rainbow unicorn horn which brought me to Etsy and the TfgCraft shop where they had a rainbow unicorn horn as well as 6 other colors. I thought about it and figured I could try and attach it myself with Velcro… no sewing, no glue gun… let me give it a shot. I ordered a rainbow and a pink horn because everyone likes options. I then went to Michaels and bought the extra strength Velcro circles and waited for the unicorn horns to arrive.
The horns arrived in a few short days (thank you TFGCraft!) and the project took me about 15 minutes. All I needed in addition to the helmet, horns and VELCRO was a pair of scissors.
Here are the steps:
1. Remove the adhesive on the soft side of the Velcro to the bottom of the horn.
2. Trim around the base of the horn until the edges are neat and flush.
3. Connect the mesh on the hook side of the Velcro to the soft side (already attached to the horn) and trim that to match.
4. Remove the backing on the trimmed hook side and attach to the helmet.
5. Voilà! Now you have a unicorn helmet!
This project cost approximately $15 (which includes shipping of the horns) and with 15 minutes of crafting time this is a win-win! Feeling great about my little project and happy to answer any questions you might have. With extra backings you can add a horn to a bike helmet or really anything that could use a little unicorn magic!