How To Make A Super Easy Unicorn Horn For Pretend Play

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!

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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.