Golden Quinceañera Hairclip

Why

Crown the birthday girl’s mane with a handmade hairclip of floral bouquet. This stunning clip is sure to please your beautiful Quinceañera.


Steps

1. On your Quinceañera, your fifteenth birthday celebration, you want every detail to be special. To customize hairclips to match your vision of the day, think about what you and your attendants will wear, what flowers they will carry, and how the church and party hall will look when they’re decorated.

2. Make a base. Mold white Crayola Model Magic® onto the hairclip base. Make the base big enough to hold your decorations without overpowering the clip.

3. Sculpt roses. Flatten more white Model Magic. Cut it into strips with Crayola Scissors. Starting at one end, roll each strip into a rose. Vary the roll’s tightness to make newly opened buds as well as fully unfolded flowers. Add leaves or other shapes to your hairclip. Air-dry the base and decorations.

4. Paint the pieces. Cover your craft area with recycled newspaper. With a Crayola Paint Brush, apply gold (or silver) Crayola Premier Tempera to completely cover the flowers and the base. Be sure the petal shapes show. Air-dry the paint.

5. Assemble the clip. Secure each flower to the base with Crayola School Glue. Glue the base to the clip to make sure it stays in place. Air-dry the glue.

6. Add pizzazz! Glue on trim such as ribbon or strings of pearls. Fan a piece of tulle for gauzy height. Place Crayola Super Sparkle Glitter Glue along the flower edges and centers. Air-dry the clip one last time before wearing!

Safety Guidelines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Crayola Modeling Materials including Crayola Model Magic®, Model Magic Fusion™, Crayola Air-Dry Clay, and Crayola Dough With Small Parts— WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—

  • Keep away from open flames. Do not use to make candleholders, hot plates, trivets, or other similar objects that will be used or placed near fire and other heat sources.
  • Do not put in an oven, microwave, or kiln.
  • Do not make into vessels/containers that will hold unpackaged food.
  • If the arts & crafts project involves making small objects, follow the small parts/choking hazards standards: WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years."
  • The use of modeling material to make items that look like food is discouraged for children younger than age 5 to avoid their confusion with real food.
  • Unless sealed with a water-resistant glaze, do not make projects exposed to or immersed in water, such as boats or outdoor bird feeders. They would disintegrate when exposed to moisture.
  • Crayola Dough—contains gluten (wheat flour) as an ingredient. Crayola Air-Dry Clay, Crayola Model Magic, and Model Magic Fusion are gluten-free. However, they are produced on the same machinery as Crayola Dough which does contain gluten. Although the machines are cleaned prior to the start of each production run, there is a slight possibility that trace amounts of gluten from Crayola Dough may be present in the other modeling compound products. For information regarding specific ingredients or allergic concerns, please call our Consumer Affairs department at 1-800-272-9652 weekdays between 9 AM and 4 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.

Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.

String-Like Materials—Includes string, raffia, lacing, yarn, ribbon, and other similar material. Children 3 years and younger should not be given any string-like material that is longer than 12 inches. Close adult supervision is essential whenever children use string-like material. When crafts are to be worn around the necks of children 8 years and younger, attach the ends of the “string-like material” with clear adhesive tape, which allows easy release of the bond if the craft becomes entangled or caught on equipment. For children older than 8 years, the ends of the “string-like material” may be tied and knotted.

Related Crafts

Crafts

 

Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Paint Brushes
  • Premier™ Tempera Paint
  • No-Run School Glue
  • Glitter Glue
  • Pointed Tip Scissors
household supplies
  • recycled newspaper
  • hair clips
  • Hallmark Curl-Sheen Ribbon
  • paper towels
  • container(s) of water
  • decorative craft items

Where & When

"So much of the time at the church all we saw of my prima (cousin) was her back. I was SO glad she was wearing her beautiful hairclips."
Estella F., cousin of 15-year-old.

"I made a gold crown for mi amiga (my friend) to put on her hairclip. She really felt like a princess."
Suzana P., friend of a 15-year-old.


Interesting Info

Some Quinceañeras include attendants to escort the birthday chica. This group of younger friends is called un corte de honor (honor court) with damas and chambelanes. Sometimes there are 15 attendants, one for every year of the honoree’s life.