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Paper Santa hat craft for preschoolers
Age: 3+ · Time: 30 min · For:
Every little one wants to dress up at Christmas, and a hat they made themselves is extra special. This paper hat is quick to make, light to wear and perfect for a Christmas party, a nativity play or Christmas dinner.
What your child does, where you help
- Your child: decorates the paper, glues the white trim and the pom-pom.
- You: measure, cut the cone and close it.
Tips
- Thin cardstock keeps its shape better than paper.
- Make several: one for every guest at the Christmas table.
Safety
Do not use elastic with children under 3, and staple with the smooth side of the staples facing inwards.
You need
- a large sheet of red paper or cardstock (11 x 17 inches), or white paper your child paints red
- a strip of white paper about 2 inches wide and 24 inches long
- cotton balls, or white paper towels to scrunch into balls
- white school glue or a glue stick
- tape or a stapler, for the grown-up
- scissors, for the grown-up
- a tape measure or a piece of string
- markers or stickers, to decorate
Steps
- Measure around your child's head with a tape measure or string, just above the ears, and add 1 inch.
- A grown-up draws and cuts a quarter circle from the red paper: the curved edge must be as long as the head measurement. This is the cone.
- Let your child decorate the red paper with stickers, drawings or painted dots.
- Roll the paper into a cone, try it on your child and tape or staple it closed.
- Glue the white strip around the bottom edge. Let your child cover it with cotton balls or paper balls.
- Finish with a big ball of cotton balls on the tip.
Questions
The hat keeps falling off. What now?
Staple a piece of elastic to both sides to go under the chin, loosely, and never on children under 3. Or tape a strip of paper inside the rim to make it smaller.
Can I make an elf hat?
Yes. Use green paper, make the cone a bit taller and bend the tip over. Add a little bell drawing at the end.
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