pirate_hat.pdf

MAKe YouR own:

cardboard pirate hat

For a while now I’ve been trying to come up with a great

looking pirate hat that’s relatively easy for kids to make

and I’m convinced that this one its the bill. If you’re not

conident drawing the hat shape or the cute jolly roger

koala you can ind templates for both in the following

pages.

You will need :

• long strip of thin cardboard (any colour)

• piece of black card

• white foam (or cardboard)

• scissors

• glue

• stapler

• feathers

• sequins or stickers

diReCTionS:

Cut a long thin strip of card. Measure it to the

circumference of your child’s head and staple it

together.

Fold your black piece of card in half. Then cut out the

shape of the pirate hat.

Trace a jolly roger outline onto a piece of thin white

foam or cardboard. Carefully cut out and stick to the

front of the hat. Alternatively, cut out the jolly roger

shapes on the following pages and stick them directly

onto the hat.

Tape on some colourful feathers and stick on some

sequins or stickers to form a contrasting border.

Staple the black hat to the headband you created in

step one.