It is time to lern how to make on of the staple crafts – a newspaper hat. With just a few simple folds your kids will be making a craft they will be proud to wear. Once done you can even have them take it a step further and add decorations – from hand drawn ones to gluing on embellishments like dried flowers, pom poms or anything else their imagination wants.
*This post contains affiliate links*
How to Make the Newspaper Hat Craft
What you need:
- scissors
- old newspaper
Step by Step Tutorial
Start by having your little ones cut out a large rectangle from old newspapers or magazines and place it vertically.
Fold the upper part downward.
Make a nice crease.
With the fold at the top, help your kids fold the newspaper again from right to left.
Have kids press down for a neat crease.
Unfold the last folded part, and then have them fold the upper right corner to the center.
Repeat the step, folding the upper left corner to the center as well.
Take one layer from the bottom part and have your kids fold it upward.
Make a strong crease.
Now it’s time to flip everything face down!
Finally, have your kids fold the remaining bottom layer upward to complete the hat.
Voilà!
Your newspaper hat is all done.
Have your kids slide their hand into the hat to open it up and show off their eco-friendly fashion masterpiece!
Encourage your children to upcycle old colorful magazines into more newspaper hats, turning them into an exciting and environmentally responsible fashion designer!
Want instant access to all of our printable crafts, activities, and resources?
With thousands of crafts, activities, worksheets, coloring pages, and drawing tutorials to print, you will always have just the resource you need at your disposal. Perfect for parents and teachers alike!
