You will need:
one Styrofoam plate
one Styrofoam bowl
glue
hole punch
ribbon
various supplies: paint, glitter, streamers, pompom, silk
flowers etc.
Staple the bowl to the center of the plate and carefully
cut out the middle underneath the bowl-where top of
head will fit. Paint the entire "hat" one color or sponge
paint many pastel colors.
Be creative! Glue little pom-poms
(you can buy a bag of premade colors) all along the
rim. Use streamers to hang from the back for girls, or
glue artificial daisies around the hat. The sillier you want
it to be, the more you should decorate!
To tie on the hats, punch one hole on each side of the
hat and tie a piece of ribbon to each (8-10 inches or so)
and tie under their chin in a bow. (do not knot, so it
unties easily).
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