Creative Hat
Exploring creativity and developing fine motor skills are essential aspects of children's growth. In this winter hat craft, we combine fun and learning, fostering creativity and fine motor skills in children. By making strokes, coloring, and cutting, they not only spark their imagination but also improve their hand-eye coordination and their ability to handle details. Furthermore, by following patterns and lines when decorating the hat, they exercise essential skills for writing. This activity is a delightful way to develop practical and artistic skills in young ones.
What materials will we need?
- White cardstock
- White wax crayon
- Food coloring
- Colored yarn
- Brushes
- Scissors
- White glue
Print the hat pattern on white cardstock. Make different free or guided strokes on the hat with the white wax crayon.
Mix a few drops of food coloring in a little water and start painting over the hat with a brush. It looks like magic! The drawings you made appear. Let it dry for a while.
Make a pompom by wrapping the yarn around your fingers and tying it in the middle. Then, trim the ends.
Once dry, cut out the drawing, apply glue, and stick the pompom onto the hat.
Now our craft is ready to decorate any space in the classroom or at home.
Here you have the printable hat pattern. And here is the video of its creation.