Perfect for your Independence Day parade or picnic, this
Uncle Sam Hat is fun to make and will help your child celebrate the
Fourth of July in style!
You will need:
A2 blue card
A2 white card
Red paint
Small star craft punch or white paint
Sticky tape
Glue stick
Cut a strip about 5 inches wide off the width of the white card, and put
this to one side. Paint red stripes widthways across the remaining white
card.
On the blue card draw around a small plate. Cut around the circle
leaving tabs as shown:
On the remaining blue card draw around a large plate and cut out. In the
centre of this large circle draw around the small plate again. Cut out
the centre of the circle leaving tabs as shown:
Punch out some stars from the piece of white card that you discarded
earlier and glue these to the circles. Alternatively paint on stars in
white paint. Leave to dry.
Take the small circle and fold down the tabs. This will be the top of
the hat. Lay the white card stripy side down on the table. Glue or tape
the tabs securely along one edge of the card. The stripy card will roll
into a tube as you work. Secure the stripy card into a tube with a piece
of sticky tape.
Stand the hat on its top. Take the large blue circle and fold up the
tabs so that they fit inside the tube of stripy card at the bottom. Glue
securely and wait until the glue dries before you wear your creation!
Editor's note: Doesn't Jack look great in his Uncle
Sam hat!
Photo crafts
Kids love to have photos of themselves displayed around the house and
these photo crafts will give you lots of ideas for involving them in
creating those displays! And of course, photo crafts make great gifts
too.
