Santa Cone Hat

Make a cone-shaped Santa Claus hat out of construction paper and cotton.

Materials Needed

  • Red construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Compass or string
  • Pencil
  • Stapler
  • Cotton

Santa Cone Hat

Safety Guidelines

  • Young kids (3 to 8 years) should use child-safe scissors.
  • Watch out for this sign Ask for an adult's help. It means an adult's help is needed for the particular step.

Steps

Step 1 Santa Cone Hat 1. Draw and cut out a half-circle with a radius of 9-10 inches (diameter 18-20 inches) on red construction paper. If your compass is too small, you can use a pencil tied to a string to draw the half-circle.
Step 2 Santa Cone Hat Ask for an adult's help2. Form the half-circle into a medium-sized cone. Make the base as wide as you can or wide enough to fit on your head.

Details on making a cone hat can be found here.
Step 3 Santa Cone Hat 3. Glue cotton all around the base of the cone hat.
Step 4 Santa Cone Hat 4. Form cotton into a ball and glue this at the tip of the cone hat.
Step 5 Santa Cone Hat 5. Let the glue dry before wearing your Santa hat.