Design Your Own Hat or Visor

Why

Personalize your headwear! Winter or summer, decorate a hat or visor to show your style.

Steps

1. Choose a plain hat or visor. Select a fabric that holds its shape, such as denim or cotton.

2. Try several design possibilities. Sketch your creative ideas on paper with Crayola® Erasable Colored Pencils. Choose your favorite hat decorations!

3. Place your hat on recycled newspaper. Use Crayola Fabric Markers to draw your design on the hat. Be creative! Crayola® Fabric Markers stain clothing and surfaces, CLOSE ADULT SUPERVISION IS REQUIRED. Dry your hat overnight before wearing.

Safety Guidelines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Erasable Colored Pencils
  • Fabric Markers
household supplies
  • recycled newspaper
  • white paper
  • paper towels
  • stencils (optional)
  • hat

Where & When

"My daughter and her best friends decorated matching hats. They loved this project!"
Jenelle R., mother of a 9-year-old.

"We made wonderful holiday gifts for each other. The girls enjoyed both making and receiving them."
Seriah P., Girl Scout leader.


Interesting Info

One of the most infamous hats, a "dunce cap" was created with the opposite intention in mind. Although it came to be a symbol of ignorance, the originator, John Duns Scotus, from Duns, Scotland, believed that knowledge would funnel down from the point of the cap to the wearer below. His idea obviously didn't catch on, and the hat became a symbol of ignorance.