These may not keep you or your kiddos warm, BUT they will keep you busy and having fun! I thought these up specifically for a “non-babysitting day” visit that my daughter and I took to her Lola’s (Tagalog for “grandma”). I promised I’d bring a craft that we all could do together so I tried to think of something that didn’t involve paint. Or glue. Or anything else that my toddler would end up essentially bathing herself in. (Don’t get me wrong, crafts that involve that level of messy are necessary and fun, but I like to strategically spread those out.)
Materials
- colored paper (we used cardstock)
- yarn
- scissors
- a marker
- hole puncher
- tape
The Paper Part
Draw an outline of a winter hat and add some details, like stitches or zigzags. Or burritos. Or flamingos. Then, after you cut it out, use a hole puncher to make holes around the perimeter of the hat. If you’ve got a super little one like me, grown-up help is important for this part, to keep those tiny fingers from getting hurt.
Wow. A hat. 
YOU GO GIRL. 
I bought this hole punch specifically for this craft and it is hands down the best hole puncher I have ever used in my life. No lie.
The Yarn Part
Cut some yarn for the threading part of this project. I wish I could tell you a specific measurement, but I didn’t measure (probably why I’m not a great baker). Tie one end at a hole at the top of the hat and then wrap some tape around the other end to help make it easier to thread through. However, don’t have your kid thread it through quite yet.
And now for the pom poms (Crayons and Melodies style)! I’ve seen a few ways to make beautiful pom poms and I can assure you – this isn’t one of them. This is a lazy way, but an easy way, and I think they’re not too shabby . I cut out a small rectangle from cardboard and wrapped some yarn around it. (I thought my daughter would be interested in this part, but she was too busy running around and pretending the hat was a kite.) Then, I slid the loops off and tied the middle with another small piece of yarn. Instead of cutting through the loops, I just fanned them out.
The Putting it Together Part
Lastly, attach your kinda-sorta pom pom to the top of the hat (where you tied the yarn for threading) and you’ve got yourself a craft that you and your child can either finish to hang up OR keep around for your kiddo to use to work on fine motor skills (with adult supervision depending on your child’s age because of that long piece of yarn).
My mom also ventured out of the knit hat territory and made this “cloche hat” (is that right? I had to look it up… and I still don’t know if that’s right…) and taped a band behind it so it could be wearable.
I think I got my crafting gene from my mom. She was always making amazing things as I was growing up, like flower arrangements, curtains, Halloween costumes, you name it! 
Bella, sporting the latest fashion in paper hats for dogs.
We had fun doing this one and I really hope you and your kids do too! As always, please feel free to send me pictures or tag me on Instagram if you and your littles happen to make this! I’ve had some wonderful family and friends share with me about the crafts they’ve already made with their kids and some awesome colleagues that used the steady beat song I posted earlier this week with their students, and it truly has brought me so much joy! You are the reasons why I started this blog!
Thank you so much for reading and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Happy crafting and music-making!
– Hannah