Activity Name
Hats for all
Materials
Scissors, Paper Plate, Lace, Hole Puncher, Glue, Construction Paper
Skills
Purpose
Develop cutting skills and visual motor skills.
Description
Draw a line from the outside edge of the paper plate into the center. On the construction paper, draw different shapes (Note: some ideas for shapes your child can cut are red, blue, and white strips, stars, or circles for 4th of July, hearts for Valentines’ day, or flowers for spring time). Provide the child with a pair of scissors and ask him/her to first cut along the line you drew on the plate and then cut the different shapes you traced on the paper. Overlap the edges of the paper plate (to create a hat) and staple them together. Have the child glue the different shapes he/she cut out on the hat. Finally, help your child poke two holes on each side of the plate and put the lace through each hole.