How to Make a 4th of July Hat
Make your own Fourth of July Hat everyone will envy with only a few simple items.
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Hooray for the red, white, and blue! We've got everything you need to pull off the perfect Independence Day bash..
You Will Need
- A pen
- A paper plate
- White foam board
- A craft knife
- An empty oatmeal cylinder
- Craft glue
- Red construction paper
- A measuring tape
- Blue construction paper
- Tape
Steps
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Step 1
Trace a circle
Trace the outline of a plate on white foam board and cut it out with the craft knife to make the brim.
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Step 2
Make the brim
Place the oatmeal container in the center of your foam board brim and trace around it.
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Step 3
Put brim on
Slip the brim over the oatmeal container so the brim rests on the ridge of the container.
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If your oatmeal container doesn't have a ridge, tape the brim in place.
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Step 4
Glue on
Glue red construction paper around the oatmeal container.
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Step 5
Glue on band
Measure the circumference of the container and cut a 3-inch wide blue band from construction paper. Glue the band to the oatmeal container above the brim.
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Step 6
Measure
Measure the length from the top of the hat to the hatband and cut eight 1-inch wide strips of white construction paper to glue onto the hat at evenly spaced intervals.
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Step 7
Glue on stars
Draw and cut six stars from white construction paper and glue them over the hatband.
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Step 8
Make a top
Trace the top of the hat on another piece of foam board, cut out the circle, and tape it onto the top of your new, patriotic, Independence Day hat.
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The Fourth of July was not declared a legal holiday until 1941, 165 years after the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence.
