The tradition of putting on a festive cap came to us from America. It was there that it was originally customary to “fool” children and adults who came for a children's birthday. Over time, the fashion for caps of various kinds was adopted by the countries of Europe and Russia. Bright and funny hats, of course, are liked not only by children, but also by adults.
Buy or do?
Of course, a huge number of various caps are sold in stores, but it is quite possible to make them with your own hands. You can make this festive hat in just a few minutes, while saving time and money. To do this, it is not necessary to use expensive materials or have special skills.
If we are talking about a children's holiday, then you can attract your child to create a festive cap.
Do not forget that it should be bright and bring a positive mood to everyone around.
Do it yourself
In order to make a festive cap with your own hands, you will need cardboard or thick decorative paper. And also such improvised materials as scissors, pencil, glue, double-sided tape, glue gun or stapler.
You will also need any beautiful fabric, satin ribbons of any width, self-adhesive film, corrugated and colored paper, paints, pencils. In addition, take into service all kinds of buttons, rhinestones, shiny sequins, jewelry.
In order for your cap to hold well on your head, you will need elastic bands or ribbons. For complete convenience, it is better to attach the elastic band on the inside with tape, glue or a stapler. You can buy the gum yourself in any store for embroidery and sewing or in the stationery store.
It will take patience and a little imagination
Naturally, you will have a question about how to make a festive cap quickly and beautifully. To make this holiday decoration is not at all difficult. The cap itself will turn out no worse than the purchased one, and perhaps better. After all, you yourself will be able to make exactly the option you want to see, based on your taste and creative intent.
So, let's start making a cap for the holiday. There is a fairly simple and quick option to create such a headgear according to the pattern. The finished template with a picture can be printed on a color printer.
Then you need to attach the template to the cardboard, circle with a pencil and cut. After that, you should collapse and connect the two edges of the workpiece with any convenient means at your disposal. We make holes on the sides of the cap and retract the rubber band. Now it remains only to decorate the festive cap according to your taste and desire.
Consider another option for creating a beautiful cap. To get started, take as a basis cardboard or thick paper measuring 30 by 45 centimeters and fold in the shape of a cone. Then you need to fasten the edges with glue or a stapler, fixing each other. Now you just have to cut the protruding paper. And on this your holiday hat is almost ready. It remains only to decorate the accessory for the celebration. This can be done in completely different ways, depending on the theme of the holiday, the age of the audience, imagination and the materials at hand.
Ways to decorate elegant caps
It is interesting that for the New Year holidays you can use a variety of Christmas tree decorations, for example, tinsel and foil. You can also build a pompom and the base of the cap from the rain.
It will turn out to make a personalized cap for yourself or guests from a photograph pre-printed on the printer and pasted onto the cap. Or use your imagination and imagination by decorating a piece of clothing with colored paper applications, or simply paint it with bright colors.
Making a collage from clippings of glossy magazines or, for example, the remains of wallpaper will be an entertaining job for you. You can also decorate the festive cap (photo provided below), pasted with cloth or ribbons.
The last thing to do is decorate it with sparkles and rhinestones.
Self-made elegant and colorful caps will become a good decoration for any holiday and will certainly give everyone a joyful mood, regardless of age and preference.