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Add some pizzazz to your New Year’s festivities by donning these easy-to-make party hats. Perfect for any party, these hats will add energy and fun to your kids’ New Year’s celebration.

Materials

• Recycled clear plastic tub (Designer used sherbet container.)
• Paper plate, 9”
• Print paper: purple or green
• Cardstock or construction paper: yellow, pink, orange, lime green, lavender
• White chenille stems, eight, 6” lengths
• Hot pink feather boa
• Ribbon, 20” lengths: lime green, orange, yellow, pink, purple, fuchsia, bright pink
• Pom-poms, four each: hot pink, lime green
• Glitter: pink or blue
• White cording, four 30” lengths

Tools

• Number stamps
• Black inkpad
• Decorative-edge scissors
• Hole punch
• API Crafter’s Pick The Ultimate! Glue

Basic Supplies

scissors, ruler, sponge scrap

Directions

STEP 1

Use hole punch to punch holes on either side of tub edge. Insert cord lengths through holes; knot ends around top edge.

STEP 2

For hat brim, cut center from paper plate. Position plate over top of tub; adhere edges.

STEP 3

Cut 2-1/2”-wide print strips from paper and adhere around hat.

STEP 4

Use black inkpad and number stamp to stamp “2013” on cardstock. Use decorative-edge scissors to cut out numbers, forming squares. Use sponge scrap to apply glue on edges of squares. While still wet, sprinkle with glitter.

STEP 5

Bend ends of four chenille stems into coils. Adhere pom-poms on ends of coils. Adhere number squares on ends of other four chenille stems. Adhere chenille stems on front of hat.

STEP 6

Adhere boa around hat. Tie ribbon bow; glue on front of hat.

STEP 7

Measure and cut 20” ribbon lengths. Bundle lengths in center; tie knot. Adhere ribbon bundle on front of hat.

by Mary Ayres

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