A while ago I was talking to a friend and she told me how she and her kids had gone to a Santa's workshop. They had elves and the kids could help the elves "make" toys and brought one home with them.
I thought that was the cutest idea ever and decided to surprise my kids by turning our dining room into a Santa's workshop!
I measured my four year old's head....
I measured my four year old's head....
and with scraps I made these hats for them:
1. Cut 2 pieces of 5x4 inches of the cream/white knit fabric. Be sure the stretch of the knit is sideways. Alternatively you could also make one long band but I did 2 pieces.
2. Fold into triangle, 5x12inches, so the base is 10 inches. Again check the stretch of the knit.
3. Just another view.
4. With right sides together, sew the two side seams. Leave the bottom one open.
1. Cut 2 pieces of 5x4 inches of the cream/white knit fabric. Be sure the stretch of the knit is sideways. Alternatively you could also make one long band but I did 2 pieces.
2. Fold into triangle, 5x12inches, so the base is 10 inches. Again check the stretch of the knit.
3. Just another view.
4. With right sides together, sew the two side seams. Leave the bottom one open.
5. Take the 2 pieces of cream, right sides together and sew the edges together to make one long band.
6. Fold over.
7. Place inside the hat, match the raw edges and pin.
8. Sew.
Some easy tassels for the top point of the hat:
Just cut 8 strips of the same cream/white knit fabric and hand sew on the tip of the hat!
In Santa's workshop they were to paint some toys ($1 at Wal-Mart and the Dollar store), and then after they went to bed, Santa picked up those toys and left a thank you note for helping!
Axel wouldn't keep his hat on so Daddy, the Head Elf, wore it instead :)
The kids favourite part was actually the hot chocolate with marshmallows (which was actually cold!).
Hope you are enjoying Christmas activities with your kids!
Thanks for stopping by!
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