{"id":961,"date":"2008-02-06T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-06T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=961"},"modified":"2009-10-25T12:22:22","modified_gmt":"2009-10-25T19:22:22","slug":"a-crazy-hat-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/?p=961","title":{"rendered":"A Crazy Hat Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"MARGIN: 12pt 0in 3pt; BACKGROUND: white\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">Creating these unique hats will give children a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153head start\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in building creative-thinking and fine-motor skills!<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"BACKGROUND: white\"><span><strong>Materials:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">for base of hats: Large plastic containers (yogurt or margarine), Styrofoam plates or bowls, shoeboxes <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">child safety scissors and sharp &#8220;adult&#8221; scissor <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">white drawing paper <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">markers, tempera paint, brushes <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">collage materials such as yarn, pom-poms, wire, feathers, construction paper, tissue paper, foil, sequins, buttons, paper tubes, Styrofoam pieces, and small paper cups <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">white craft glue <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">yarn or string <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"BACKGROUND: white\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\"><strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'\">Objective: <\/span><\/strong>Children will engage in a group celebration to foster social skills, creativity, and fine- and gross-motor development. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"BACKGROUND: white\"><strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">In Advance:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\"> Send a note home to tell families that the children will be designing crazy hats. Request donations of materials to use as the base of the hats. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"BACKGROUND: white\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">ACTIVITY<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">Explain to children that they will make crazy hats. Collect and set out art materials and invite small groups of children to work in the art area. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">Ask children to choose the base of their hat and how they want the hat to sit on their head. Will they put the open end of the shoebox over their head or sit it on top of their head with the open side facing up? Cover plastic containers with white paper and cut two small holes on either side of the base of the hat. Run string, yarn, or elastic thread through the holes to secure the hat onto the child&#8217;s head <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">Encourage the children to have fun and explore the materials and, if they wish, combine painting and drawing along with collage. They can cut and bend paper to create sculptured shapes to their hats. Small cups or separated egg cartons can be glued onto their hats to create fun textures. <\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; BACKGROUND: white; COLOR: black; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">Ask children to plan a Crazy Hat Fashion Show for families or another classroom. Children can make invitations and prepare a special snack. Prepare a special area for the children to use as their &#8220;runway&#8221; and encourage them to practice how they will &#8220;model&#8221; their hats. Older children can write or dictate a description or story about their hat to be read as they model. Let the Crazy Hat Fashion Show begin. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"BACKGROUND: white\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">Curriculum Connection <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"BACKGROUND: white\"><strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">Family Involvement: Family Hats.<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\"><br \/>\nSend a note home to families asking them to assist their child in learning and recording information about the kinds of hats that they have in their home. Ask children to compare their information. What are the different types of hats people have? Which family has the most hats or the least hats? What types of hats are used for people&#8217;s work? <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"BACKGROUND: white\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">BOOKS<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\"><br \/>\n<em>Hats<\/em> by Debbie Bailey<br \/>\n(Annick Press, 1991; $5.95) <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"BACKGROUND: white\"><em><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">Hats, Hats, Hats*<\/span><\/em><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\"> by Ann Morris<br \/>\n(Scholastic Inc.; $3.95) <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"BACKGROUND: white\"><em><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\">I Want a Hat Like That<\/span><\/em><span style=\"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 11pt\"> by Tom Cooke<br \/>\n(Random House, Inc., 2000; $3.25) <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creating these unique hats will give children a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153head start\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in building creative-thinking and fine-motor skills! Materials: for base of hats: Large plastic containers (yogurt or margarine), Styrofoam plates or bowls, shoeboxes child safety scissors and sharp &#8220;adult&#8221; scissor white drawing paper markers, tempera paint, brushes collage materials such as yarn, pom-poms, wire, feathers, construction [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,16,38,15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=961"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":962,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/961\/revisions\/962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/mom\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}