A hat to ring in the New Year

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Here's a fun thing for the New Year's. Maybe even a great craft for the kiddies.

This is a link to the article that talks about the Julian calendar & has the instructions I have pasted below.

Looks easy... & fun... if I was going somewhere for New Years... I might have to make me one. But since I doubt it... I hope you'll share photos if you make. Enjoy! :)

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Supplies you will need:

• 9-inch plate.

 

• 101/2-inch paper plate.

• Ruler.

• Pencil.

• Scissors.

• Hole punch.

• Yellow and blue acrylic paint and brushes.

• Narrow ribbons.

• Glue.

• Cotton balls.

• Old newspaper.

Place the smaller plate in the center of the larger paper plate. Trace around the smaller one to make a circle.

Divide the circle into eight equal sections using a ruler and a pencil. Working from the center to the outer edges, cut the lines, but do not cut the outer edge. Leave at least 2 to 3 inches intact.

At the outside edge of the plate, punch eight holes around the plate just opposite the lines.

Put the plate right-side-up on top of the newspaper and paint the center sections yellow.

When dry, paint the outside edge of the paper plate blue.

When dry, fold the ribbons in half, slip the loop through the hole and draw the ribbon ends through the loop and let hang.

Push the center yellow triangles up from the bottom to look like the sun's rays.

For clouds, glue cotton balls around the rim.

You can finish the hat by decorating it with glitter.