§ Party Hats! §

by Alice Bowen, with Emma's help

January 1996

Materials needed

1. 1 sheet of paper
2. ½ a sheet of paper

Fold =  - - - - - - 

Cut  =  X---------- 

Point: Cut ½ sheet like this:

 _______                              _______ 
 |  |  |                              |     | 
 |  |  |                              |     | 
 |  |  |                              ------X 
 |  |  |                              |     | 
 |__X__|                              |_____| 


Right way                            Wrong way

Instructions

1. Take the whole sheet and fold in ½:

   _______
   |     |
   |_ _ _|
   |     |
   |_____|
   

2. Fold down corners.

   _____      
   |    |\    
   |  / | \   
   |    |  \  
   |/   |   \ 
   |    |____\
   |         |
   |_________|
   

   Point: Make sure the top is pointed.

3. Fold up flaps 1 and 2:

       /|\             /|\    
      / | \           / | \   
     /  |  \        _/__|__\_ 
    /   |   \      |    1    |
   /____|____\     |_________|
   |         |                
   |____1____|                
   

4. Get the ½ sheet and cut up, but not to the top.

   _______
   |     |
   |||||||
   |||||||
   |||||||
   |||||||
   |||||||
   |XXXXX|
   

5. Roll up the paper but do not stick.

    __ 
   (__)
   |  |
   ||||
   ||||
   ||||
   ||||
   ||||
   !||!
   

6. Cut off the top of the hat and push the top piece in.

      \\|//   
       \|/    
       |||    
       |||    
       /|\    
      / | \   
    _/__|__\_ 
   |         |
   |_________|
   

7. Colour in the hat.

   Point: If you want the tassle coloured, colour it before cutting it.