DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Mexican Sombrero Craft

This craft takes a bit of help from an adult, but has a great end result. It's great fun for dress up!

3 or 4 sheets of newspaper
EITHER:
- two sheets of solid colored gift wrap (same size as the newspaper)
  OR
- paint
masking tape
scissors
single hole punch
wool or string

stack the sheets of newspaper
if using gift wrap, put the wrap on top and bottom of the newspaper with the colored sides out
Put the newspaper over the child's head (if doing this with a few children, have the child with the biggest head be the model for all the hats)
Wrap masking tape around the crown 2 or 3 times.

trim the brim into a circle
roll the brim up and apply masking tape to hold
if using paint, paint the hat at this point -- a dark color like black is best as it covers the newsprint
punch holes all around the brim of the hat
thread wool or string around to decorate the brim
punch holes on either side of the hat crown. Wrap a piece of string or wool around the crown to make it fancy (sort of like a hat band) -- even ribbon would work. Put the ends of the wool through the holes on either side of the hat crown and tie loosely under the chin