DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Small Graduation Cap Craft

Contributed by Leanne Guenther

This is a cute little grad cap made from an egg carton cup.  You can use it on small toys.

Materials:

• egg carton cup
• cardboard or poster board
• poster paint (tempra paint) in an appropriate color (school colors).
• paint brush
• scissors,
• glue
• Optional:  wool in an appropriate color (school colors)

Instructions:

• Cut a 5" square from cardboard or poster board (adult help may be needed for this step).
• Cut one cup from an egg carton (adult help may be needed for this step).
• Paint egg carton cup and both sides of cardboard in color of your choice.
• Let dry.
• Position egg carton cup upside down and glue cardboard on the top.

Optional:  Make a tassel with wool:

• wrap a piece of wool around three fingers or so or a piece of cardboard 5 to 10 times (we're making a small tassel)
• Tie a long piece of wool (about 6") through the loop
• remove wool from base and tie a piece of wool around the loop you've made about 1/4" down from the top
• Snip the ends at the bottom to form the tassel.
• Staple or tape the tassel to the cap.

Printable version of these instructions