Entertainment for first graders “Hat Party”

Having decided to hold a party dedicated to some holiday or just to escape from boring everyday life, there is a desire to make it unusual so that a fun time remains in the memory for a long time. Often in such cases various themed parties are organized. One of the most fun, vibrant, but at the same time easiest parties to organize is a hat party.

A hat party can be organized for people of any age - from kids and teenagers to adults.
In addition, such a party will not require too much money to create an image, because purchasing or making a hat is much easier than a whole suit.
Another advantage of a hat party is that it is not tied to any one style of accompanying music or a specific location. Headdress parties can be held in restaurants and clubs, as well as outdoors and cottages. So, the theme of the upcoming party has been chosen, it’s time to start preparing it. In addition to the main “hat” theme, you can also additionally determine the style of the hats. For example, for a party held outdoors outside the city, rustic, straw hats, sports-style hats, or even ridiculous panama hats are suitable. Crowns, hats with veils or small romantic hats are perfect for a bachelorette party. If you want variety, then you can leave the choice of hat styles entirely to the “conscience” of the invitees.

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Invitations

Having compiled a list of guests, it’s time to start making invitations, which should be sent out in advance so that everyone has time to think through their image and acquire the necessary headdress. The invitation itself can be made in the shape of a hat or any other shape, but with the obligatory presence of an image of the main attribute of the party. Invitations must indicate the date, time and location of the holiday. It should be noted that having a hat is your ticket to the party. If a specific theme for the headdress is planned, this is also indicated in the invitation. To stimulate the excitement, interest and choice of unusual “outfits” for the guests, the invitation indicates competitions for the funniest, largest, brightest (etc.) hat.\

Decor

Of course, following the theme of the party, the room is decorated with various hats, pictures with their images, as well as photographs of celebrities in hats. You can make a garland of hats, hang hats from chandeliers and place them around the room, or make large decorations in the form of various hats.

An interesting option would be to design a “corner” dedicated to a variety of hats. These can be hats traditional for different countries, original and funny hats, etc. Placing a mirror next to the “exhibition” of hats and headscarves will allow everyone to try on any item they like. You can place a photographer nearby or just a camera to capture the most vivid images.

If the event is taking place in a public establishment, it would be great to arrange for the staff to support the theme of the party and give them hats in which they will serve. You can also dress the musicians of the establishment in hats in accordance with their musical style. For example, country performers wear cowboy hats, and disco performers wear curly wigs.

Tables should also be decorated in the spirit of the party. For example, you can fold napkins in the form of various hats and crowns.

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Hat Shape Options

Today, the trend is fedora hats made of felt - soft, with wide brims.

Boaters and Panama hats are also in great demand - they are easy to make with your own hands, and the choice of material and manufacturing methods is quite wide.

Most often, of course, many people start by making hats for children - first of all, these are hats for matinees in kindergarten or school. There is a great demand here for witch hats (cones), pirate hats (cocked hats), and small decorative hats.

Veils, “pills” and miniature hats that look like hairpins or brooches are in demand during special celebrations - weddings, anniversaries, trips to the opera or theater, etc.

Men may also want top hats (especially steampunk fans) or stetsons.

It’s worth taking a closer look at some options for making hats with your own hands.

Pirate

For such a product, you can use paper, or better yet, felt or thick fabric. The color is, of course, black:

• The circumference of the head is measured and the height of the finished cocked hat is determined.
• A circle is cut for the inside and brim (their width is equal to the height of the hat). For the fields, the back and front parts are made. After cutting, the fields are sewn together, notches are made on them 1 centimeter before the edge. After this, the stitched parts are well ironed from the inside out.
• All elements are sewn together, the edges are covered with golden or red braid (with a small fringe possible), the fields are folded in three places. For pirate decor, an applique is made (or purchased) - a skull and crossbones, and the hat can also be decorated with a feather.

Cylinder

This tall headdress is characterized by a cylinder-shaped crown. The production of such an accessory can be entrusted to a child, and the help of adults will not be superfluous.

The easiest way to make a carnival accessory is from paper, and you can decorate it in a trendy style - steampunk:

1. For production, you should use thick, large-sized paper - you can buy colored sheets in a specialized store, or you can take whatman paper and paint it in the desired color after assembling the model. Millimeter cardboard is also suitable; it will add strength to the accessory.
2. First, the head circumference is measured. The resulting value should be divided by 6.28 (2Pi) to find out the radius of the circle for the base.
3. Three parts are cut out and cut out:

• circle – base of the cylinder;
• second circle – fields. To do this, the width of the fields is added to the radius of the first circle, after which the inner circle is cut out;
• rectangle - for the crown. Its width is equal to the circumference of the head, and its length is equal to the height of the finished product.

1. On the crown pattern, it is necessary to provide allowances of 2 cm for connection with other elements of the cylinder - lengthwise on one side, widthwise on both sides. The allowance strips should be cut every 2-3 cm.
2. Next, the crown is glued together in height - glue is applied to the allowance, the edges are overlapped, forming a cylinder. The circle at the base should match the size of the hole in the large circle.
3. When the crown dries, the allowances on both sides are bent - inward at the top, outward at the bottom.
4. The upper allowance is coated with glue, a small circle is applied to it (so that the edges of the circles coincide exactly).
5. The product is turned over with its base on the table, after which you should carefully press the parts of the allowance to the base from the inside of the cylinder with your hand. After this, the lower allowance is smeared with glue, a large circle is put on the cylinder and, going down, is pressed tightly against the paper.

The dried product can be painted and decorated. The steam punk style can be easily emphasized with small and medium-sized parts - for example, from an old watch. To make the process easier, the decor can be attached to tape, and then the tape itself can be glued to the desired place.

Cone

The easiest way is to make a stargazer cone or a little witch's hat from thick paper:

• A circle is drawn whose radius is equal to the height of the finished product.
• You can make a Vietnamese hat from a full circle - to do this, you need to remove a small section and tightly connect the edges of the cutout.
• It is worth attaching two ribbons at an equal distance from the center - they will help hold the hat on your head.
• For a sharp cone, you can draw only half a circle, and by trying on a pattern, outline the sector required for the desired size, and cut it out, leaving 2 cm for an allowance on one side.
• The allowance is cut into small pieces, they are smeared with glue and the two straight sides of the part are tightly fastened.
• After drying, the astrologer's cap can be decorated, but the witch's hat needs a little more work.
• The bottom of the finished cone should be outlined on paper, then the brim of the future hat should be drawn around the resulting circle - they can be outlined exactly in a circle, or they can be uneven or torn.
• You should also leave a 2 cm strip on the inside.
• The margins are cut out, and it is advisable to duplicate the part and glue the elements together.
• After drying, the crown and brim are glued together.

Now the product can be decorated - a velvet or satin ribbon with a small buckle inlaid with shiny rhinestones will look great. You can also use a bouquet of small pumpkins and twigs.

Boater

The fastest way to make such an elegant hat is from cardboard; if desired, it can be covered with fabric - preferably cotton, with a pronounced texture.

Measuring the head circumference is very simple - with a flexible wire. Carefully draw the resulting circle on the cardboard and draw wide margins around the base. To clearly connect the parts in the future, it is worth tracing the pencil sketches using a compass. After this, the cardboard elements are cut out.

The wire should be unrolled and measured. A rectangle is drawn on cardboard - its length is equal to the length of the wire, and its width is equal to the desired height of the cap. The folds of the cardboard should run along the width - this way the structure will remain strong.

On a note! Before connecting all the parts, they can be covered with fabric. To do this, all elements are outlined on the material (twice, for the front side and the back side) and cut out. One by one, the cardboard parts are smeared with PVA glue, the corresponding fabric part is placed on them, and carefully straightened out (without excessive tension). Before pasting the opposite side, you should wait until the first side has completely dried.

Now you can connect all the elements using a glue gun. First, the crown is rolled up, then the base and brim are attached to it.

The final operation is decoration; if necessary, the product must be pre-painted.

Panama

A cute Panama hat can be quickly made from paper or newspaper. They provide excellent protection from the sun at the dacha or on the beach.

For a large Panama hat you need a sheet of 60x45 cm, and for a child’s hat 50x38 cm is enough.

The sheet is folded in half, the fold is thoroughly ironed with a ruler. The middle of the sheet is marked. The upper corners are folded end to end and the folds are smoothed. The free strip remaining at the bottom on both sides is bent upward. The ends of the strips are fastened with a stapler or glue.

If desired, the lapels can be decorated with decorative adhesive tape.

Veil

One of the most elegant and elegant headdresses. Such decoration is rightfully considered glamorous - expensive fabrics and decor are used for it. It would be best to consider creating a basic model.

It is very important that the veil is in harmony with the outfit - its style and color, as well as with other accessories.

You can buy ready-made flowers, leaves and beads on elegant wires:

• You will need a small piece of veil (mesh, organza), with sides 20x30 centimeters.
• To round it, the two lower corners should be cut off, and the fabric should be gathered on top with loose stitches, the finished length should be about three centimeters.
• Strings and leaves are sewn to the flower, a gathered veil is attached to the bottom, the ends cling to the decor in the right places, so that the veil ends up slightly covering part of the face.
• To make putting on the veil easier, you can use a glue gun to attach a hairpin or a simple automatic hairpin to it.

Menu

For hat parties, a buffet or tea party is best. Dishes, like drinks, should be easy to prepare and serve. If you are planning a sweet table, you can order cakes and pastries in the form of all kinds of hats. Cocktails can be decorated with umbrella hats. If you are planning a full-fledged feast, then all the dishes on the table can be laid out in the form of hats or decorated in such a way that they are associated with hats.

Materials for work

If the hat is made of fabric, then you will need lining fabric in the form of cotton, synthetics, or natural silk. You also need to stock up on corsage and satin ribbons and other decor.

You should have at hand:

• needles of different sizes with different needle eyes;
• colored threads, white and black;
• scissors and stationery knife;
• pencil, marker, compass, tailor's yardstick, ruler;
• PVA glue, silicone glue in rods and a gun;
• iron.

You may need a drill, a sewing machine, hair hoops, pieces of lace and mesh. The choice of finishing is unlimited; you can use everything from beads to feathers and braid.

Hat Party Script

Of course, all the fun at a hat event will involve hats. But this does not mean that all competitions will be monotonous and boring; on the contrary, everything will be lively and fun.

"Photoshoot"

Upon arrival of the guests, you can organize a mini-photo session for everyone and in the future (it would be great until the end of the party) present everyone with photographs of them as a long-lasting memory of the fun.

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Competitions

"The Story of My Hat"

This competition should help guests get to know each other better. Everyone present tells why they chose this particular headdress and what it symbolizes. You can supplement the story with an interesting and funny story about your hat. If it is difficult for guests to start their story, then they should start with themselves, giving a good example to others. You can help guests “get the conversation going” by asking leading questions, for example, “Why is the hat this color?”, “Did you make the headdress yourself or purchased it in a store?”, “How long did it take to choose the look and implement it?” etc.

"My image"

You can invite the party guests to arrange a kind of fashion show to allow them to get a better look at the masterpieces on their heads. This competition will be even more interesting if you agree to participate in it in advance and prepare suitable musical accompaniment for each image.

"In the bag"

You can hold a short quiz, which will be a kind of test of the erudition and intelligence of the guests. Questions, of course, should concern hats. For example: “The country where Panama appeared (Ecuador)”, “What is the name of the national hat of the Mexicans? (sombrero)”, “What is a men’s felt hat called? (fedora)”, etc.

Competition "The Hat Fell"

This will be a music competition where guests will be asked to guess famous songs about headdresses from a small fragment. To participate in this competition, you can divide guests into teams and invite them to perform guessed songs. The winner, of course, is the team that guesses the most melodies.

"The Hatter"

Guests are invited to create a hat from scrap materials in 15-20 minutes. This competition will give participants the opportunity to demonstrate their talent, imagination and design abilities. At the end of the competition, you can organize a fashion show of participants in their creations.

Competition "Telepath Hat"

Prepare for this entertaining competition in advance. For each guest, you need to select a suitable excerpt from the song that will characterize him. Then, already at the party, the host approaches each invitee and holds the “mind-reading” hat over his head and the corresponding music or song sounds.

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"Tear off your hat"

For this competition, guests are divided into 2 teams. One member of each team enters the “ring” with their hats on their heads. Participants hold their left hand behind their backs, and with their right hand they must remove the opponent’s hat without losing theirs. In such “battles” for the hat, all team members take part. The team with the most representatives left in their hats will win.

"Magic and Prophecy"

For this competition-game you will need 2 hats with a deep crown. A top hat or wizard's cap works best. Leaves with the names of the guests are placed in one of the hats, and cheerful wishes or prophecies are placed in the second. The “magician” of the event takes turns taking out pieces of paper from both hats and reading out the “verdicts”.

Competition "Song from a Hat"

In this case, notes with nouns written on them are placed in the hat. It’s good if the papers are filled out by the guests themselves. Next, the hat is passed from hand to hand and everyone who pulls out a piece of paper must perform a song with the word that is written on it.

"Best Look"

At the end of the party, the winners in various categories are announced and awarded with memorable prizes. Examples of nominations: “The most striking image”, “Miss or Mr. Glamor”, “The most extravagant image”, “Extraordinary romance”, “Retro image”, “Guest from a fairy tale or film”, “Mrs. or Mr. Creative”, etc. d.

It is advisable to reward all winners of competitions with prizes. These can be various hats, hair accessories, cups, keychains, T-shirts with hats, etc.

From all of the above, we can conclude that holding a hat party gives you the opportunity to use all your imagination and resourcefulness not only when choosing a headdress, but also when drawing up competitions. At the same time, it will take guests very little money to create an image. A hat party is perfect for celebrating family, friends and corporate events, leaving behind a lot of bright impressions.

Methods and schemes for making hats with your own hands

In addition to the style, you need to choose the material from which the hat will be made. For good thermoregulation and prevention of dermatological inflammation on the scalp, the material should be light and breathable.

For some styles, maintaining shape is important; this is only possible if dense material is used. It is also important that the outer fabric does not fade in the sun and is wear-resistant and practical.

It is best to use straw, shantung, linen, cotton, denim, felt. Yarn, cardboard and paper work well.

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