MAKE YOUR OWN ARTRAGEOUS HAT!
Make a hat from paper that will help you to think like an artist.
Suppose you had a hat that would help you think like an artist (PDF). What would it look like? How would it work? Try to imagine such a hat in your mind's eye.
Once you have a mental picture of your artrageous hat, make it using a paper plate as a base and colored construction paper to create it's form. It may help to draw a picture of your hat before you start.
Materials You Need: A paper plate, assorted colored construction paper, white glue or glue stick, stapler, hole punch, yarn, glitter, and other materials that may make your hat unique.
The Project: There are no rules for making your artrageous hat (that's what makes it “artrageous.”) The following suggestions may help you in deciding how to make your hat:
- Try to use several paper techniques (PDF) to make your hat.
- Try to make a hat that no one else would think of making.
- Make it so that it can actually be worn. (Use pieces of yarn for ties to secure the hat on your head.)
- Make it strong so that it doesn't fall apart.
- Make it so it really works. (magic potion helps.)
When you finish your hat, try it out by making some art. Be able to explain to others how your hat works and helps you to think like an artist.
Want To Do More? Explore the world of hats and headdresses. There are many different kinds of hats and headdesses around
the world that are worn for many different reasons. Try to find as many different kinds of hats,
headdresses, crowns, and other types of headgear as you can. For each one you find, write down its purpose or why you think
it is worn. Here are a few sites to get you started:
Hats Off! A Salute to African Headwear (at the National Museum of African Art)
Hold onto Your Hats! (at the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation)
Check out the Hair Hats from Japan.
The artrageous hats shown on this page were created by two 4th graders at Eastside Elementary School in Lake City, Florida.
Art is an adventure into an unknown world, which can only be explored by those willing to take the risks.
- Mark Rothko
"Artist Hat" by Josh, grade 4, Williston, Fl. 