This post may include affiliate links which means I may earn a commission on qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. Your children or students will love designing their own winter hats with these printable templates. They’re a great way for younger kids to practice fine motor skills, make process art, or even create winter crafts like a Santa hat or cute garland. What other fun craft projects can you think of? Leave a comment and let me know!
Use them as simple coloring pages, then grab glue and cotton balls to make the pom pom and brim fluffy. Use them as simple winter hat coloring pages. Trace the winter hat outlines onto construction paper to make bulletin board decorations. Use a white crayon to draw designs, then use watercolor paint to paint the hat and watch the designs appear as if by magic. Use a hole punch and make a garland of cute winter hats. Print the hat template on red card stock to make Santa hats.
Materials needed for a make your own snow hat craft
You don’t need much to make a winter hat art project. Here are some materials you’ll probably want:
Your digital download (look lower down in the post for the row of purple arrows) Printer access and paper or card stock Scissors White glue, pom poms, watercolor paints, etc.
Please notes that ink jet printer ink will run if it gets wet. If you plan to use paints or lots of glue, try to use a laser printer for your templates. Copy machines run on the same laser toner system and also produce waterproof prints. I used card stock for the large hat my daughter painted for the post and my favorite HP 32# bright white paper for the smaller hats shown in the post. Members can log in here to quickly and easily grab their free template from the simplified, ad-free site. Not a member yet? Click the image below to learn more about joining The Learning Center. This winter hat template has a simple design so your child’s imagination can run wild as they add their own pattern. It’s a basic shape for a common winter cap. If you’d like other designs, such as top hat templates, please leave a comment and let me know. The template comes in three sizes: full page, medium (two to a page) and small (six to a page). Please note that they are an image saved as a PDF file, not svg files.
Easy project idea step-by-step instructions
My daughter and I did several crafts with these templates. Here are a few of the activities we did with the free winter hat printout.
Wax resist craft
Print out the large hat template. Make sure to use a laser printer or copier. I recommend using card stock, if your printer can handle it without getting jammed. Use a white crayon to decorate the hat template. My daughter insisted that white crayons don’t do anything, but I told her I had a surprise that would work like magic! Next, grab watercolor paints and paint away! The paint will not stick where the crayon was applied. This technique is called wax resist and is now batik fabric is traditionally created. After the paint is dry, you can decorate the hat further with glue and pom poms, cotton balls, glitter. etc. My daughter wanted to paint the entire hat and didn’t want to apply anything else.
Easy hat shape gift tags
To make gift tags, print out the page of small winter hat templates. We used our favorite HP 32# premium paper because it’s more durable than plain copy paper. Color them and punch a hole at the top of the pom pom on the top to string baker’s twine or yarn through.
Winter hat garland
You’ll also want the page of small hats for a winter hat garland. Color in the hats, adding decorations if you’d like. Use a small hole punch to punch two holes along the upper portion of each hat’s pom pom. A 1/16" hole punch is great for making garland. String yarn or baker’s twine through the holes, as shown. String up yoru garland and enjoy! It’s a fun winter craft idea to liven up your classroom or bulletin board.
Free printable snow hat template download area
This set of free printable winter hat templates is licensed for personal and single classroom use. This includes use with therapy clients and library activities. You are not licensed to redistirbute or sell the print outs or digital files to others. Please refer friends and colleagues to this post to download their own copy. If you enjoy saving time, make sure to discover The Learning Center where you can access hundreds of printables like these in an easy to navigate, ad-free site.
