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Small Graduation Cap Craft

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)

Directions:

  • 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 and both sides of cardboard in color of your choice.
     
  • Let dry.
     
  • Position egg carton 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