Preschool Snowy Stocking Cap

The Preschool Snowy Stocking Cap is a just-for-fun stocking cap your preschooler will love to wear.  Felt snowflakes, white marabou, and special snow-like glitter make this craft fun and easy. Your preschooler will want to dress for cold weather with his/her special Preschool Snowy Stocking Cap.

Materials You Will Need

1 dark blue, black or other dark-colored pointed stocking cap
Marabou
Precut felt or foam snowflakes
Iridescent white glitter
Fabric glue
Foam glue or other glue that sticks to plastic
1 2-inch white pompom
1 inexpensive disposable paint brush
Triangle shaped cardboard about have the size of the hat
Waxed paper

How to Make It

Step 1:
Lay out a sheet of newspaper or a large piece of butcher paper to catch the excess glitter.

Step 2:
Lay the snowflakes on the paper. One at time, paint the foam or plastic glue over the snowflakes with the paint brush then sprinkle or spoon on iridescent glitter. 

Step 3:
Allow to dry completely.

Step 4:
Shake excessive glitter off snowflakes over paper. Set snowflakes aside. Save the excessive glitter for later. Lay the paper back on the surface. 

Step 5:
Cover the cardboard with the waxed paper and slide it between the front and the back of the hat.

Step 6:
Glue half of the snowflakes onto the front of the hat. Put dots of glue between snowflakes and sprinkle on some of the excess glitter. Add more if it isn’t enough. Allow to dry completely. Shake off excess.

Step 7:
Repeat on opposite side. Allow to dry then shake off excess and remove cardboard.

Step 8:
With fabric glue, glue marabou around the band of the hat.

Step 9:
Glue pompom on the tip of the hat.

Alternative Ways to Make Preschool Snowy Stocking Cap

Alternative 1:
If you cannot find precut snowflakes, use a snowflake stamp, white fabric paint, and felt to match the hat. Let the child do the stamping, but you may need to assist in the cutting out. Then use the snowflakes as stated above in the instructions.

Alternative 2:
Add a jingle bell to the top of the cap by putting a small piece of yarn though the loop at the end of the bell then gluing it to the cap.

Alternative 3:
Some you can use silver glitter instead of white.

Alternative 4:
Add precut winter shapes such as snowmen, sleds, and pine trees. These are often available at craft or fabric stores.

Helpful Tips for Parents

Tip 1:
Be sure to use the paper under this project. Not only will it save a mess, but the paper can be bent and used to pour the left over glitter into a container to be saved for another use.

Tip 2:
It’s cheaper to buy glitter in large amounts, but harder for your preschooler to use. If you want to buy glitter in large amounts, you can try spooning small amounts into a salt shaker to make it easier for your preschool child.

Tip 3:
Be very sure to put the waxed paper covered cardboard between the front and back of the hat so you don’t glue the front of the hat to the back.

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