Paper is an incredible building tool and an accessible way to expand our understanding of 3D modeling. Let's build a classic Captain's newspaper hat in the first of 8 Simple Newspaper Hat Tutorials. Click the link to view the whole collection :)

Teachers and Parents:

For more details on how to extended this project for additional learning check out further resources in step 5. Topics include: Sea Exploration, Navigation, and Cartography.

Supplies

Single Sheet of Newspaper. *Note: You can also use a large flyer or wrapping paper.

Step 1:

Fold the newspaper in half, so that it forms a long rectangle.
Arrange the rectangle so that the long OPEN edge is at the BOTTOM, closest to from you.

Step 2:

With the open edge of the rectangle closest to you, fold one corner of the rectangle down towards the bottom, leaving about a 2" space at the bottom.
Fold the second corner of the rectangle over to meet your first triangle.
Note: If the second fold has excess newspaper at the bottom - that's ok ! Just trim the excess paper off to match the bottom edge of your first corner fold.
You should now have a triangle with a 2" band along the bottom

Step 3:

Fold one sheet of the bottom 2" band up along the bottom of the two corner folds and crease flat.
Flip the newspaper over and repeat by folding the other sheet of the bottom 2" band up and crease flat.