Santa hat

Make a flat holiday hat with a turned-up brim and a bent tip. It is a small paper decoration, not a wearable hat, and needs no cutting or glue.

Before you begin

1 sheet · Square paper

15 × 15 cm

No scissors needed

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Begin with a square
Place a square flat with your chosen outside face down. A different reverse color will show on the turned-up brim; plain paper works too.
Look for: All four corners of the square are visible.
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Fold corner to corner
Bring the upper-left half across the diagonal onto the lower-right half. Align the corners and flatten the fold.
Look for: The sheet is a double-layer right triangle.
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Turn the point upward
Rotate the folded triangle on the table until the long folded edge is at the bottom and the opposite point faces up.
Look for: A wide triangle points straight upward.
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Turn up the brim
Fold the narrow band below the highlighted horizontal line upward. Fold both layers at once and keep the crease straight.
Look for: A broad turned-up brim crosses the bottom of the hat.
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Bend the tip
Fold the top point down and toward the left along the slanting highlighted crease. Press this small flap flat without moving the brim.
Look for: The top of the hat bends to the left above the broad brim.
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Finish the little hat
Flatten the creases and arrange the hat on a card, place setting, or garland. This is a flat decoration, so keep its layers together when picking it up.
Look for: The folded hat has a visible brim and a bent tip, with the whole square retained.
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