MEDWAY SCHOOL RESOURCE PACK 2017

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Materials you will need: Cardboard (or a strong card, like mount board) Scissors, ruler, tape measure, tape & glue Black tissue paper, or similar (optional) Elastic

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• Cut 2 x ovals from cardboard approx. 30cm x 23cm. One piece will be your hat’s top, and the other the hat’s rim.

• Cut-out an inner oval from one of the oval pieces. This inner oval should be the circumference of the wearer’s head, and therefore sit neatly on their head.

TIP: Cut the inner hole smaller than needed. You can always make

the hole bigger, but you can’t make it smaller!

• Check it fits and if not, cut the rim further to fit.

NOTE: Template is provided in this pack to help you!

• Cut stripes of cardboard approx. 30cm x 3cm.

• Fold each end to create a fixing tab.

• Stick the tab to the hat’s rim. We used a combination of gaffer tape and then fixed with a glue gun

• TIP: You could try stapling or just tape (you won’t see the tape once you have covered the hat).

• Repeat process until you have cardboard strips around the entire rim.

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Gentlemen in top hats, 1850s

• Fold the ends of each of the cardboard strips to create more fixing tabs.

NOTE: it may be worth measuring where you fold to ensure your hat is even in height.

We measured our strips at 23cm.

• Stick these tabs to the 2nd oval piece. Again we used a combination of tape & glue gun.

TIP: It is easier to place the hat’s top on the table and stick the tabs down onto the oval,

rather than trying to balance the oval on top of the tab ends!

• You should now have frame for your top hat. Check it fits.

• Add elastic straps if you would want extra support to hold on the wearer’s head!

• Glue the frame and wrap black tissue paper over the frame. Depending on budgets and desired look you could also use fabric, paper or thin card to cover the structure.

Materials you will need: Cardboard (or a strong card, like mount board) Corrugated card or thin card Scissors, ruler, tape measure, tape & glue Tissue paper and elastic bands (or pipe cleaners/wire) Elastic

Making the bonnet structure

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• Cut 1 x large oval cardboard approx. 45cm x 35cm from cardboard

• Cut 1 x top hat rim from cardboard (use template in this pack)

• Measure wearer’s head and cut a hole in large oval piece for it to fit neatly on the head.

TIP: Cut the inner hole smaller than needed. You can always make the hole bigger, but you can’t make it smaller!

• Using the large oval as a template, draw & cut the same head-hole on the smaller oval.

• Cut strips of corrugated card or a thinner card measuring the length of the diameter of the wearer’s head, plus a little extra for fixing.

• Place these strips over the large oval’s hole, allow them to curve to the shape/depth of the wearer’s head, and tape into place.

• Using the smaller oval, glue over the top to trap and secure the strips in place.

• Add elastic for extra support

Making the flowers

Victorian lady in bonnet

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A.) Cut 5-8 sheets of tissue paper, approx. 12cm x 20cm. Layer together in a neat stack.

B.) Fold the stack of papers together into a concertina (like a paper fan)

C.) Tie the fan together with an elastic band at the centre point.

NOTE: You could also use pipe-cleaners or wire,

particularly if you want a stem to tie the flowers on with.

D.) Trim both ends of the fan, with a curve.

TIP: Experiment with curves, points and fringing

cuts to create different looking flowers.

E.) Open-up the fanned ends. It should look

like this image at this stage.

F.) Carefully peal-up each layer of tissue paper, on both sides.

G.) Stick the flowers on the bonnet, using glue or tape. Repeat the process A-F to create a batch of flowers.

Make a monocle 1.) Using the same method as

‘make a tash’, cut-out a monocle frame from thick card.

2.) Stick the monocle to the top of the stick.

Materials you will need: Card sticks Scissors, Sticky tape or glue gun (Optional) felt (Optional) elastic

Make a tash 1.) Choose your tash and

photocopy this page.

TIP: You can photocopy these template tashes, and alter the size to suit.

2.) Cut-out the tash and use

it as a template to make your final paper/card tash.

3.) (Optional) Cover your paper tash with felt for a hairy effect!

4.) Fasten your tash to

either a stick (see illustration) or with elastic to wear.

Materials you will need: Cardboard 6 x sticks (approx. 65 cms) Cable tie Sticky tape Tissue paper & paper doilies

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• Cut a cardboard circle using the template provided.

• Puncture 6 holes evenly, about 1 cm from the edge.

• Spike the sticks through the holes, taping into place

• Gather the sticks at the other end and cable tie together (or tape). Cut off excess tie.

• You should have a tepee-shaped frame.

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Victorian lady with parasol

• Cut-out 2 cardboard handles using the template provided

• Hold them together and make a fold at the end of each handle so that they create feet/fixing tabs.

• Glue the handles together for a double layer and extra strength (avoiding gluing the feet/tabs).

• Then glue the tabs to the cardboard circle, as pictured.

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• Cover the frame with glue

• Wrap the tepee frame in tissue paper (ideally white, as parasols were made with white/cream lace)

• Use more tissue paper or paper doilies to create a frill around the circle edges.

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