Origami Hat

The origami hat is a classic. It is easy to make, and if made large enough, can be worn as a costume hat.

Origami hats made from newspaper are used all over the world as temporary hats when there's a sudden rain.

Let's see how it's done.

You'll need a rectangular piece of paper.

If you have a square piece, we'll make a rectangle as shown in the first four photos below.

Origami Hat

square origami paper folding square

tear off square to make rectangle rectangle ready

Now fold your rectangle in half, below left. The fold the top corners towards the middle as shown.

rectangle folded fold over corners

Crease the folds so that the piece lays almost flat. The take the bottom edge of the paper and fold it upwards.

triangle fold up edges to make hat brim

Flip the piece over and fold the other edge upwards. Then open up your origami hat!

other edge folded up origami hat finished