Let’s celebrate the 4th of July by drawing a cool hat with stars and stripes! Grab your paper, pencils, and markers, and let’s have some fun creating this festive hat together!
Start by drawing a big smile shape at the bottom of your paper. This will be the base of your hat.
Next, draw a line going up from each end of the smile. Curve these lines outwards at the top to make the sides of the hat.
Now, draw another smile shape at the top to connect the sides. This makes the hat look round.
To make the hat look real, draw another curve at the top that wraps around. Connect it back to the sides to make a cylinder shape.
Let’s add the brim! Draw a curve from the bottom of the hat that sticks out, matching the bottom curve. Connect it to the other side.
Draw a curve near the bottom of the hat for the blue part where the stars will go. Make sure it matches the bottom curve.
Time for stripes! Draw straight lines up and down inside the hat to make red and white stripes. Try to keep them even.
Use your pencil to draw stars in the blue part. Start with an upside-down “V” and add lines to make a star shape. Add as many stars as you like!
Take your marker and carefully trace over the stars. Be sure not to cover the pencil lines inside the stars.
Use an eraser to clean up any pencil lines inside the stars, leaving them nice and neat.
Now for the fun part—coloring! Use your colors to fill in the hat with bright colors. You can even add some sparkle with a white pencil!
Great job! You’ve made a fantastic 4th of July hat. You can add more fun things like sparklers or a face under the hat to make it your own. We hope you had a blast drawing with us. Happy drawing!
Hat Parade: Organize a mini hat parade at home or in the classroom. Ask each child to create their own unique 4th of July hat using the steps from the lesson. Encourage them to add personal touches, like drawing their favorite symbols or using glitter. Once everyone has finished, have a parade where each child can show off their creation. Discuss what makes each hat special and how they used the steps to create their designs.
Star Hunt: Go on a “star hunt” around your home or school. Look for objects that have star shapes or patterns. This could be on clothing, decorations, or even in nature. Take pictures or draw what you find. Discuss why stars are an important symbol for the 4th of July and how they were used in your hat drawing.
Color Mixing Experiment: Explore how different colors can be mixed to create new ones. Provide children with primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) in the form of paints or colored pencils. Ask them to experiment by mixing these colors to see what new colors they can create. Relate this to the coloring step of the hat, discussing how they can use different shades to make their hats more vibrant and unique.
