Decide on your theme and gather embellishments to match.
Step3
Use ribbon or lightweight elastic for ties.
Cone Shape
Step1
Roll a large sheet of paper into a cone shape.
Step2
Staple or tape the edges.
Step3
Remove excess paper to make a rounded bottom on the hat.
Step4
Decorate the hat with streamers, glitter, paint and embellishments.
Step5
Poke a hole in each side of the hat along the bottom edge.
Step6
Tie ribbon or lightweight elastic to each side and use it to hold the hat on your head.
Crown Shape
Step1
Place a 9-inch plate on a 10 3/4-inch paper plate and trace around the plate with a pencil.
Step2
Divide the 9-inch circle on the larger paper plate into 8 equal parts - like a pie. Mark with a pencil.
Step3
Start at the center and cut along each line 3 inches.
Step4
Bend the cut triangle shapes up like a crown.
Step5
Decorate with glitter or paint.
Tips & Warnings
Read "How to Make a Paper Hat," under Related eHows.
Check out scrapbook-making papers for a cute or unique party hat. If the paper is too thin to shape into a hat, glue it to a piece of construction paper, let it dry, and then make your hat.
For a simpler hat, decorate a paper plate to look like a sunflower, or punch holes around the edges and tie bright streamers for a rainbow motif. Tie ribbon or elastic on each side of the plate. Pull the sides of the plate down and tie the ribbon.