When I do enrolment tours on a Thursday I always mention hats. Our new families are startled when I announce it's okay to deface your child's hat. Go ahead - personalise it anyway you wish. Some ideas - ribbons through the holes, big colourful cloth patches, names in fabric paint under the brim, beads and strawberries and unicorns - whatever you want! I also warn them that if they only write their child's name on the small label provided by the manufacturer, expect to never see the hat again! We seem totally unable to locate the hat eating monster in our school!Personalised hats are great - kids can pick their own hat out of a pile really easily, the hat rarely gets lost, and when they are misplaced, they are most often returned. Our teachers and teacher aides also get to know the hats and can identify who is running around underneath them. It's a win-win all around.
As I walked in the playground this week I collected some photos of some terrific examples. These hats will remain with their owner for a really long time!
Go ahead, be bold and make this next weekend's project.
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