Mini Santa Hats Craft
Sprinkle some jolly whimsy onto your holiday tree or gift packages with these adorable Mini Santa Hats! Crafted from simple red yarn wrapped around a cardboard tube, fluffy white pom-poms, and a dash of hot glue, these no-sew ornaments come together in under an hour—perfect for kids (with a grown-up glue hand) or last-minute festive fun.
Servings 1
Cost $1
Equipment
Ingredients
- Cardboard tube I used a toilet paper roll
- Red yarn
- White pompoms
Instructions
- Get started by cutting a big stack of red yarn into 6-inch pieces (the more the merrier—aim for 20–25 per hat).
- Then, slice your cardboard tube (toilet paper or paper towel roll) into 1-inch wide rings—one ring makes one perfect little Santa hat!
- Take one 6-inch piece of red yarn and fold it in half to make a little loop. Slip that loop through the inside of your cardboard ring so it pokes out the top about an inch.
- Reach through the loop and grab the two loose ends, then pull them snugly through the loop and down the outside of the ring.
- Boom—one perfectly anchored strand wrapped around the tube! Repeat this lark’s head knot all the way around and you’re already on your way to Santa hat glory.
- Keep going: add more folded yarn pieces, sliding the loop through the inside of the ring and pulling the ends through the loop on the outside, until every bit of cardboard is completely hidden under a fluffy red coat.
- Push the strands snugly together as you work—no gaps allowed! Once the ring is fully covered, you’ve got the perfect Santa-hat tube ready for the next step.
- Lay your yarn-covered ring flat on the table and give all those red strands a gentle fluff and straighten so they look nice and even.
- Slide a fresh piece of yarn (about 10–12 inches long) underneath the ring right in the middle. Grab both ends, pull them up over the top, and tie a tight double knot—this cinches everything together and magically turns your fuzzy tube into an adorable little Santa hat shape.
- Snip the two long ends of the tying yarn flush with the knot (no fuzzy tails allowed!).
- Now give the top of your mini hat a quick haircut—trim the red yarn into a cute rounded or slightly pointy pom-pom shape. A few strategic snips and suddenly it’s looking like Santa himself left it on your craft table!
- Fire up your hot glue gun (low-temp is safest for little helpers). Run a thin line of glue around the bottom edge of the hat and press white pom-poms all the way around to create Santa’s fluffy brim—snug them right up against each other for maximum coziness.
- Add one final pom-pom right on top where the yarn is tied. Dab a dot of glue, press it on, hold for 5 seconds, and voilà—your mini Santa hat now has the perfect snowy crown!
- To turn your mini Santa hat into an ornament, simply cut a 10-inch piece of red (or white) yarn, wrap it once around the top just under the pompom, tie a tight knot to secure it, then bring the ends together and knot again to form a hanging loop. Trim any excess, and it’s ready to dangle merrily from the tree!