Crafting Fun for Kids: DIY Mini Peg Doll Hats

Winter is the perfect time for indoor crafting, and we have a fab little project that not only engages young minds but also enhances their hand-eye coordination and problem-solving skills. In this step-by-step guide, we'll show you how to create adorable mini woolly hats for peg dolls, such as the Grapat Nins, using leftover yarn.

This simple and creative activity is not only a great way to repurpose materials but also a fantastic opportunity for kids to get creative and customise their toys. Read on for your step-by-step guide or scroll to the bottom to watch our video tutorial.

A peg doll wearing a woolly hat in the pocket of a child wearing blue Babipur dungarees

Materials

To make your peg doll woolly hats, you need:

What materials needed to make your own peg doll hat, including paper tape, scissors, cardboard and wool

Instructions

1. Prepare the Crown

Start by cutting a cardboard tube to a thickness of about 1cm. Adjust the size to fit the head of your peg doll. Secure the ends together with paper craft tape to form a crown.

Start by cutting a cardboard tube to a thickness of about 1cm. Adjust the size to fit the head of your peg doll. Secure the ends together with paper craft tape to form a crown.
Cut your cardboard tube to fit your peg dolls head

2. Cut and Attach Yarn

Cut yarn pieces to approximately 20cm in length. The quantity will depend on the thickness of the yarn and your desired final look. We used around 25 pieces for our mini hats.

3. Attach Yarn to the Crown

Fold each yarn piece in half, creating a loop. Insert the loop through the cardboard crown, then pull the loose ends through the loop and tighten. Continue this process until the entire crown is covered with yarn.

Fold each yarn piece in half, creating a loop. Insert the loop through the cardboard crown, then pull the loose ends through the loop and tighten.
Fold each yarn piece in half, creating a loop

Cut yarn pieces to approximately 20cm in length.
Pull the loose ends through the loop and tighten

Continue until the entire crown is covered with yarn.
Continue this process until the entire crown is covered with yarn.

4. Create the Pompom

Once the crown is fully covered, push the loose ends of the yarn through the center of the crown, turning it inside out. Tie the loose ends together, and trim the top to create a cute pompom.

Once the crown is fully covered, push the loose ends of the yarn through the center of the crown, turning it inside out
Tie the loose ends together, and trim the top to create a cute pompom.

Tie the loose ends together, and trim the top to create a cute pompom.
Trim your pompom to shape

Now your peg dolls are ready to head out and explore the great outdoors this winter in their new hats! Happy crafting!

Orange peg doll wearing a DIY bobble hat

Follow our step-by-step tutorial video to make your own peg doll hats