September 15th is... Make a Hat Day/ Felt Hat day, National Thank-You Day, National POW/MIA Recognititon Day, and International Day of Democracy.
PLUS - interesting books to read and free printables, papercrafts, kid crafts, activities and coloring pages...
Photo credit: A traditional Styrian felt hat, now specially produced for the tourist market.
Photo by KF, August 2004.
Make a Hat Day/ Felt Hat day
- Get out your felt hats and felt craft supplies and join in the tradition of celebrating felt hats! Have a hat themed party, and have your guests come dressed in hats they have made, decorate the venue with hats and serve hat shaped cupcakes.
Read: Hats: A History of Fashion in Headwear (Dover Fashion and Costumes), by Hilda Amphlett
-- An illustrated view of 2,000 years of head coverings. Over 800 drawings by the author — adapted from rare paintings, sculptures, and illustrations — accurately depict headgear in various aspects, including gender, class, and nationality. Crowns, wigs, tiaras, and helmets appear among the varied forms of headdresses, which include conical leather caps worn by the Danes in 70 B.C.; metal Viking helmets with horns; feathered Flemish berets (1410); petite straw hats, adorned with a rosette and ribbons (1870); handsome English top hats (1957); as well as ecclesiastical regalia, traditional and ethnic styles, and hats and head adornments from far beyond the European shores.
Free Printables, Coloring Pages, Activities and Crafts:
• How to make a lady's felt hat, How to make a flat brimmed felt hat, How to make a rolled brimmed felt hat, How to make a vintage felt hat.
• Hat Printables for Dr. Seuss, Cat in the Hat, or Just Hats!
• Easy Paper Hats to make
• Printable Crowns and Hats
• Papercraft Hats and Headgear
• 20 Best Hat Coloring Pages Your Toddler Will Love To Color
• Hat Coloring pages, Kids Crafts and Activities, Drawings for Kids
National Thank-You Day
- to encourage people to remember and recognize the everyday acts of kindness shown to each of us.
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
- Many take the time today to remember those who were prisoners of war (POW) and those who are missing in action (MIA), as well as their families.
International Day of Democracy
- the IPU and parliaments around the world will be celebrating the third International Day of Democracy, declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007.
