How to Make a Paper Cheesehead Hat

When Chicago Bears fans first married the term "cheese head" with Wisconsin, it may have been meant as an insult and sounded abrasive. But since then, a big business has boomed off the term and the word is embraced by Wisconsin football fans. It is always easy to spot someone wearing a cheese head hat in the Wisconsin section during a Green Bay Packers football game. But for fans watching at home or with a small group of friends, making a cheese hat out of paper may be more practical than attempting to find one sold at retail stores. It is an easy and inexpensive craft and can be done on short notice. A homemade cheese head can also be custom decorated to match the occasion, show more support for the Packers or rail against the other team.

Things You'll Need

  • Construction paper
  • Stapler
  • Markers
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Instructions

    • 1

      Cut yellow construction paper into two strips measuring about 10 inches in length and 4 to 5 inches in width. Attach both strips side-by-side and staple in the middle to form one long strip.

    • 2

      Wrap the long strip around the person's head who will be wearing the hat. Overlap the strips appropriately so the hat will properly fit the person's head. Then, staple the two ends together to form a ring.

    • 3

      Cut three more strips from yellow construction paper that measure about the same size as the first two. Staple all of them together to form a triangle.

    • 4

      Put the triangle into the inner part into the hat ring, making sure the triangle stands high enough to be recognized as cheese. Staple the triangle to the inner part of the hat.

    • 5

      Decorate with symbols, words or attach pictures. Since a cheese head hat is representative of Wisconsin and the Green Bay Packers, slogans and images that reflect the team would be a good decoration. If the hat will be worn at a football party, writing phrases that counter the other team might also be fun.