The History of Hats!
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This month we are learning about hats. We are having our annual “Hat Week” event soon, so we studied a little bit about how hats started. Did you know that the ancient Egyptians wore cone shaped hats to stay cool in the hot weather way back in 3200 BC?
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Hats made of skin and fur were worn in colder areas of the world since around 400 BC.
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The Hennin hat was worn by high ranking women during the Middle Ages.
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From the 1800’s hats were being worn for fashion. A person who designs, and makes hats is called a Millener. We tried our hands at being milliners and came up with our own original hat designs.
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”I want an airplane hat”
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”I will make an i-pad hat!”
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”It’s a pillow hat!”
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”I want to make a house hat!”
There are many kinds of hats that we can wear for function, or fashion. What kind of hat do you like to wear?
Mike