Required materials:
School cone blank (homemade or available in stores)
Ribbon (narrow and wide)
Various fabrics
Scissors
Double-sided tape
Glue stick
Optional:
Stickers
Gems and figures for sticking on and decorating
Colored pencils
AND DEFINITELY:
Us! The Little Friends to download, print and cut out.
Crafting instructions:
Choose your favorite Little Friends from the templates and, with the help of your parents, print them onto slightly thicker paper. Then cut out the figures and glue them firmly onto your school cone blank. How many Little Friends you want to attach to your school cone is up to you. Not enough? Then decorate your school cone with a bit of glitter, cords or whatever else you like.
Our tip: With the Little Friends it's best to create a whole little world on your school cone! A zoo … a city … a football field …
Attach a trim to the top edge of the school cone. Whether from gift ribbon, decorative ribbon, fabric or paper: simply cut a strip to the correct length and stick it to the top edge of the school cone with double-sided tape.
Clearly: At least as important as what goes ON the school cone is what is hidden INSIDE it. Our Little Friends Ariane and Sebastian fit perfectly into the school cone: they already come with their own school cone and are therefore wonderful as a gift for starting school!
Finally, the well-filled school cone is tied closed with a narrow ribbon.
PS: A school cone is a great gift for any occasion and for everyone: for starting school or daycare – for yourself or as a surprise for friends and family. Of course, those of you whose school enrollment was some time ago are also welcome to design your very own Little Friends school cone! Or the little ones from nursery and kindergarten who are already looking forward to their big day. Your siblings are invited to give you a helping hand – and preferably to get creative themselves too!
We wish you lots of fun crafting and hope that our school cones – and of course their contents – will really sweeten your start to school!
