Make a Morris Dancer's Hat
This resource uses paper folding, cutting and weaving and sticking - a great fine motor skills activity for younger children and a beautiful design and art project for older children – and adults! It is also a good introduction to the art of weaving and knitting generally.
You can find out about morris dancing and other forms of folk dance, and learn about the rich history and costumes associated with morris, and the ingenuity and skill of folk costume makers past and present, by looking at two of our freely downloadable Beginners’ Guides:
Beginners’ Guide to English Folk Dance
Beginners’ Guide to English Folk Costume
This creative resource was produced for the English Folk Dance and Song Society by Shelagh McCarthy during the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 and the ensuing lockdown and closure of Cecil Sharp House (home of EFDSS) and other arts venues, theatres, shops, restaurants, businesses and schools across the country and world.
Shelagh produced this resource for all to use and enjoy after the arts workshop she had been booked to deliver at Cecil Sharp House as part of EFDSS’ annual May in a Day! family festival was cancelled due to the pandemic.
