School enrolment and the first day of school are a very special experience for many children and their parents. One thing that should definitely not be missing: a school cone, sometimes also called a sugar cone!
While school cones are available to buy, they are still the best to make yourself. There are virtually no limits to your imagination and creativity. Our suggestions and instructions make crafting a breeze.
A pretty, cool school cone, tailored to personal interests and preferences, will make your child particularly proud and help ensure that the first day of school will be remembered fondly for a long time to come. The shopping list is straightforward and you're ready to go.
Depending on the template or your own ideas for the design, you will need the following craft materials:
The blank is the basis for all school cones. You will need a colored cardboard or sturdy colored cardboard. The larger the cone is to be, the larger the cardboard or paperboard needs to be: For a school cone up to 70 cm long, you need 70 x 100 cm.
Crafting instructions for the blank
Crafting instructions for the closure
The school cone closure is often made from waterproof crepe paper. You can attach the crepe paper to the top edge of the inside with craft glue, double-sided adhesive tape or a hot glue gun and tie it together with a pretty, colorful ribbon.
Once the blank is ready, it's time to get creative.
What themes are popular with your child at the moment? Should the school cone remind you of your son's favorite ice cream or pick up on your daughter's favorite sport? Does your child love dinosaurs, dragons, horses or outer space? Let your imagination run wild when choosing the motif, there are no limits to the decorative design. Stick felt, confetti or glitter, stickers or stickers on the school cone to your heart's content. Paint or draw.
Would you like some inspiration? Perhaps there's a favorite motif among the following designs that you can inspire your son or daughter with. Then get started right away!
Use red construction paper for the blank and green crepe paper with a green ribbon for the closure. For the strawberry dots, cut out teardrop-shaped yellow shapes and stick them evenly distributed on the blank. For the stem base, take a green cardboard and cut triangles into it up to half the height. Glue the edge to the outside of the blank.
Lemon, blueberry, woodruff: Which flavor would you like? For the blank, choose a piece of construction paper in the color of your child's favorite ice cream flavor.
For the cone tip, draw a quarter circle with a radius of approx. 10 cm on construction paper in a different color, cut it out, glue it together on the outside to form a cone and stick or glue it to the tip. Glue on more narrow strips of colored paper in the desired colors. For the waffle pattern, stick on strips in a diamond pattern using masking tape in white or pastel colors. You can decorate the blank to your heart's content with small, differently colored pompoms.
The ice cream can run down the top edge of the cone. To do this, cut a wavy paper sleeve out of cardboard in bright colors and glue it in place. For the closure, stick crepe paper to the inside edge and close with colorful ribbons.
The blank is made from sturdy silver-colored clay paper, the side wings can be made from corrugated cardboard or plain cardboard in A4 format. For the tip of the bag, draw a quarter circle with a radius of approx. 10 cm on the metal foil, cut it out, glue it together with the blue side on the outside to form a bag and stick or glue it to the tip. If you like, glue another colorful strip of red paper around it, for example. For the window, cut a circle out of metal foil and stick it in the desired place. Finally, glue the blue crepe paper to the inside of the edge for the closure. You can use yellow and orange ribbon to tie the ribbon to resemble a fire tail.
The rocket can be decorated with glued-on stars or other space stickers - just as you and your child like it.
Once the school cone is ready, the important question is how to fill it. Our tip: As little sweets as possible! There are many great alternatives. We have collected some ideas and suggestions for you:
