paper hats

Cracker prize headgear

Paper hats are simple hats made from folded or shaped paper, typically worn at parties or celebrations.

The most familiar is the conical party hat with an elastic chin strap, pulled from a Christmas cracker or handed out at children's birthdays.

Sailors and children fold newspaper into boat-shaped hats.

The term suggests something flimsy and festive rather than functional.

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festive · table decorations · colorful · regional crafts · origami · parades · fiestas · decorative · piñata · party · birthday party · birthday celebrations · sombrero · carnival · minutiae · bowler · New Year's Eve · beret

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Family

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Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G