Happy New Year Headband Crown

Looking for an easy, no-prep Happy New Year 2027 crown or headband craft that actually builds skills? This printable New Year’s hat activity is a fun, low-stress way for preschool and kindergarten kids to celebrate the New Year while strengthening fine motor skills, early writing confidence, and number recognition.

These Happy New Year crown printables are designed to keep little hands busy with meaningful work. Kids color, trace, punch, stamp, and decorate their own wearable New Year crowns—making this a perfect choice for January fine motor centers, classroom celebrations, or a simple New Year’s Eve activity kids are proud to wear.

Please note that this is a digital product. You will be able to download the PDF file upon your purchase. Nothing will be shipped to you. Due to the nature of digital downloads, your purchase is not refundable.

What Makes This a Skill-Rich Craft

This activity follows the Skill-Rich Craft Formula:

Hands Doing the Work
Kids actively color, trace, punch, stamp, or sticker to build hand strength and coordination.

Brains in Motion
Kids recognize numbers, trace letters, and follow multi-step directions as they complete their crown.

Kids Who Care
It’s festive, wearable, and personal—kids love making (and wearing!) their own New Year crowns.

What’s Included

This resource includes printable Happy New Year crown templates for multiple years, so you can use it again and again:

• 2027
• 2028
• 2029
• 2030

Each year includes two crown design options:

Small Dot Design
Great for:

• hole punching
• Q-tip painting
• small dot stickers
• pencil-eraser stamping

Large Circle Design
Great for:

• dot markers
• large dot stickers
• stampers

Both options include big bubble letters that say Happy New Year! and the year, giving kids space to color or trace inside each letter and number.

Easy Assembly

• Each page includes one crown front and one band
• Print on cardstock for best results
• Kids cut with support as needed
• Tape or staple the band to fit the child’s head
• Extra printable bands are included, or use construction paper strips

Skills Practiced

• fine motor strength & coordination
• hand-eye coordination
• letter & number recognition
• pencil control
• following directions
• confidence, independence, and creative expression

Perfect For

• preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and 1st grade
• January fine motor centers
• New Year’s Eve classroom celebrations
• morning work or small groups
• take-home keepsakes

Simple prep. Real skill-building. A New Year craft kids love to wear.