I made these kilts whilst on placement in a Nursery when the children were learning about Scottish culture and heritage.  They were really fun to make and the kids loved wearing them.  The inspiration for these came from some tartan wrapping paper I found (if you can’t get hold of any you could have the children make their own Tyre-Track tartan – see the next post).

Resources (per kilt): 1 sheet of Tartan Paper , 1 paper sporran, appropriate length of string for the child’s waist (aprox 70cm). 

Resources (general): double sided tape, Sellotape.

How to:

1. Take a rectangular piece of tartan wrapping paper and lay it pattern side down.  Fold in the top two corners and tape them down at the back to make the skirt shape.

2. To make the waistband; With the skirt still patterened side down, fold down about 5cm (depth) of  the top edge  of the skirt and Sellotape along the bottom edge of the fold.  You have now created a  tube-like waistband – You must leave the ends open to feed the string through!!

3. Feed a legnth of string long enough to go around the child’s waist through the waistband. 

4. Turn the kilt over and attach a paper sporran* to the front using glue or double-sided tape (this is less messy when working with young children). 

*I drew a sporran  and photocopied one for each child.  With older children they could draw their own or colour in a blank one to stick on. 

5. Tie the kilt onto the child like an apron tying at the back. 

6. All shout “Och aye the noo Jimmy!”