Spane the Train Conductor – How to Make a Train Conductor Hat

Spane wearing his train conductor hat. You have to watch this video to the end, it’s so cute!

So, last night, after we had our wonderful Fried Green Tomatoes with Basil Garlic Mayonnaise, it was time to get started on Spane’s hat for the annual chorus performance at his school.

Spane came home with a rather large piece of dark blue construction paper, out of which we were to make a hat that expressed his personality. Spane loves trains – a conductor hat was the obvious choice.

So, I looked for vintage conductor hats for my reference – all the other hats were from costumes for engineers – not conductors. The train conductor hat is similar to an airline pilot hat, but not quite. Once I found one, it looked pretty simple.

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White Chocolate Rum Raisin Cookies

White Chocolate Rum Raisin Cookies
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White Chocolate Rum Raisin cookies are a delightful change to the usual chocolate chip cookie. No alcohol! Do you like rum raisin ice cream? You will love these cookies!

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rosy peaches with ice cream
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