PFAFFTOWN, NC (WGHP) -- For the second graders at Vienna Elementary School a December big reveal was months in the making.

STEM and Technology Teacher Megan Thompson reminded the students about how long they had waited for this one project to come full circle.

"Back in August I told you we had a fun project when it was 99-degrees outside, we were designing winter hats," she said.

It was a WOW moment for the students Thompson was hoping for.

"I wanted to do something new with every grade level and I wanted something that they can remember from year to year, something special that they can say: in second grade I did this. In 5th, I did this. And I realized that second grade was the grade that I did not have that WOW project."

So, she searched for a project online and found something she thought was cute that the kids would enjoy. She wanted them to design their own winter knit toboggans. But as a STEM teacher, Thompson knew she needed something more to help the students make that science connection.

According to Thompson, "I needed to partner this with something stem related. This had to be a project that they were going to learn from that this was that they could partner with a job later in life that they would be interested in."

So she partnered it perfectly with textiles.

"So we learned about fibers," she said. "We learned about natural fibers. Learned about manufactured fibers. They learned about nylon and how nylon is manufactured and how it looks like slime when the reaction comes and they thought that was amazing."

Thompson wanted the designs to come to life, and for that, she turned to the crocheters in the community.

"We had 15 to 20 makers. They spent over 400 hours working. About 35,000 yards worth of yarn spent and all of them volunteered their time, their yarn, to make these hats for our students," said Thompson.

And according to Thompson, they came from all over the nation, and even right here at home.

Amy Tuttle is the mom of a Vienna second grader. She says her daughter watched her crochet and they had great conversations.

According to Tuttle, "We had discussions, and she asked me why I was making them and why, you know, I was doing this for children I didn't know, and I just told her, you know, it's because you know, sometimes people aren't as fortunate. And even if they are, everyone loves homemade gifts and so she really started to get into the spirit of it more."

Robin Martin is a veteran crocheter. But even so, she said some of the kids designs gave her a challenge.

"I appreciated it because I have been doing this for so much and you basically get stuck or you're in a routine and you do," said Martin. "I'm not making a particular one for someone so. I've got to get creative. Well this help me go beyond my creativity."

The end result was better than anyone could ever imagine!

Second grader Sylvie Tuttle called what they did amazing while her classmate Emerson Combs liked the design process.

Said Combs, "my favorite colors is yellow, pink and red. So I think there's some more colors on it and there's some purple and blue on it.

So those are the colors I like about it. It's really fun to wear because it's, like, really cozy."

Zion Hatton thought the entire design process was the best.

"I like it. I like projects anyways."

The volunteers said they would definitely help out again!

According to Martin, "It has been a joy and I'm glad that I got in with this."

Tuttle agreed. "It was a lot of fun to see, that they were so excited and to see the joy that they had knowing that something they drew had come to life and come to reality."

Creating a lasting memory for everyone, and the WOW moment is complete.

Says Thompson, "It was fun. It was a great project. It was fun for them. It was amazing for me."