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 These placemats can be made by children of any age. The younger set
can create simple shapes while the older kids can have more intricate designs.
What You Need:
- Construction paper
- Poster board
- Clear adhesive vinyl
- Scissors
- Glue stick
What you do:
  Decide on the design that you
would like to create. Remember you will be cutting your shapes from the construction
paper. For smaller children they can have a place setting as their cut-outs.- Once you have decided on your picture, cut the poster board
to desired placemat size. This is where you will place your cut-outs.
- Place cut-outs on board and try vary positions for them. It
is best to cover entire poster board.You can use a bit of glue stick to secure them to the
poster board. This will help to maintain them as you place vinyl over them.
- Cut vinyl a bit larger than your placemat. Seal placemat
with vinyl according to package directions. Trim excess vinyl at edges.
Comments
Using Kids
Artwork from School
From: Rhonda
Great suggestion but I also used my kids
artwork from school. They bring home so much artwork that I didn't know what to do
with it. So I covered them in Clear Contact Paper and there you have it
placemats. The kids just love seeing there artwork on display.
Carla's Candles
 is brought to us by Carla Strunk. She has a great way to make
beautiful candles. Here are Carla's ideas: "I am making candle with my boys. It is a
great way to get them involved in preparing for power outages that we expect to happen on
occasion in the winter. We will also make some for Grandma's and Aunt Debbies Christmas
gifts." Find out more.
Great Gift & Fundraising Idea
Brownies in a Jar Gift
  Everyone loves
brownies. Brownies are the perfect gift and you'll love our Brownies in a Jar. All
you need is a one quart jar that you can pick up at your local craft store. Just
take the ingredients for the Double Fudge Brownie Mix and fill the jar. You can make
the jar festive by using a colorful ribbon to tie on the recipe instructions along with a
note from you. Using a small piece of material you can also cover the lid of the jar
add the ribbon and you have "wrapped" your gift!
Halloween & Fall Centerpieces
 This craft is great
for decorating your house, classroom, or party table. It can easily become a Fall
decoration if you decide to make the wooden craft spoons into pumpkins, apples, or acorns
just by using the appropriate colored acrylic paint. For example, if you would rather make
pumpkins instead of ghosts for your centerpiece, then by painting the wooden craft spoons
orange and making pumpkin faces you have a fun pumpkin Halloween or fall centerpiece.
Halloween Pots are simple to make, kids from age 4 and up can have fun making these
festive Halloween decorations. |
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