Today we have the lovely Megan guest posting! She has been here before & if you haven't seen her other guest posts, you can see them here: No Sew Busy Book & Pumpkin Rice Krispies Treats. We just love having Megan over! Megan owns the Etsy shop Posies & Petals which is full of the most lovely hair accessories! Seriously, they're adorbs! Take it away Megan...
I’ve never met a kid that doesn’t like to help. My kids love helping and being involved-especially with holiday preparations! This project came about while I was trying to get my house ready for Thanksgiving and let my kids help with the preparations in a meaningful way.
My son and I were making hand print turkeys (I’m a total sucker for kiddo hand prints. I love them!) and writing the names of people who were joining us on Thanksgiving. One thing led to another and we decided that this project would make an adorable placement. I have to say that he worked diligently to write each guest’s name and create a turkey he thought each would enjoy. The turkey placemats were a hug hit and at the end of the day,
each person took their placement home.
We decided that we would make another round of placemats for Christmas! And of course, we had to use handprints. There are so many adorable Christmas handprint crafts, and we finally settled on Christmas trees.
First, we labeled each placemat with a guest’s name and colored a trunk.
Next, we added handprints to fill out our tree.
After the paint dried, we added some fingerprint lights and a star.
And that’s it! Just laminate each one and you’re done!
A festive and personal touch for each guest!
Do your kids get involved in your holiday preparations? I’d love to hear how your little ones help!
Thanks,
Meg
My son and I were making hand print turkeys (I’m a total sucker for kiddo hand prints. I love them!) and writing the names of people who were joining us on Thanksgiving. One thing led to another and we decided that this project would make an adorable placement. I have to say that he worked diligently to write each guest’s name and create a turkey he thought each would enjoy. The turkey placemats were a hug hit and at the end of the day,
each person took their placement home.
We decided that we would make another round of placemats for Christmas! And of course, we had to use handprints. There are so many adorable Christmas handprint crafts, and we finally settled on Christmas trees.
First, we labeled each placemat with a guest’s name and colored a trunk.
Next, we added handprints to fill out our tree.
After the paint dried, we added some fingerprint lights and a star.
And that’s it! Just laminate each one and you’re done!
A festive and personal touch for each guest!
Do your kids get involved in your holiday preparations? I’d love to hear how your little ones help!
Thanks,
Meg
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Such a cute idea! Love it
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Super cute!
ReplyDeleteAwwww...that's so cute. The preschool at the church where I work (I'm the secretary) did hand print wreathes similar to this the other day and they were adorable.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for having me:)
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Looks fun, too!
ReplyDeleteAlways LOVE finger print & hand print art! ADORABLE :) Happy holidays...
ReplyDelete~ Jodie
LOVE this idea! I know my girls would love to make these! Thanks so much for sharing on We Made That!
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