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Table Setting Placemat -
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Here's an art project that doubles as a lesson on how to set the table.

When we were kids, my little sister, Ellen, made up a story about the silverware on a place setting. She said the fork was an imprisoned princess, separated from her prince (the spoon) by an alligator-infested swamp (the plate) and a mean soldier (the knife.) It always reminded us where to put the fork, knife and spoon when we were setting the dinner table.

placemat-tm (6K)I told my girls the story and they loved it. I printed out a picture of a simple place setting and illustrated the story. Then they got to work coloring their own princess placemats to use at our next meal.

You can do the same thing - just print the placemat page and tell your kids the place setting story.

The image will usually print out at a suitable size but, if necessary, use your Paint program or your printer options to adjust the size. Print out the picture as large as you can on a single sheet of computer paper.

coloring placematGive the kids some colorful markers and let them color in the story as they see it.

If desired, you could laminate the colored placemats to use over and over again.

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There are 4 comments
jesssica
Sep 12, 2009 - 11:22

this was a great idea

Pam G.
Mar 31, 2009 - 22:25

You can also give the kids actual silverware toset their place and have them trace it onto the placemat.

tayla – melbourne
Mar 21, 2009 - 20:40

this is a great idea for little children so they are tort were to putforks and nifes and so they have fun and you get your childs piture and you have a colourful placemat.
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Patcy Edwards – Ogdensburg,N.Y.
Jan 26, 2009 - 11:07

I work with the Cub Scouts,Webelos.We will be having a Blue and Gold Banquet next month,I wanted to decorate Blue placemats with a Gold ribbon down the side.Before putting on the ribbon ,I will be using your idea of having them put a drawn placement which they will have fun doing, yet,they will be learning at the same time.Thank You

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