Didn't you always hate being stuck at the kids' table when you were young? ME TOO! We have the solution that makes the kids table the IN table! No one will ever want to graduate to the boring grown-up table!
We have ideas to keep those Tiny Turkeys in their seats and happy while we have the extra piece of pie or glass of wine.
BROWN BAG TABLECLOTH
Start with an amazing base for a tablecloth. Not a stuffy one you buy at the store but how about one for FREE from the grocery store? Tape brown paper bags together and give them some art supplies and you have yourself a creation station!
Printed Name Cards at the Kid Table? TOO BORING!
This will make your littles feel super special and give them something else to play with.
All you need to do it get a full-body picture of each child, cut it, laminate it, then stand it up in a binder clip and you have yourself the most exciting name cards ever!
*you can also just print out the pictures on card stock and save a step or two.
What to DO on that awesome brown bag table cloth? WHY DECORATE IT OF COURSE! Put out some drawing tools and corral them in this adorable pilgrim hat holder that we made out of a SOLO cup! We LOVE SOLO cups! Details on how to make it, here!
Continuing the cuteness factor...
How about these place mats as the definition of ADORABLE?
They are ...
wait for it....
CHALKBOARD PLACE MATS!
We bought some chalkboard fabric at our local fabric store and we put some duct tape backing on ours! In a few steps you have a fun and reusable place to play games or start that Christmas list!
Here's a link to the instructions we found.
BROWN BAG BIRD
While we are waiting for the Big Bird to be done why not give those little tummies a little appetizer they will actually eat? Did someone say popcorn? Oh yes, we did!
The Little Turkeys have their very own bird filled with popcorn!
So easy and terribly cute!
Here is a link to the instructions.
Pumpkin Pie Play-dough at each seat!
This site gives detailed directions and we packaged it in a tin with some white play dough on top.
Fortune Cookies!
These are a fun addition to any table... even the grown-up one! This is as simple as pushing print and you probably have all of the supplies on hand. My only recommendation for this is to buy super strong glue dots. The ones I had were not permanent and once I switched to permanent, they stuck without any problems!
http://www.kindovermatter.com/2009/11/freebie-kind-over-matter-printable.html
Last but forever first in our hearts, the Infamous Turkey Caller. This is the BEST TURKEY CRAFT EVER and your children will ADORE IT. He not only LOOKS cute with hand print feathers and some fun foam but he SQUAWKS!
Details can be found here on how to make it.
He's gotten a bit of a makeover and we found that you can use fun foam and GLUE DOTS to fasten any and all decorative embellishments. Our original design called for hot glue-- but we've made it even EASIER with glue dots found in any scrap booking aisle!
