Every year, we choose a project to make for our friends and family for Christmas gifts. Some years have been better for others, but as the kids have become more involved I think that we have had some good projects. This year, we decided to decorate cloth napkins and make beaded napkin rings. This project took a lot of work for tiny hands, but they did a great job!
I saw an idea on Pinterest that used Romaine lettuce 'stems' to make rosette patterns on paper, and thought that this would be a nice idea for the napkins, especially in keeping with the food theme. Though both kids did the stamping, Kyrie was much more interested in this part of the project and did more than her share of the work in taking up Degen's slack. (Kudos to Degen who did a great job beading napkin rings, definitely doing his share!)
Here are pictures of our completed napkins. I really try to let the kids do their own thing when it comes to art projects in general, and our Christmas projects are no different. I only issued a few reminders to do their best work because these would be gifts going to our loved ones. Each of the napkins & rings had its very own design and look because they kids chose how to do the stamping and beading. I really like the variety, and I think that the napkins turned out great, especially when you consider that the work was done by a 5 year old and a 2 year old. The beaded napkin rings were the perfect 'fancy,' finishing touch for our 'fancy' folded napkins! We hope our family & friends enjoy these handmade gifts!
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