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Home > Arts and Crafts Projects for Kids > Make Placemat Crafts Project for Kids to Make
Below you will find how to make placemat crafts projects for kids. Find out how to make placemats with the following arts and crafts decorations, instructions, patterns, and activities for children
A very easy placemat making craft to make in the Winter time is to take a piece of paper and fold it in half 8 times. Then cut the edges with different shapes such as circles, triangles, squares, rectangles, etc. When you are done, open it up and you will see a beautiful design open up in front of you. Then take a piece of construction paper and glue the design to the construction paper. Then laminate it or cover it with contact paper to make a beautiful Winter placemat.
For each placemat two sheets of contrasting construction paper arc needed. If you don't have craft paper, white will do. Use one white sheet and color the other one with crayons. To make the base of the mat—the weaving sheet—take a ruler and draw lines lengthwise 1/2 inch apart, as shown in Figure a. Start the lines 1 inch in from the edge so there will be an even border all around. Fold the paper in half crosswise and cut the marked lines with scissors. Next take the contrasting sheet of paper and draw lines from side to side 1/2 inch apart (like in fig. a, but crosswise). Cut along them with scissors. You will have a number of narrow strips for weaving. Now take one of the strips and start weaving—slide it over, then under the strips of your weaving sheet all the way across. Push it tight against the top of the sheet. Take another strip and weave it exactly opposite to the way you did your first strip—where you went over, now go under. Continue like this, as shown in Figure 3b, until the entire sheet is woven. As you go along, push each strip up close to the one before. When the mat is finished, tape down the ends on the wrong side with clear tape so they will not slide out of place. Cover with Contact Paper or Laminate them. Seven-year-olds and over can make these mats pretty much on their own, with a little supervision when it comes to cutting. But under seven, children will need more assistance.
Try these for the next party. The children will have a lot of fun making them. They are so easy to do. All that is needed is a roll of wax paper, some brightly colored pictures cut from magazines, or some greeting cards, and some scissors. For each mat measure off two pieces of wax paper 9 by 12 inches each. Cut all around the edges with pinking shears to give an attractive finish. Then lay one sheet of wax. paper down flat. Arrange the pictures on this sheet, face up, lay the other sheet of wax paper on top, and have an adult go over the entire surface with a hot iron. The sheets will stick together with the pictures in between. If the party is planned around a special theme, choose pictures that will be appropriate to this theme. For a Christmas party, use the gayest of old Christmas cards arranged attractively. For a Valentine party, cut a big red heart from construction paper and place it in the center with four smaller ones near the corners. For a cowboy or Indian theme, cut appropriate pictures from old magazines. Or cut beautiful colored flowers from an old seed catalogue or pictures of birds in color.
Some of the comic books, such as Donald Duck, have stories that are complete on one page. Tear these out and cut off the white border. Then put the mat together. Each guest at the party will have a complete story on his place mat. Cut your wax paper a little wider-10 by 12 inches—for these comic mats. That width will make it possible to seal the mat on all four sides.
Wallpaper can be wiped down easily so naturally they make a perfect surface for placemats. You can also add a morning-to-do list to the surface for remembering pre-school activities that need to get done. Or you can add a quote, prayer, or joke. Just do this by typing it on a slip of paper. Cut a piece of cardboard and piece of wallpaper to the size of 9" x 12". Then glue these together. Then you can glue the piece of paper to the top of the placemat and cover the paper with contact paper or clear tape.
Making Unity Placemats Crafts Activity - This is a great project to do while thinking about Martin Luther King Jr’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Specifically the quote “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Sheet Cork Placemats and Coasters - Use sheet cork for table decorations...find out how.
Placemat
Organizer Crafts for Kids -
Simple and quick stationary organizer made with one placemat. Keep
all your writing materials in one convenient place. Great to use when
traveling.
QuiltPox Quilted Squares Placemat Kids Craft - Along with a nice variety of other quilting patterns, learn how to make a placemat using 6 Churndash quilt blocks. Included are two different variations on finishing off your placemat and several ideas for block placement.
Kwanzaa
Place Mat Craft for Kids - Make a place mat to
decorate your Kwanzaa celebration table. These simple-to-make woven
construction paper place mats represent a straw place mat (called
mkeka in Swahili).
Personalized
Placemats - Be imaginative and
make a placemat from the things you like.
Christmas
Crafts - Snowflake Placemats - Are you looking for
easy Christmas crafts to do with your little ones? Here is one that
is sure to please.
Winter
Placemat Crafts Activity - This
winter placemat in chilly winter colors is a paper weaving craft
activity which kids of all ages will enjoy. It is fun to do and very
effective, and of course you can add decorations and embellishments
if you wish.
Brighten-Your-Day
Placemats - Place others first
and you’ll make someone smile! Show you care by creating a
placemat to donate to an agency that provides meals to people who are
homeless, elderly, or disabled.
Giving
Thanks Placemats - What are you
thankful for? Find out how gratitude played a role in historic
Thanksgiving celebrations. Make your own placemat with historic
images and your own message of thanks.
Women's
History on the Table- Honor women who
helped to shape our world. Create a place for great leaders at
history’s table.
Mola
Mural - Explore colorful
fiber arts of the Kuna Indians. Work with classmates to create a
vibrant Mola Mural to showcase contemporary and traditional motifs.
Umoja
Mat - Weave a decorative
placemat to demonstrate the Kwanzaa principle of umoja or
unity among people. Celebrate this modern holiday by reaching out to
others.
Crochet
Christmas Holly Placemat - This crochet
Christmas placemat is fairly easy to make. Go with the holly or
replace it with some other accent, like flowers. And just by changing
the colors, you can change the seasonal or holiday feel.
Dog
Place Mat - Gift
your dog a placemat for him alone
Patriotic
Weaving Place Mat Craft -
Create a patriotic placemat for your Memorial Day barbeque picnic.
Add a splash of red, white and blue to your holiday weekend.
How
to Make a YOYO placemat -
Create these charming placemats for your dining room or kitchen table
using handmade Yo-Yos.
Spring
Place Mats -
These Spring Place Mats make great gifts for grandparents and people
in nursing homes, or use them yourself at mealtime. This craft
project is great for Easter time.
Recycled
Placemat Purse -
Tts’s great. to try making their own recycled placemat bag.
Playdough
Placemats -
This placemat can be used for many other things too, like using
markers or crayons to save your table, or even for dinner.
Spring
Break Crafts: Pretty Placemats -
Today you can make a pretty placemat as part of the Spring Break
Table Top craft program. There will be a different project each day
this week!
Craft
Project: Denim Placemats-
These placemats could be given for gifts at any holiday or a
housewarming present. Great for picnics! Enjoy!