How Do You Make Fall Themed Placemats?
You can bring the colors of fall indoors, and have a lot of fun doing it! Creating placemats for your kitchen or dining table is a great way for you and the kids to spend an autumn afternoon after playing outdoors in the fallen leaves. The kids will love being able to express their creativity, and you will enjoy their resulting artwork decorating your eating space. Take pictures of your family playing outdoors in the fall leaves. Make sure you get several pictures to choose from, in case some are blurry. Using a digital camera is best for this, because you can see the results, and don’t have to wait for prints to come back. Print several of your favorite pictures on printer paper and trim off the excess paper around the photo. Glue the photo to a piece of colored paper that is about the size of a placemat. Glue fall leaves around the photo, or you can draw leaves using crayons or markers if you prefer. If you want to get very creative, you can use the leaves as stamps, put paint on the
