Springtime Place Mat
Difficulty: Easy
Parental supervision is recommended
This Springtime place mat is a great collage craft that's adaptable to any holiday, season or occasion. Kids enjoy cutting out pictures from magazines and using the Con-Tact paper to put it all together.
What you'll need:
- Clear Con-Tact Paper (self-adhesive vinyl shelf paper)
- Scissors
- Construction Paper
- Magazines
- Glue Stick
How to make it:
- Cut out an 18" x 11" piece of clear Con-Tact paper.
Peel off the backing and lay the Con-Tact paper on a flat surface, sticky side up. - Cut random shapes from construction paper to use as a background. Press them to the Con-Tact paper, face up, leaving a border along each edge.
- Cut out letters from magazines in the words "SPRING HAS SPRUNG", "HAPPY BIRTHDAY", or choose other words to express the occasion. Use a glue stick to paste the letters on top of the colored paper.
- Add your own pictures cut from magazines. For spring, use flowers and pretty pastels, or choose other pictures to express the occasion.
- Cover it all by carefully placing a second 18" x 11" sheet of clear Con-Tact paper sticky side down over the first. Trim around the border for a neat look.
