We were hosting Thanksgiving dinner, and decided it would be fun to have homemade placemats for all of our guests. We traced my daughter’s hand on pieces of construction paper, and she turned each into a turkey. She then decorated the rest of the paper with stamps and markers.

To turn them into an heirloom of sorts, I had her write her name and age on the back of each placemat, so that we’d have a sample of her handwriting at age 4. Once they were done, I took clear Contact paper and covered each placemat. This made them easy to clean after dinner, and has kept them preserved to be used for years to come!

The only thing I would have done differently would be to do just one or two a day for a few days, instead of 9 all in one shot. The first few were fun and colorful. By the last few she was getting bored!

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