Kids' Table: Place Card

The placecards are actually crayon packets!

All you need to do is pull the ribbon and open up the packet of crayons!

And so the kiddos can use the crayons to color on almost anything on the table, except the table itself of course!

Here is how I did it!

Step 1:  Cut a 5.5"x7" rectangle out of the grocery bag.

Step 2:  Use rubber cement to glue on curly ribbon just off center of the rectangle.  Be sure to leave a little extra at the top so they can pull it.

Step 3:  Find 8 crayons (everybody has that box of crayons around, no need to buy new ones.  Kids don't care.) and wrap the paper around the crayons.  

Step 4:  Glue the package closed with rubber cement.

Step 5:  Tie off the ends with twine.

Table Setting Thanksgiving

Now that you've seen my Thanksgiving tablescape, I wanted to show you my table setting...

When I got married I chose very simple white square plates.  I knew that they would be my blank canvas to show off delicious food and they would easily go with any occasion. 

Here I put our brown patterned napkins in the center of the plates with gold pumpkins and gourds as name place card holders.  

That's right, I just spray painted the orange and fall colored pumpkins/gourds I had for Halloween.  It was quick and easy.  I love the way they turned out.

 I love that I can mix and match other dishes with my simple white ones as well.  Notice my little appetizer plates I used under the place card holders.  They have an embossed pattern and black edges.

I mixed a lot of different neutrals in my centerpiece and place settings.  I just went with it!  Sometimes you just have to go for it and see if it works.  In this case I mixed white, tan, grey, browns, silver, gold, taupe and a touch of black.  It's just a jumble of soft neutrals and it works! Don't get hung up on matching colors!