Holiday Pie Placecard Holders

crayola supplies

Classic Markers
Washable Kid's Paint
Arts & Crafts Brushes
Art Smock
Blunt-Tip Scissors
Air-Dry Clay
Construction Paper

household supplies

recycled newspaper
plastic placemat
craft stick or plastic dinnerware
rolling pin
paper towels
container(s) of water
recycled aluminum pie plate

Why

Spice up any holiday table with pretend pie placecard holders for your guests. Make apple for Mother’s Day, pumpkin for Thanksgiving, or cherry for Presidents’ Day!

Steps

1. Plan ahead! Start your placecard holders a least a week before your event. Use a recycled tart tin for each pretend pie you create.
2. On a plastic placemat, roll Crayola Air-Dry Clay into a circle slightly bigger than the tart tin. This will be your pretend "pie crust." Turn the tin upside down on the clay. Use a craft stick to cut a circle slightly larger than your tin. Turn the tin right side up.
3. Press the clay inside the tin. With water and your fingers, pinch the edges. Use a craft stick to carve designs in the crust. Make a slit for the place card. Air-dry the clay for about 3 days.
4. Cover your craft area with recycled newspaper. Take the pretend crust out of the tin. Turn it over. Use Crayola Washable Kid’s Paint to add color to the top. Air-dry the paint.
5. Cut out construction paper name cards for each guest. Decorate cards with names and fun fall designs using Crayola Markers.
6. Your friends and family will be delighted with your creative holiday welcome!

When & Where

"Our youth group created cute cherry pies as a fundraiser for the annual Cherry Festival at our church. We sold out so quickly, we took orders for more! "
- Nancy P., youth group director.

"What a great way to use recycled potpie tins! My children enjoyed helping prepare for the holidays with this inventive art project. "
- Alessandra E., mother of ages 10 and 8.

Interesting Info

Now that’s a pie! In February 2006, a 2020-pound pumpkin pie was recorded as the biggest on record!

Safety Guidelines

Crayola Modeling Materials including Crayola Model Magic®, and Model Magic Fusion™, Crayola Air-Dry Clay, and Crayola Dough—

Keep away from open flames. Do not use to make candleholders, hot plates, trivets, or other similar objects that will be used or placed near fire and other heat sources.
Do not put in an oven, microwave, or kiln.
Do not make into vessels/containers that will hold unpackaged food.
The use of modeling material to make items that look like food is discouraged for children younger than age 5 to avoid their confusion with real food.
Unless sealed with a water-resistant glaze, do not make projects exposed to or immersed in water, such as boats or outdoor bird feeders. They would disintegrate when exposed to moisture.
Crayola Dough—contains gluten (wheat flour) as an ingredient.
Crayola Air-Dry Clay, Crayola Model Magic and Model Magic Fusion are gluten-free. However, they are produced on the same machinery as Crayola Dough which does contain gluten. Although the machines are cleaned prior to the start of each production run, there is a slight possibility that trace amounts of gluten from Crayola Dough may be present in the other modeling compound products. For information regarding specific ingredients or allergic concerns, please call our Consumer Affairs department at 1-800-272-9652 weekdays between 9 AM and 4 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Crayola Washable Paints—Not for use as body/face paint.

Recycled Containers—Must be clean and safe. Do not use containers that contained bleach or other harmful chemicals (for example, household cleaners, dishwasher or laundry detergents). Do not use recycled metal cans that have sharp edges (for example, lids removed by household can openers).

Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.

Wood—By its nature, wood is rough and may contain splinters or sharp points