Spooky Cats on Your Table

Why

Liven up your family's meals with Halloween placemats and napkin holders. Kids' cat-creativity shines through as they design each one!

Steps

1. Using Crayola® Colored Pencils, sketch cats and other Halloween images on white paper. Color your sketches with Crayola Crayons and colored pencils.

2. To make placemat borders, attach each of your drawings to a larger piece of black construction paper using Crayola School Glue.

3. Write Happy Halloween or other holiday words on bright construction paper. Cut out the words with Crayola Scissors. Glue the greetings on each placemat. Dry.

4. Ask an adult to help you cover placemats with clear plastic adhesive so they can be cleaned with a damp cloth.

5. To make napkin holders, cut cardboard tubes into as many pieces as you need for a set of napkin holders to go with your placemats. With a white colored pencil, sketch cat faces, paws, and tails on black construction paper. Make faces and paws large enough to cover the cardboard tubes, and tails long enough to stick out above the faces. Cut out all the pieces.

6. Cover your craft area with newspaper. Add cat features to the heads, paws, and tails using Crayola Washable Kid's Paint and Paint Brushes. Air-dry the paint.

7. Glue faces, paws, and tails to the cardboard tubes. Place a festive Hallmark® Halloween napkin inside each napkin holder.

Safety Guidelines

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

Adult Assistance is required for this arts & crafts project.

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

Recycled Cardboard Tubes—Use paper towel tubes, gift-wrap tubes, or long cardboard tubes that can be cut to any length. Health professionals caution against using recycled toilet paper tubes for arts & crafts projects because of the potential fecal contamination.

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.

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Supplies

crayola supplies
  • Paint Brush
  • Crayons
  • Colored Pencils
  • Washable Kid's Paint
  • No-Run School Glue
  • Blunt-Tip Scissors
  • Construction Paper
household supplies
  • recycled newspaper
  • recycled cardboard roll from Hallmark gift wrap
  • paper towels
  • container(s) of water
  • clear plastic adhesive (such as Con-Tact® paper)

Where & When

"Children made placemat sets for their families. What a neat personal touch for the Halloween season!"
Serena V., family child care provider.

"Our students used these for their snacks the whole month of October. It was such a hit, we'll make other theme sets for each month."
Lucy R., after-school volunteer.


Interesting Info

Jack o' Lanterns became popular as house decorations in the United States after immigrants from Ireland discovered how much easier pumpkins (native to North America) were to carve than turnips. Pumpkin carving has since become an art form.