Autumn Placemat

 


This placemat in autumn colours makes a fun seasonal table decoration which the kids will enjoy weaving. Weaving is a very calming craft for children, and once they understand the process they will enjoy creating different patterns with this simple technique.

Woven paper autumn placemat

You will need:

Sheet of brown card
Two shades of orange paper

Instructions:

Fold the card in half lengthways. Cut long lines in the card about 1 inch apart and about 1 inch from the edge of the card.

Cut the paper into strips about 1 inch wide. Take a strip of paper and pass it under the card and then up through the first slit, down through the second and back up through the third and so on until you reach the other side of the card. Push it up so it sits as close to the top of the brown card as it can reach.

Repeat with a different coloured strip of paper, starting the other way, down through the first slit and up through the second and so on. Repeat until the card is full.

Laminating will protect your mat.


 

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