Crafts for Kids – Fall Activities

Harvest Feast Place Cards

Celebrating this years harvest at the end of the summer season is an ancient tradition in many parts of the world. In fall, the storages would hopefully be filled after the fruitful summer season. Fall also brings an abundance of fruits, berries and mushrooms. Below, you will learn how you can make beautiful place cards for this years harvest feast. You will need pencils, scissors, glue, popping corn (not popped) and heavy-duty construction paper in green + any other colour or other green shade. The green construction paper will be used for the “corn husk”.

1. Ideally make this place card at least one day in advance since the glue need time to set. If you use the place card too early, the glue may leak down under the decoration.
2. Take a piece of construction paper and cut out a rectangle that is roughly 5 x 6 inches. (Do not use the corn husk paper.)
3. Turn the rectangle into a place card by folding it in half and then unfolding it. It is important that the paper is sturdy enough to stand on its own.
4. Take the green construction paper and fold it in two. Cut out an oval with pointy ends. Since the paper is folded, you will get two identical ovals. The oval should be roughly half the length of your place card, i.e. 3 inches.
5. Take one of the ovals and glue it to the front side of your place card.
6. Cut the remaining oval in halves the long way.
7. Cover the green oval on your place card in glue, but leave an outer edge of roughly ¼ inch free of any glue.
8. Place popping corn in the glue and push them until they are securely fastened. The corns will resemble an ear of corn.
9. Use the cut green oval to make husks for your ear of corn. Glue them on at a slight angle and only use glue for the outer edges, the rest will stick up over the ear of corn.
10. Write the name of your guest on the place card.
11. Leave the glue to set while the place card is resting flat on a table or similar. If you leave the card “standing up”, the glue may leak down under the ear of corn.
12. Put the place card at its proper place at the harvest feast table.