Paint beautiful watercolor leaves and turn them into place cards for your next family dinner or holiday meal. This simple craft combines nature art with a useful table decoration.
Time: 20 minutes
Difficulty Level: Easy
Materials
- Leaf pattern (printable PDF)
- Watercolor paints
- Heavy watercolor paper
- Pencil
Watercolor Leaves Pattern
Tools
- Scissors
- Paintbrush
- Cup of water
Steps
- Trace the leaves. Use the printable pattern to draw leaf shapes onto watercolor paper. Make one per guest.
- Cut them out. Carefully cut along the traced lines.
- Paint. Use watercolors to paint each leaf. Try fall colors (red, orange, yellow) for Thanksgiving or greens and pastels for spring. Let dry completely.
- Add names. Write a guest’s name on each leaf with a marker or pen.
- Set the table. Place one leaf at each seat.
Grownup help needed: Cutting for younger kids.
