Looking For The Perfect Thanksgiving Kids Table?

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I made this Thanksgiving kids table (from Martha Stewart's Living magazine) for the my two nieces back in 1999, before I knew I would have a second set of youngsters to raise and again in 2007. It was a big hit! What can I say except -- it is just a perfect kids table!! 

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Directions
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A miniature Mayflower sets sail on a map tablecloth, while Paper-Boat Place Cards guide young guests to their seats. Paper boats mark each place at a special table just for kids. With some assistance, kids can assemble the boats and write the names on the name-tag sails.

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Directions on how-to are listed below or can be found on the Martha Stewart website.

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1. Fold a 5-by-7-inch piece of construction paper in half along its width, with the folded edge away from you.
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2. Mark the middle of the folded edge. Fold the two top corners in so they meet at the middle and form a triangle with a double-layer flap at its base.
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3. Fold the front flap up to the front; fold the back flap up to the back.

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4. Take hold of the center front and back of the triangle, and pull apart, pushing in the opposite corners so they lie flat against each other to create a diamond shape.
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5. Fold the front and back bottom corners of the diamond up the front and the back, respectively, to meet at the top corner. You should now have an open-bottomed triangle.

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6. Pull the triangle open, flattening the opposite sides against each other as in step 4.

7. Pull the top layer out on both sides to form the hull of the boat.

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8. For a mast, weave a toothpick through a white paper name-tag sail; insert in the center of the boat.

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Trace one boat bottom and two boat sides onto thin cardboard, and trace the sails onto white paper; cut out all the shapes. Form the hull (the body of the boat) by attaching the sides to the bottom with masking tape placed on the inner seams. To make the hull look wooden, trace two additional side templates onto a piece of veneer, and cut them out with a utility knife. Brush the outside of the cardboard hull with white glue, and affix the veneer panels. Glue lengths of 3/8-inch-wide satin ribbon over the seams at the bow and the stern. For the mast, cut a thin wooden dowel to the desired height. Punch holes in the sails (as indicated on the template), and weave the mast through the holes. Fill the ship with fruits and nuts, and insert the mast and sails.To print templates go to the link below:

http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/web/pdfs/pdf2/kidtable_mayflower.pdf

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