A Christmas Children's Table for Chick-Fil-A

One of my favorite parts of the Christmas Season is watching the joy and amazement on the faces of my little ones.  It inspires me to want to set a festive and fun table for their Christmas Dinner too! 

Of course they especially love the sweets so when I partnered with Chick-Fil-A to bring you a holiday table, I looked to peppermint and gingerbread for inspiration!

I used fringing shears to add a little bit of a fringe detail (inspired by my Halo Home at KSW fringe linens that will be on the more formal grown up table!)

I put the gingerbread houses that the children made earlier this December in the middle of the table surrounded my faux snow for a centerpiece the little ones could be proud of helping with!  (I used store bought gingerbread village kits and threw out the candies that came with it.  I only set out red and white candies for them for a more unified look.) 

A roll of faux bois (wood grain) wrapping paper was cut down to make paper placemats that could easily be picked up and thrown away at the end of the meal.

To mark each child's seat, I added their first initial to our favorite gingersnap cookies. The children loved looking for their letter!

This post was created in partnership Chick-Fil-A, a company I love. I'm grateful for collaborations like this that make this blog possible.

Winter Wonderland

I am excited to share my next Chick-fil-A tablescape! I tried to create a table theme that would work for any winter celebration with the little ones. Thanks to Elsa and Anna of Frozen fame, my daughter is as much into blue and silver as my son so this color scheme seemed to be a great place to start!

I covered the top of the child-size table with silver wrapping paper and taped down the edges.  Not only was it shiny and pretty but it was also easy to clean up!  

I took a silver paint pen and drew a tic-tac-toe grid at every corner of the table right on to the wrapping paper and provided a little bowl of buttons for the children to use as their game pieces.  No-mess-fun was the goal and when the buttons and table cover were dirty after the meal, they went right into the trash without a worry! 

I used pipe-cleaners and little silver jingle bells to make some napkin rings.  They added a little bit of sparkle and spirit to the table as the children sat down. I simply made a circle the size of a napkin ring from a silver pipe cleaner and added shorter strands to make a star/snowflake inspired shape.  When I was finished making the shape, I added bells the ends by wrapping the pipe cleaner around the insert of the bell.  No mess or glue or anything!

A little shot of glittery spray paint to some old white bottle brush trees made for an easy centerpiece!  The base of white faux-snow finished off the look and will make the children feel that their table is as special as the adult table!  

Big Ideas for Small Tables - A Thanksgiving Tablescape

I was so thrilled to be asked by Chick-fil-A to create a Thanksgiving Tablescape for their wonderful website. Not only do we eat a lot of Chick-fil-A at our house but I love the family values that they hold as a company.  When they asked me for ideas for a Thanksgiving Children's table I knew exactly what I wanted to do!  I wanted to style a table that would inspire the children seated at it to really reflect on what they are grateful for this Thanksgiving season.  I hope you like these little "sneak peek" photos and will take a look at the TheChickenWire blog to see the entire story and find step by step directions for the DIY elements included!

photos by Jersean Golatt