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Printed holiday tea towels make cute presents

By AP
Nov 29, 2014

By FamilyFun magazine

With the help of a parent, even young kids can make this gift of holiday tea towels that family and friends will treasure for years. You will need:

1 to 2 cucumbers

Newspaper

Cotton towels (we used flour sack towels), washed and ironed

Fabric paint

Paper plates

Fabric pen

1. Wash and dry the cucumbers, then cut them crosswise into 2-inch sections.

2. Lay a piece of newspaper under a towel. Pour a thin layer of fabric paint on a plate.

3. Help your child dip the dry cut end of a cucumber into the paint (use a new section for each color), blot the paint on the newspaper, then firmly press the cucumber onto the towel for about 5 seconds. Repeat. Let the paint dry.

4. With the fabric pen, draw an ornament top. Follow the manufacturer’s directions to set the paint and marker.

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