For this craft you will need a small, sharp pair of scissors, light wt. cardboard, white glue, white typing paper, grey acrylic paint and Mod Podge. This project is not recommended for young children; it is quite difficult for them to manage the detailed cutting. But, if you are an adult or older sibling you may have the skill and patience needed to make the cuts.
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Above, the finished sample fork, spoon and knife made from cut,
layered and pasted cardboard.
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I gave the pattern for the fork only three prongs because I thought it necessary to make the design here as simple as possible. My versions of this craft layer three clippings of each fork, knife and spoon with white school glue in between. Then I covered the silverware with a final layer of white typing paper to give each piece of flatware strength. While working with the tiny cardboard fork, I bent the prongs upward and shaped the spoon gently with the rounded end of a pen. The results were better than I expected but the items are still relatively fragile for a child to play with. I chose to paint the finished pieces light grey before giving each a coating of Mod Podge.
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As you can see from the ruler included in the photograph these
sample fork, knife and spoon shown are very tiny, even though
this silverware was crafted for 18" dolls. Can you imagine how
tiny these utensils would need to be for a Barbie doll?
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The tiny pattern for our 18"
doll sized silverware.
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Similar Doll Flatware:
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| illustrated silverware family poem |
The Silver Family by Marion LeBron
The fork's a lovely lady.
Her husband is the knife.
They have a lot of little folk,
And lead a jolly life.
The spoons are tiny babies.
The little forks are girls,
With straight hair like their mother's.
(They wish that they had curls!)
The father stands there grandly
And says his pride and joy
Of all his many children is
His butter spreader boy.
