Any set of Irish crafts for kids should include a welcome message. This one's the ultimate welcome!
Céad Míle Fáilte means literally, "a hundred thousand welcomes". It's an Irish greeting.
What you'll Need:
Scissors, and wavy line scissors
White Glue
white paper
Corrugated craft card in brown or natural unbleached cardboard colour
Stiff green card about 15 x 15cm
Black felt pen
Hole punch
Piece of gold or green ribbon to hang your message by.
What to do:
Cut a 9 x 9cm square of white paper. Write "Céad Míle Fáilte " on it in neat letters. You could try fancy lettering if you like.
Cut the corrugated cardboad into a 10 X 10cm square. Glue the white paper into the centre of it.
Trim the edges of the green card with the wavy line scissors. Glue the corrugated cardboard onto its centre.
Punch two holes at the top of the green card, about 1cm in from each top corner. Tie the ribbon through these holes.
Hang your message near the front door. A hundred thousand welcomes!
You could design a different frame for this message, or make it into a greeting card instead. Use it to wecome someone home, or to welcome a new neighbour. You could always write the translation inside the card.
Design your own colour scheme, or press clover leaves, and surround the message with "shamrocks".
