Sometimes kids get
too old, and by old, I'm talking 8, to think they belong at the “kid's table.” Sometimes
my rugs disagree. So, if you want to entice kids to a specific table in your
house, I have devised the perfect plan: dazzle them with your centerpiece!
I held my annual Boxing Day dinner on a soggy Saturday and fixed my traditional
roast beef dinner. It is something that everyone, including me, looks forward
to. It's a wonderfully mixed crowd of young and old, all excitedly talking
about their holiday gifts, and ready to relax and enjoy a nice meal.
Few kids (and adults, as it turned out) can resist the sparkle of fairly lights
from the tree reflected on glass apothecary jars filled with candy. This centerpiece
with an ice skating Santa that used to be a part of my mother's collection
attracted kids like a magnet. Their eyes were like saucers as they stared at
the contents of each jar, knowing that at evening's end, they'd be filling a bag with as much as they could to take home with them.
Equally enticing were the napkins folded into trees that I first showed you here. I was honestly
surprised at how many comments I received on these from young and old, male and
female, alike. Everyone seemed quite captivated by these.
The green
transferware dishes are something I use solely at Christmas. The pattern is
called Old Curiosity Shop and it’s made by Royal China. It strikes me as a
pattern that is more Christmassy than almost any other because it reminds me so
strongly of Dickens.
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