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Free Printables to teach kids how to set the table so you don’t have to

We make teaching your kids how to set the table easy with thse great table mats, themed with healthy food, to make them want to learn - so they can do this for you when you have guests!

We are firm believers that encouraging kids to do chores about the house from a really early age helps them to understand how important it is to contribute to the running of that house throughout their life. It is never too early to start, from setting the table, to helping hang out the washing, and washing up; little hands can sometimes make light work of it all!

We have teamed up with the wonderful people at Learning Resources, inspired by their New Sprouts range of vegetable, salad and stir fry imaginative play toys, to give you a little helping hand in encouraging your toddlers and younger school children to learn how to set the table. The Learning Resources brand is synonymous with helping our kids to learn, in a fun and playful setting, so we have created a free printable to enable setting the table to be more than just a simple chore.

The hardest thing for younger children to grasp is which side the cutlery goes, or where they need to place the glasses, and particularly which side the napkins are meant to be placed. To help them with all of this, we have created four designs of table mats that you can print out, and even colour in, to create a little table setting game for your kids.

If you wanted to, you could use a laminator to make these free downloads from Learning Resources and KiddyCharts into real table mats that the children can use for their imaginary meals with all their toys. We have added in some healthy food on their plates within the table mats, which will both offer you a chance to eat some food with your children, as well as present an excellent learning opportunity. Perhaps you can use these pictures to increase vocabulary and even encourage them to classify foods into their relevant food groups?

Four fantastic designs for table mats to help teach kids how to set the table - perfect for imaginative play, and even to help kids to grow their vocabulatary. And the best thing ab out them - they are free!

Click to download these four table mats FOR FREE

We can just see these tables mats in front of the dolls and teddy bears in your children’s life – helping them to learn using their favourite soft toys and cuddly friends.

We hope you, and most importantly your kids, like these and find them useful – we most definitely do!

This is a sponsored post and co-branded printable.

Photo credit: WorldWideStock / Freedigitalphotos.net

Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, website editor and a qualified counsellor with experience of working with both children and adults.She is a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapists, with her own private practise. She also freelances with her local Mind organisation.Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, use those grey cells at the same time, and supplement her counselling income.KiddyCharts has reach of over 680k across socials and the site. The site works with big family brands to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10. She is a specialist counsellor for neurodivergent individuals and brings this expertise to her resources and the site. She is also an ADHDer herself.KiddyCharts gives 51%+ profits to charities, focused on supporting mental health and a community in TanzaniaHelen has also worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on.Get in touch TODAY!

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