For decorating goblets, might I suggest making a sleeve of that foam plastic sheet stuff that fits snugly over the goblet, but can be removed by sliding it down?
Then the kids can decorate the sleeve with anything you wish to provide, using any glue you wish to use AND THE SLEEVE DOESN'T GET WASHED. It slips off the goblet while the goblet is being washed.
The plastic foam sheet material is pretty non-slip all by itself, but you could paint a line, a ring or an X of rubber cement inside the sleeve for extra grip.
Alternate idea: The Seneschal's Ledger (or The King's Record Book, or pick another title that you like) Start with spiral bound notebooks, composition notebooks, or steno pads, choose something of a size and shape and price you like. Add foam sheets, stick on letters, ribbon, flat backed jewels, pre-punched foam shapes (I just happen to have a mess of itty hearts in 5 sizes and 4 colors for my granddaughter {these come with glue, and a waxy backing to peel off}) and anything else you a princess, prince, seneschal or king might like to use to decorate his book.
It doesn't need to be laundered, and might encourage a youngling to start a journal {very young can journal using drawings}, or be a sketchbook... or a trophy of the "I decorated this myself {with only a little help from the big folks}" kind.
When my kids were little, I didn't have much money to buy things for them, so I made things for them and did things WITH them. And still hear positively about it every once in a while. {youngest kid is 32}
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Date: 2010-03-18 04:34 am (UTC)Then the kids can decorate the sleeve with anything you wish to provide, using any glue you wish to use AND THE SLEEVE DOESN'T GET WASHED. It slips off the goblet while the goblet is being washed.
The plastic foam sheet material is pretty non-slip all by itself, but you could paint a line, a ring or an X of rubber cement inside the sleeve for extra grip.
Alternate idea:
The Seneschal's Ledger (or The King's Record Book, or pick another title that you like)
Start with spiral bound notebooks, composition notebooks, or steno pads, choose something of a size and shape and price you like.
Add foam sheets, stick on letters, ribbon, flat backed jewels, pre-punched foam shapes (I just happen to have a mess of itty hearts in 5 sizes and 4 colors for my granddaughter {these come with glue, and a waxy backing to peel off}) and anything else you a princess, prince, seneschal or king might like to use to decorate his book.
It doesn't need to be laundered, and might encourage a youngling to start a journal {very young can journal using drawings}, or be a sketchbook... or a trophy of the "I decorated this myself {with only a little help from the big folks}" kind.
When my kids were little, I didn't have much money to buy things for them, so I made things for them and did things WITH them. And still hear positively about it every once in a while. {youngest kid is 32}