FIRST COMMUNION FAMILY ART PROJECT
Dear First Communion Parent,
We're asking your help to decorate the church for the First Communion Mass. We'd like you to decorate a felt rectangle (9" x12") with your child's name (first only, first name and last initial, or first and last name) and a symbol or symbols of your family or First Communion. We will assemble these squares into a large banners to decorate the church for the communion mass. We suggest you make the design and construction of your square a family project. For example, have your first communicant choose the colors, symbols or decorations. Make your square as simple or ornate as you wish. Felt pieces for the symbols are fine, or add some glitter, beads or lace to dress it up.
Make the design with the shorter side at the top. This becomes very important when we put all the squares together. It is also important that each square is 9 x 12. We place 95 of these next to each other to form a large banner. If they aren't the same size, the banner is crooked. Please include your child's name and room number or specify C.F.F. (written or taped) on the back. These squares will be returned after communion. Many parents in the past have kept, or framed, these banners as a communion keepsake.
Please use light, bright or pastel colors for the background. Avoid orange, black or brown as the background. Our experience has shown spring colors look the nicest. Please avoid stiff felt. Please be sure your banner is 9X12.
* * * A Plea and a Challenge * * *
A plea: Each year about three banners come in horizontal or bigger than 9x 12! It makes it very difficult to fit them in with the others. A challenge: Let's make this a year that they all come in with the short side on top, as in the pictures above.
Felt squares are available at the following location:
Jo Ann Fabrics - 135th and Rt.83 (Crestwood) - (also look in the craft section for more colors) or at any other fabric or craft store:Michael's for example. -Squares cost between 49 c. and 75 c.
We hope this is one more activity which will make your child's communion a day to remember. Please turn in your square by Friday, April 24th (school) or Sunday April 26th (C.F.F.) to your child's teacher. Thank you!