This year I made each child a name banner on their birthday.  They loved it!


To make it, I typed their names in all capitals in a large font.  For the children with six letters in their names, I placed two letters per page in the horizontal/landscape format.  For my child with four letters, I placed one letter per page in the vertical/portrait format.

Then I printed one letter on regular paper to create a template for a triangle.  (E,W, M, and N are some of the wider letters you might use.)  Then I drew and cut the template making sure the letter fully cleared the edges.  To keep it symmetrical, I folded the paper in half.   (For longer names with the smaller flags, first I cut the paper in half before attempting to make the template.)  I used the template next to cut each triangle from the name printed on cardstock.
~ Annette {This Simple Mom}