Appropriate age group(s):
Elementary School
Middle School
High School & Beyond

Estimated time to make this decoration:
depends on number created

Materials:
2 white styrofoam dinner plates
stapler
natural greenery/leaves/flowers from your yard or garden, OR "scraps" from a Christmas tree lot (ask!)
votive candle w/glass cup
holiday-motif placemat (paper OK), optional
matches (for when you light the candles later)

Instructions:
Invert one paper plate over the other. Staple these together around the rim, at about '12, 3, 6, and 9 o'clock' postitions. Insert decorative plant materials all around the rim of the top plate. Place the centerpiece on tablecloth on its optional placemat, place the votive candle cup in the center of the centerpiece. Light the candle, let the party begin!

Other comments or suggestions to consider:
I saw these at a church party; the lady who made them has holly trees in her yard, with different sorts of leaves.

Remember to watch the little ones around berries and leaves
(chomp, munch, gulp!).