Sara Rivka
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How to Create Engaging DIY Learning Activities for Children: Tips and Ideas for Parents and Educators
Creating engaging DIY learning activities for children is an endeavor that blends education with entertainment. In a world where screens often dominate our children's attention, finding innovative and hands-on ways to spark their curiosity and foster a love for learning is crucial. Whether you're a parent looking for weekend projects or an educator seeking to…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks for dropping by! With the very festive and crafty holiday of Purim in just one week, I must get to work on my holiday gifts for friends and neighbors, yikes! The holiday starts on Saturday night after shabbat, and the gifts, called mishloach manot (literally a sent meal) must…
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Mastering the Art of Creative Writing: Tips for Every Student
Creative writing is an amazing outlet for self-expression and imagination within the educational landscape, that transcends the conventional boundaries of both academic and technical writing. It is an art form that allows writers to explore and bring to life an array of imaginative narratives, emotional depths, and expressive visions through a diverse spectrum of genres.…
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Best Apps Every Student Should Use
Students have a wealth of tools to improve their learning, productivity, and academic life in the digital age, where education and technology go hand in hand, more than ever. Students can navigate courses, retain information, and manage time and resources better when given the access to the proper tools. This post highlights apps that help…
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Jewish Holiday Recycling Crafts For Kids
With Purim in just a week, and Passover to follow, now is the time to start thinking about a top to bottom yearly cleaning and organizing of our homes. While you may be tempted to toss it all, I recommend looking at your "garbage" with a eco-friendly eye on creativity, and as a way of…
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Plastic Bottle Gift Basket With Plastic Bag Yarn!
I have to say, this is truly a fabulous craft, whether you use plastic bag yarn, or regular yarn, with results that are perfect for Purim gift giving or anytime. I think I need to make some! I am reposting this from a few good years back, enjoy! I am so excited to share with…
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Plastic Bag Pom Pom Centerpiece
Last week I shared with you how to make DIY yarn from plastic bags, and now I've used that yarn to make one of my all time favorite recycling crafts, plastic bag pom poms! Not only do they use up all the plastic bags that are still in use in my corner of the world…
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Jewish Holiday Recycling Crafts For Kids
With Purim in just a week, and Passover to follow, now is the time to start thinking about a top to bottom yearly cleaning and organizing of our homes. While you may be tempted to toss it all, I recommend looking at your “garbage” with a eco-friendly eye on creativity, and as a way of…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Spring has sprung with wild flowers that I must get out to photograph, and lovely cool days are just the best! The very festive holiday of Purim is coming up in exactly two weeks, so time to get started with the gifts for…
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DIY Yarn From Plastic Bags
Plastic bags are one of the worlds worst inventions truly, so lets try to use them for crafting rather than throwing them away, or allowing them to blow away somewhere and get into our oceans and waterways, yikes. For those of you who live in areas where plastic bags have been outlawed, there are still…
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Origami Butterfly Medallions With Pom Poms Party Decor
Last year I created hundreds of origami butterflies for Purim, and our community Purim party, and then ended up making many pom pom bordered medallions with some of the butterflies. After using the medallions to decorate my own home for Purim, I packed them away nicely in a box, and tadah they were ready for…
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The Gift of Curiosity: Fostering a Lifelong Love of Learning
Have you ever noticed that wide-eyed wonder in your child, that insatiable "why?" that fuels their endless explorations? Curiosity is the relentless desire to understand the world around us, and is truly a precious gift. It's the spark that ignites learning, the engine that drives innovation, and the key to unlocking a fulfilling life. So…