Birthday Decorations

  • Simple Castle Recycling Craft For Kids

    Simple Castle Recycling Craft For Kids

    With Purim coming on Thursday night, now is surely the time to get crafting! I have been crafting up a storm with 3 groups of schoolboys grades 4, 5 and 6, and I'm so proud of their accomplishments! The 6th grade boys were given an open ended project, so they all ended up making something…

  • How To Make A 2 Minute Origami Butterfly

    How To Make A 2 Minute Origami Butterfly

    While our Women's Purim party is coming up in a few days and I could pull my boxes of origami butterflies down from the attic, instead I'm coming up with something new, and sharing the past with you here! Purim is the next Jewish holiday on the calendar, and a festive one at that, so…

  • Origami Clowns Craft To Make In Many Sizes

    Origami Clowns Craft To Make In Many Sizes

    These origami clowns are just too much fun, and since they are quite simple to fold, why not make a bunch in many sizes to decorate for Purim? Garlands, cake toppers, vase inserts and even front door decor are perfect ideas for how to use this clown, or how about glued to card stock as…

  • A Bowl Of Origami Pears For Tu B’Shevat!

    A Bowl Of Origami Pears For Tu B’Shevat!

    Tonight is the festive holiday of Tu B'Shevat, the New Year for Fruit Bearing Trees, and there is still a tiny bit of time to make a fun centerpiece, especially something quick ilke this bowl of origami pears! While this year I've gone crazy making origami fruit of all kinds in great numbers and with…

  • DIY Paper Pomegranite On A Branch Craft

    DIY Paper Pomegranite On A Branch Craft

    I have to admit, this is one of the cutest crafts I've done lately, and I just can't wait to make more! Perfect for Rosh HaShana, and then bring your pomegranite branches into the succah! Use them to fill vases, or make garlands for the table or to hang overhead, on LED lighting or on…

  • Recycled Plastic Bottle Vase Craft For Kids

    Recycled Plastic Bottle Vase Craft For Kids

    How do you make a vase to hold various paper flowers, pomegranite branches and Rosh HaShana symbols on skewers? Well, I've just come up with a really fun way that has great results and is so very enjoyable to make. The room was almost silent as my group of 9 year old boys got to…

  • Fun DIY Plastic Bag Pom Pom Craft

    Fun DIY Plastic Bag Pom Pom Craft

    Once again, I have made plastic bag pom poms, well rather my 9 year old students have made some plastic bag pom poms and the results are just so much fun! And of course with the crafty hoiday of Succot sneaking up on us, now is the time to get crafting, and these pom poms…

  • Recycled Icecream Cone Box Birthday Garland!

    Recycled Icecream Cone Box Birthday Garland!

    I hope you will never throw out another food box with photos on it again, as cut-outs make the most adorable garlands, especially when the kids cut out the items and decorate them! This ice cream cone birthday garland for a beloved five year old was made together with him, though admittedly I did most…

  • Cross Stitch on Cardboard Apple Craft

    Cross Stitch on Cardboard Apple Craft

    Pulling this one out of the archives from a mere two years ago, and now it is making me want to embroider, help! I followed my own advice about making some cross stitch apple crafts (check out my first cross stitch apple craft here) for Rosh Hashana, and last night in the wee hours of…

  • DIY Hiking And Camping Theme Birthday Cake

    DIY Hiking And Camping Theme Birthday Cake

    Have a friend or family member that loves hiking and climbing mountains? I have just the DIY hiking and camping theme cake decor idea for you, and truly it is quite a quick one, phew. My daughter just spent two weeks in the Western USA as a counselor for a hiking camp, that included Yosemite,…

  • Mini Magazine Page Flowers Craft

    Mini Magazine Page Flowers Craft

    Mini recycled magazine page chrysanthemums are just the sweetest and great anytime or for a special occasion! I could have sworn that i made larger versions of these a good ten years ago, but the only thing I found on my blog is a felt version of these, also wonderful! I had totally forgotten about…

  • Modular Origami Starbursts Make Perfect Succah Decorations!

    Modular Origami Starbursts Make Perfect Succah Decorations!

    Yes, you are reading correctly, modular origami starburts make great succah decorations, and now is the perfect stress-free time to delve into all kinds of paper crafts that can then be neatly saved and hung in the succah in a few months! I taught a group of 10 to 12 year old boys how to…