Chanukah Crafts

  • Needlepoint Dreidels For Hanukkah With Plastic Canvas

    This Chanukah is turning out to be a plastic canvas craft extravaganza! Yes just a bit odd for someone who prefers to craft with recyclables, but hey, sometimes I just want to make some great looking crafts from store bought suppiles, can you blame me? I will say that all the supplies for these plastic…

  • Needlepoint Menorah For Hanukkah With Plastic Canvas

    Dear Readers, I have been very busy doing all kinds of creative things, some of which just aren’t baked enough to share, so I am pulling some projects out of the archives as they are still wonderful and perfect right about now, enjoy! And while there isn’t a month until Chanukah, rather roughly 2 weeks,…

  • DIY Felt Hanukkah Mug Cozies With Felted Designs

    p> These fun felted mug cozies that I made for Hanukkah last year are nicely packed away, take up very little space and will instantly announce that Hanukkah is coming as soon as I start covering some of our mugs! Gotta love it……so run, don’t walk, and get yourself some wool felt and get crafting!…

  • DIY Hanukkah Wallhanging With Felted Wool

    DIY Hanukkah Wallhanging With Felted Wool

     This is one of my favorite Hanukkah DIY crafts, and it is so much fun to make! I made this last year and am looking forward to enjoying it again this year. And now, if I can just figure out where my sheets of wool felt are, some more felted Hanukkah decorations would be right…

  • DIY Hanukkah Tablecloth With Freezer Paper Stencils

    DIY Hanukkah Tablecloth With Freezer Paper Stencils

    Yes, it is true, I did share this Hanukkah DIY tablecloth with you last year, but truth is it is such a keeper I just had to dust it off and share it with you again, as Hanukkah is coming in about 6 weeks, so now is the perfect time to get crafting! This DIY Hanukkah…

  • Rebuilding The Beit HaMikdash Recycling Craft For Kids

    Rebuilding The Beit HaMikdash Recycling Craft For Kids

    I have pulled this post from the archives, as it is one of my favorites for The Three Weeks. Today is the 17th of Tammuz, a solemn fast day on the Jewish calender, and certainly a perfect time to work on my “Rebuilding the Beit HaMikdash” recycling craft with kids of all ages! Of course…

  • DIY Paper Top Is The Perfect Hanukkah Craft!

    DIY Paper Top Is The Perfect Hanukkah Craft!

     This evening we lit the 7th cup of oil on our Hanukkah menorah, and that means that there are still two full days of Hanukkah, and certainly time to squeeze in one last activity that everyone is sure to enjoy: DIY spinning tops made from strips of paper and toothpicks! These tops might be little,…

  • Clothespin Hanukkah Menorah Craft Perfect For Last Minute

    Clothespin Hanukkah Menorah Craft Perfect For Last Minute

    Hanukkah starts tomorrow night, so now is the time to get cracking with the last minute preparations, and as you can well imagine there are many on my end. I have seen Hanukkah clothespin menorahs around the web for a few years, but never quite had the chance to try it myself. Fortuntately, I picked…

  • DIY Hanukkah Felt Coin Purses

    DIY Hanukkah Felt Coin Purses

    Hanukkah is in just a few days, so now is the time for some DIY Hanukkah crafts that are quick to make and look amazing. This DIY felt coin purse for Hanukkah is a fun introduction to the craft of felt applique, using the felting technique, and since the true custom of gifts on Hanukkah…

  • DIY Hanukkah Tablecloth With Block Printed Dreidels

    DIY Hanukkah Tablecloth With Block Printed Dreidels

    Lets face it, if you were thinking you’d like a tablecloth for Hanukkah or Chanukah, you will not find a whole lot out there, so you are just going to have to find a tiny window of time and make this simple DIY stamped dreidel tablecloth for Hanukkah. And the good news is, it isn’t…

  • DIY Hanukkah Mobile With Nesting Dreidels

    DIY Hanukkah Mobile With Nesting Dreidels

    If you start to see photos of my classic nesting dreidel mobile here on CJM that must mean that Hanukkah is coming! So yes indeed, with Hanukkah just a month away, I suggest planning ahead and getting a head start on decorating your home, your classroom or workplace with an extra dose of color. My…

  • DIY Hanukkah Tablecloth: Giant Blue And White Stenciled Snowflakes

    DIY Hanukkah Tablecloth: Giant Blue And White Stenciled Snowflakes

    Yes, indeed things are starting look quite festive around here, right? And at long last I can share with you this really great Hanukkah DIY tablecloth that is really so simple to make, and the results are truly fun and fabulous. In fact I’d recommend getting enough supplies so that you make quite a few…