Crafts for Kids
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Fun Shrinky Dink Gift Tag For Rosh HaShana
Looking for a cute last minute Rosh HaShana craft to keep the kids busy with great results, and not a lot of clean up? This is it friends, shrinky dink gift tags…… so much fun to make and a great way to delve into a creative project that can be finished in one sitting and…
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An Introduction To Hebrew Lettering For Crafting
Summer is the perfect time to delve into projects that just might take more time than is available during the year. So with that in mind and the fact that I encourage making crafts for the succah now, I’m doing an Ushpizin project with a few of my students, a project that requires hand lettering…
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Seven Species Shrinky Dinks To Make Now For The Succah!
I’m taking a break with my kid’s crafting classes for the month of August, and right now we are actually doing the one thing that I recommend to everyone: make succah decorations in the summer! Yes friends, there is never enough time to invest in succah decorations just before Succot, so July and August and…
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DIY Arrows Craft For Lag B’Omer Or Summer Camp!
With the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer coming up this Thursday night, now is the time to make some simple DIY arrows, and maybe a simple bow to boot! The bow and arrow is an important symbol of the holiday, so google it to learn more! These arrows were made by a 4th grade student…
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Recycled Cardboard Tube Logs For Play Or Crafting!
With the festive Jewish holiday coming up in just a week, now is the time to get crafting, that certainly is happening around here on account of my 20 or so 4th, 5th and 6th grade (boys) students, who are keeping me literally on my toes! Last week we worked on drawing woodgrain patterns on…
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Milk Carton Frogs Craft For Passover
I’ve pulled this one out of the archives because it is just too cute not to share once again! Enjoy! With Passover less than a week away, it is certainly time to get crafting, if you can squeeze it in of course. Then again, maybe keeping the kids busy with some fun crafts for…
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TP Roll Clowns Craft For Kids
Purim is quickly approaching, so now is the time to turn up the heat with some creative projects to keep the kids busy, and give them something to be proud of in their own preparations for the festive holiday. This tp roll clown craft that I did with a group of 11 year old boys…
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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…
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Recycle Plastic Bags and Make Yarn For Crafting!
Aren’t these imperfect balls of “plarn” aka plastic bag yarn just the sweetest? They were made by a group of 8 to 9 year old boys, and truly it was a great activity for them, and nicely filled an hour plus crafting lesson. We secured the balls with a rubber band and each one added…
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Fun Cardboard and Paper Collage Cut-Outs For Rosh HaShana
We are in the heart of our short summer vacation here in Israel, and with war and so much heartache looming over our heads, crafting and preparing for upcoming holidays and happy occassions is a wonderful way to spend a few hours. Get the whole family together or even take time for yourself, creativity is…
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TP Tube Vases With An Origami Butterfly & Flowers Craft For Kids
I’ve already shared with you the toilet paper tube vase and separately, the magazine flowers, that I made as an example for my students, and now it is time to share their work! This was truly a fun and successful project for 8 to 9 year old boys, who then proudly took their projects home…
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Cut Paper Western Wall (Kotel) Craft For Tisha B’Av
Another craft from way back when showing my boys tiny hands ten plus years ago……back then I posted this on the eve of the fast, this year you have at least three days to plan and execute this family friendly project! Here is what I wrote: Tonight is the solemn Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av,…