Crafts for Kids

  • Polymer Clay Miniature Food Craft For Kids

    Polymer clay is a great thing to have on hand when the kids are in need of a fun project. And if you happen to have kids, like my daughter, who enjoy making teeny tiny things, well you're in luck because a little polymer clay will go a long way! Once baked, items made from…

  • Fostering Thoughtfulness: Little Gifts For Friends Back Home

    Appreciation and gratefulness are certainly two of the most important traits that every parent should make great efforts to foster in their children. Certainly we have all come across adults who are lacking these, and it is truly sad —without appreciation and gratefulness a person cannot fully enjoy life or reach his potential in this…

  • Decoupage Art With Stamped Tissue Paper

    Remember the stamped tissue paper project that I shared with you this past summer? Well, we used some of that tissue paper to make an adorable little piece of art that would look great just about anywhere. And since succot is right around the corner, you could even make a few of these to adorn your…

  • Paper Bag Apple Tree

    Here's a super simple and very artsy fall apple tree project to do with the little ones, or have fun making some yourself!  The fun thing about this project is that the more imperfect the better! I think a bunch of these paper bag fall trees would look great lined up down the center of…

  • Fun Napkin Rings For Rosh HaShana

    Wouldn't you love some fun napkin rings to bring some joy to your holiday table? This Rosh HaShana I thought I'd give you some ideas for some coordinating crafts, all using metallic gold cardboard. The apple bunting, the golden leaf apples and these napkin rings will all look great together and can be crafted by…

  • Rosh HaShana Craft — Golden Apple Fall Bunting

    Here's a super simple bunting idea for fall, that would also be great for Rosh HaShana. A craft garland that goes with casual or elegant decor by virtue of it's metallic elements. And while I just love the idea of decorating the back of chairs at your table, this would of course look great anywhere.…

  • Wine Cork Stamp Rosh HaShana Cards

    Wine cork stamps are super simple to make and a great way to make some quick and sweet Rosh HaShana cards. With the Jewish New Year just around the corner in three weeks, now is the perfect time to make cards so that one can even send them to friends and relatives near and far.…

  • Wine Bottle Vases Decoupaged With Tissue Paper

    Remember those wine bottles that I spray painted white and made a bunch of DIY wine bottle vases? Remember that tissue paper that the kids stamped on to make our own DIY wrapping paper? Remember these DIY pom pom flowers? Well, isn't it nice to combine the efforts from several projects and come up with…

  • Dip Dyed Paper Craft

     Can you imagine making gorgeous dip dyed patterned papers like these at home, even with the kids? Well, you can, because I actually made these two samples of DIY dyed papers when I was a kid, if you can believe that? I found these while doing some cleaning out at my mother's home a few…

  • Tie Dyed Tissue Paper

    Here's a great craft activity that you're gonna love! Large sheets of tissue paper are folded into little triangles, the corners are dipped into full strength food coloring and voila! All you need besides these basic supplies is just a little patience, and you can make some gorgeous tie dyed papers to use as gift…

  • Coloring Salt With Chalk: Jerusalem Scene For Tisha B’Av

    Crafting with colored salt that you can make yourself is so much fun, especially for kids who are more process oriented than expressive. While home-made colored salt poured in layers into recycled jars is certainly pretty, and there are lots of oohs and ahhs as the layers are built, I wanted to give more meaning…

  • Kid’s Craft: Jars Decoupaged With Printed Tissue Paper

    Aren't these recycled coffee jar vases sweet? (Snowflake and all in the middle of summer?) And they look so great holding wild flowers, cuttings from the garden that you're rooting, or even candles of course. We made these recycled jar vases using the tissue paper that we printed on last week, here, and some mod…