Crafts for Mom

  • Make Fun Chanukah Gift Tags With Washi Tape!

    Make Fun Chanukah Gift Tags With Washi Tape!

    Chanukah is coming and I’ve got a bunch of chanukah craft ideas using Washi tape, starting with these sweet little washi tape gift tags — perfect for adorning your holiday gifts, or even using as napkin rings or hung here and there! So now you have a great excuse to go out and buy some…

  • No-Sew Fleece Bunting And Garland Tutorial

    No-Sew Fleece Bunting And Garland Tutorial

    This year create some fantastic and festive holiday and/or party decorations using just fleece! You can certainly upcycle a garment or blanket, use scraps from a fleece sewing project, or choose to buy some fleece to make these oh so simple fleece decorations! And, since this project was originall created with kids in mind, any…

  • Stamped Polka Dot Wrapping Paper For A Ping Pong Birthday Party

    Stamped Polka Dot Wrapping Paper For A Ping Pong Birthday Party

    Homemade wrapping paper using blank newsprint paper and simple bright green children’s paint was the perfect compliment to the ping pong themed birthday party that I made for my 11 year old son just before Rosh HaShana. And while we are not big on birthday gifts in our home, I thought I’d surprise the birthday…

  • Recycled Plastic Cup Apples!

    Recycled Plastic Cup Apples!

     Yippee, I have managed to squeeze out one last recycling craft for you before the end of the Jewish year — introducing recycled plastic cup apples! Maybe just in time to whip up to grace your Rosh HaShana table, or as a fun idea for making succah decorations. These little reycled plastic cup apples don’t…

  • A Very Jewish Summer: Craft Foam Succah Lanterns!

    A Very Jewish Summer: Craft Foam Succah Lanterns!

    Welcome to my contribution for “A Very Jewish Summer”, craft foam succah lanterns! When I was asked to participate in this blog hop with four other great Jewish bloggers, and to come up with something that says “Jewish” and “summer” I immediately thought about using lazy summer days to prepare for the holidays in a…

  • A Very Jewish Summer: Havdallah Candles From Design Megillah

    A Very Jewish Summer: Havdallah Candles From Design Megillah

    This week I am participating in a collaborative blog week called A Very Jewish Summer, in which five Jewish bloggers will be sharing crafts and cooking ideas to keep you busy right now! And the timing couldn’t be better, as spirits are a bit low here in Israel, and on top of that I’m very…

  • Paper Mache Bird Craft For All Ages

    Paper Mache Bird Craft For All Ages

    My crafting a future boys group ages 7-12 have been busy making some paper mache birds! I have to say, this project was a bit challenging for them, but not a soul complained about the fact that during their creation they didn’t really look like birds ! (And some still need a bit of help,…

  • Newsprint Paper Flowers With Crepe Paper Center Tutorial

    Newsprint Paper Flowers With Crepe Paper Center Tutorial

    Festive, budget friendly and simple to make are how I’d describe these newsprint paper flowers that I whipped up the other day as last minute centerpieces. And since newsprint is used rather than tissue paper or crepe paper, the bottom layers of the flower retain their petal shapes and make a nice sturdy base, enabling…

  • Newsprint & Crepe Paper Flower Centerpieces

    Newsprint & Crepe Paper Flower Centerpieces

    Tons of flower crafting going on around here with the holiday of Shavuot coming up next week, so when I was asked to make some last minute flower centerpieces for a community get together, I just rolled up my sleeves a bit further, and got to work, and came up with these fun newsprint and…

  • Egg Carton Flowers, An Amazing Craft For All Ages

    Egg Carton Flowers, An Amazing Craft For All Ages

    This week at craftng a future, I introduced my lively group of 7 to 11 year old girls to the wonders of making gorgeous flowers using egg cartons. I spent most of the time cutting up flats of egg cartons to give the girls a head start, so I didn’t get to make any myself,…

  • Washi Tapes Flags To Have On Hand For Summer Entertaining!

    Washi Tapes Flags To Have On Hand For Summer Entertaining!

    I just love how these little washi tape flags turned out, and have been enjoying looking at them for a few weeks….I think I’ll use them for the upcoming holiday of Shavuot, to decorate a cheesecake or even a fresh fruit platter. And, not only are these washi tape flags something one can whip up…

  • Simple Paper Rosebud Tutorial For All Ages!

    Simple Paper Rosebud Tutorial For All Ages!

    Paper rosebuds are so very sweet and so simple to make for all ages. The examples made in these photos were made by 11 year old girls in my Crafting A Future class, though slightly younger children can certainly make them as well with a bit of help. It’s also great practice for kids to…