Crafts: Recycling
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Deliver Love With This Adorable First Birthday Ornament
Sometimes the cutest add-on to your first birthday decorations might be something on the subtle side, but so very sweet that is stands on its own! This toy helicopter birthday ornament was hung from my dining room chandelier, a spot usually filled with lots of decorations, and yet when I put the usual number there…
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Adorable 1st Birthday Cardboard Balloons Photo Backdrop!
A first birthday is exciting indeed, and creating a DIY cardboard balloon backdrop is well worth the small effort, as believe me it looks great in the photos and is just downright cute! While we celebrated this birthday during the week of Succot, that is in the middle of a holiday week in which crafting…
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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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Fun DIY Hamentashen Gift Tag For Purim
It is true, Purim was over on Sunday night, but posting this for next year! And what a Purim it was for those of us in Israel, as it was called Purim “mishulash” meaning triangle, as Purim was celebrated on Friday everywhere except Jerusalem, then there was a festive Shabbos, and then Purim was celebrated…
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A Plate Of Cardboard Hamentashen Door Decor For Purim!
Purim is coming and this year, while I have not had time to photograph it all just yet, I had a bad cold and ended up crafting up a literal storm of cardboard hamentashen and much more. I upcycled a previous door decoration for the pidyon haben we made a few months back, by replacing…
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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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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…
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Fun Cardboard Hamentaschen Craft For Purim!
Here’s a super cute craft to make in a bunch of sizes to use all over the house this Purim, as garlands, napkin rings, gift tags and more! Yes, you will have to cut out and glue a bunch of cardboard circles folded into trigangles, and the gluing stage can be a bit tedious, but…
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DIY Gift Bag From A Cereal Box!
Pulling this one out of the archives as Purim is coming in just under 2 weeks and it is time to get crafting for this festive holiday, which included gifts of food to friends, neighbors and those who have done nice things for you! It has been quite a while since I made gift bags…
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How To Make Yarn From Old Sheets!
It has been quite some time since I’ve made yarn from sheets, but the need for a homemade crocheted rug for a bedroom I’m redecorating has arisen, and so let the sheet yarn making begin! I will admit, after all the cutting I developed a blister on the top of my pinky, so do think…