Jewish Crafts
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5 Jewish Holidays and Their Meaning
Jewish holidays are rich with history, tradition, and spiritual significance. They connect generations through rituals, storytelling, and shared meals—each celebration carrying deep meaning. Whether it’s lighting the menorah, sounding the shofar, or raising a ceramic kiddush cup for blessings, these observances weave faith, family, and cultural identity into daily life. Below are five key Jewish…
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Today Is Yom HaZikaron, Memorial Day
Today is Yom HaZikaron, memorial day for fallen soldiers, here in Israel, a day that is always sad, but this year with so many new families honoring their fallen sons/daughters, brothers/sisters, fathers/mothers and husbands/wives, it seems especially difficult. Sending my love to all those who are remembering their fallen soldiers today, we are so very…
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How To Make A Large Pyramid From A Square Gift Bag
I almost can’t believe it myself, but just as I was dreaming of making origami pyramids from marbled paper, I remembered I’d saved a marble pattern gift bag! Miracle of miracles, I actually knew where it was, and when I realized it was square and thus the bottom of the bag could be used as…
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How To Make Crocheted Lice With Hot Glue Details
With the Passover seder coming in less than a week, now is the time for some quick crafts that will create memories for the little ones (or big ones?) And friends, since everyone does need to sit for a moment, learning how to make crocheted lice with hot glue details might be just the project…
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How To Crochet Lice For The Passover Seder
I’ll admit my title How To Crochet Lice For The Passover Seder sounds strange indeed, unless of course you are trying to think about how to make a Ten Plagues Set for kids to enjoy at the Passover seder, and then it might not sound strange at all? Hopefully you know how to crochet, or…
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How To Make A School Of Fish Mobile
This post, How To Make A School Of Fish Mobile, might be just the thing to keep the kids busy while you prep for Passover? But what do fish have to do with Passover, you might ask? Fish are a wonderful sign for the crossing of the Red Sea, which we celebrate on Shvi Shel…
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How To Make A Gold Leaf Origami Pyramid
I just can’t stop making origami pyramids, because they are so simple to make and with fantastic results…….and since I just might make a pyramid tablescape for the Passover seder coming up just shy of 2 weeks, now is the time to figure it all out, meaning what will the seder table look like this…
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How To Make Golden Origami Pyramids For The Passover Table
When I discovered that making origami shapes using toile paper elevated the craft to something totally lovely, and even elegant I was so very very happy, as having said goodbye to using bright colors in the dining room, I though my crafty holiday decor might suffer. But it turns out that opting for metallics, neutrals…
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How To Make Simple Origami Pyramids For Passover
Now is the time to learn how to make simple origami pyramids for Passover, as truly this one is a gem, and if you use toile or metallic paper they can even pass as “elegant!” I truly can’t believe that the same origami balloon technique I’ve been using for years to make origami pears, origami…
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How To Make An Artful Paper Vase From A Failed Painting
Pulling this one out of the archives, as it is surely useful to many right about now, as we attempt to make some order of our creative cabinets and rooms and drawers? I do think that saving art in a nicely organized box is a great idea, but in my case, saving non-successful paintings is…
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How To Make A Splitting Of The Red Sea Passover Diorama
I am reposting this krias yom suf, splitting of the Red Sea craft that I made with my kids 15 years ago! Those kids are now in their low twenties, and I am so happy to have a virtual record of all the things we did when they were much younger! This craft honors the…
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How To Make A Limited Edition Logo Gift Bag For Your Purim Bakery
Given my latest obsession with whole wheat sourdough baking at home, I just had to be the over achiever and bake enough sourdough to give in my Purim gift baskets, which is actually a bit insane, but doable if you plan a few weeks ahead. After the idea of baking all that sourdough started to…