Holiday: Chanukah/Hanukkah

  • Trifle Bowl Candle Centerpiece

    If you happen to have a glass footed trifle bowl, you can make an elegant centerpiece with just a few simple supplies! I was recently in New York for my nephew’s Bar Mitzvah, and while I had offered to bring a suitcase full of paper flowers all ready to go, my sister in law figured…

  • Chanukah Prizes

    On Chanukah I love to give my kids little prizes and useful presents……little things to make them happy and enjoy the holiday, and bigger things of the more practical nature. This year everyone got alarm clocks, reading lamps and storage baskets. Things that we needed and that were nonetheless received with great joy. The idea…

  • Chanukah Sameach!

    With most of the world celebrating one holiday or another, things have been a little bit quiet here on the blog, I’m very happy to report! I’ve been busy celebrating Chanukah with family and friends, welcoming guests from afar (Mexico), preparing a few Chanukah treats and doing my best to make this holiday joyful and…

  • Price Tag Sticker Snowflake Garland

    Yes, you’re reading correctly, these fun crafts were made with price tag stickers! I spotted what I thought was neon tape at my local crafts store, and when I realized it was really price stickers I bought it anyway for the kids. Little did I know that I’d suddenly come up with some ideas to…

  • Price Tag Sticker Gift Wrap

    You can create some fun gift wrap with neon price tag stickers! Just apply them in the patterns of your dreams to brown paper wrapped packages and enjoy! Of course some little gift tags would look great too! Note: these stickers can either be very sticky or not so sticky. If yours are of the…

  • Crocheted Gelt Bags For Chanukah!

    Phew, I did it, Chanukah is tonight and I did get around to crocheting little gelt (coins) bags for my young ones. Truthfully giving gelt is really the Chanukah tradition of yore, the idea of giving presents only really snuck in on account of the Dec. 25th holiday, so I realized that the first night…

  • Hanukkah Kid’s Craft: Watercolor Collage

    Isn’t this Hanukkah watercolor collage just gorgeous? A perfect example of a really creative Hanukkah kid’s craft that the whole family can do together! Today, on one of the busiest days of the year when I hadn’t yet photographed anything to share with you, it arrived in my inbox from a wonderful reader from the…

  • Rhinestone Yarn Bracelet Ornaments

    Rhinestone bracelets made by simply attaching some rhinestone chain to a metal bangle with yarn or embroidery thread are all the rage, so I thought I’d take the idea one step further and make some fun neon ornaments. I love their modern/crafty look and they’re so easy to whip up. Best of all, I wasn’t…

  • Toilet Paper Tube Star Garland

      Here’s a fun cardboard tube craft that’s great for all ages. We used toilet paper tubes to make these stars or starbursts, but of course you can use any tube thats easy to cut. Children old enough to handle scissors can even do the whole thing themselves. A whole bunch of these will look…

  • Pom Pom Yarn For Last Minute Decorating

    Pom pom yarn is fantastic for crafting just about any time! I can’t say that I would have thought to buy some, but saw a skein for 1 Euro at a discount store in Amsterdam and so I snatched it up. Yup, the last skein waiting for me, which seems to have been a theme…

  • Hanukkah Kid’s Craft With Recycled Plastic Tray

    Here’s a fun little Hanukkah craft idea to get you inspired to use more recycled stuff in your crafting! Thinking up appropriate Hanukkah imagery can be a bit challenging, but here’s a really great one that you can go to town with: houses with windows filled with Hanukkah menorahs!  Some Shabbat guests brought a bakery…

  • A Nesting Dreidel Mobile Craft Kit

    My nesting dreidel hanukkah mobile is back in my little Etsy shop! Why not get a start on your hanukkah/chanukah crafting with my pdf kit? After all you really can’t have too many decorations to fill your house with holiday joy! The mobile craft kit pdf file is available in either brights or pastels, so there’s…