Holiday: Chanukah/Hanukkah

  • Chanukah Menorah Craft Using 3D Paper Stars

    Chanukah Menorah Craft Using 3D Paper Stars

    And at the very last minute just before lighting the 8th candle, I came up with this paper chanukah menorah craft using my favorite little 3D paper stars that I have been obsessively folding this chanukah…..because one you start, seeing them fill a jar or wine glass is so very satisfying! And then you can…

  • Origami Star Of David For Chanukah, In Three Minutes!

    Origami Star Of David For Chanukah, In Three Minutes!

    Dusting this one off from just two years ago, and now if the perfect time to get folding! If you are folding some origami dreidels then you might just want an origami star of David or 20, to make a Chanukah garland or mobile. I looked into all the ways that one can make an…

  • Origami Dreidel Craft For Chanukah!

    Origami Dreidel Craft For Chanukah!

    Pulling this out of the archives as a great craft that you can still do before Chanukah! Think about making these dreidels in a bunch of sizes too! Origami dreidels are simple to make and can be used in so many fun ways, for example for Chanukah garlands, Chanukah place cards, Chanukah greeting cards, Chanukah…

  • The Story Of A Very Special Chanukah Menorah

    The Story Of A Very Special Chanukah Menorah

    While this story actually happened in 2016, I started to tell it here in 2019, but it has taken me until 2021 to actually do it! I guess I wrote this story in my head so many times that I was convinced I had posted it, but apparently not, as it is no where to…

  • Jewish Paper Quilling: A Chanukah Menorah

    Jewish Paper Quilling: A Chanukah Menorah

    I dusted this off from the archives and am enjoying some of my quilled paper crafts from years ago this Chanukah, so yes, you can make some now and keep them for years. The only thing that didn’t keep well in some cases is the paper piece around the edge with did get wavy, but…

  • Simple Crochet Projects For Hanukkah!

    Simple Crochet Projects For Hanukkah!

    Crochet projects for Hanukkah? Of course, because as you all know, I love to crochet, and so crocheting has often been a big part of my hanukkah crafting! (Now, I do not have time to crochet with my art explorations, but I have so many things on hand, that we only see once a year,…

  • Plastic Canvas Hanukkah Crafts To Make During Hanukkah!

    With Chanukah quickly approaching now might not be the time to actually make plastic canvas hanukkah decorations, but now might be a great time to buy the supplies in order to enjoy making some during hanukkah! These decorations, well, last literaly forever, so they make great family keepsakes and are just as cute as can…

  • “Ugly” Holiday Sweater Craft Is Cute As Can Be!

    “Ugly” Holiday Sweater Craft Is Cute As Can Be!

    After turning a color swatching exercise into striped dreidels, here, I just had to keep on going with some cozy striped sweaters! Are they “ugly” holiday sweaters, not in my book, because friends, when you mix your own paint colors using any red, yellow and blue, no matter what, the resulting colors will go together,…

  • Painted Cereal Box Dreidels For Chanukah Crafting

    Painted Cereal Box Dreidels For Chanukah Crafting

    These striped dreidels painted on cereal boxes are looking so cute I just had to do a better job of photographing them to convince you that this is the thing to delve into this year! Make little ones, make big ones, just make a ton, and transform your home into a festive place for celebrating…

  • Cute Striped Dreidel Craft With Color Theory!

    Cute Striped Dreidel Craft With Color Theory!

    Just when I thought I would not be crafting this year for Chanukah, I realized that just wouldn’t do, and that I could combine my art endeavors with my crafting and do something festive, decorative and educational (for those doing the creating.) Introducing color theory dreidels, this years contribution to my ever expanding collection of…

  • A Last Minute Chanukah Crafting Lifesaver, Right About Now!

    A Last Minute Chanukah Crafting Lifesaver, Right About Now!

    If you start to see photos of my classic nesting dreidel mobile here on CJM that must mean that Hanukkah is coming! So yes indeed, with Hanukkah coming in 1 weeks, yikes, I suggest getting busy with decorating your home, your classroom or workplace with an extra dose of color. My nesting dreidel digital craft…

  • The Origami Dove Is A NEW SYMBOL For Chanukah!

    The Origami Dove Is A NEW SYMBOL For Chanukah!

    I am sharing this post from last year once again because I’m on a mission to let everyone know that the dove with an olive branch is truly a symbol of Chanukah.  Listen to what happened last year: I made origami doves with olive branches because I figured, why not? Doves while often used by…