Holiday: Pesach/Passover
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Giant Origami Pyramids Passover Centerpiece
With Passover starting on Wednesday night, now is a great time to get the family busy with some simple decorations to help make things a bit more cheerful than they might be, sigh. Those who might generally opt for a very elegant Passover table are likely going simple this year as well, and these origami…
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Splitting Of The Red Sea Diorama— A Reader’s Version!
One of the greatest pleasures of blogging is when readers actually use my instructions to make their own version of a project I've presented. So it is with very great pleasure that i present to you this fantastic version, submitted by Ilana Singer of Strasbourg, France, of my splitting of the Red Sea diorama, the…
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How To Make Simple Paper Pinwheels While Cleaning For Passover
At this point most folks have done the bulk of the necessary cleaning for Passover, (or maybe they are closing up their homes and heading to family or on vacation) and if not they are certainly not taking time to peek at my blog, as Passover starts on Friday night and there is soooo much…
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Ten Plagues Passover Seder Craft
I made these ten plagues placards for my kids for our seder eight whole years ago, and since they are still looking good (in the photos that is) I thought I'd pull them out of the archives to share them with you, as truly this a craft that will make memories for the kids (and…
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Passover Paper Craft For Kids: Four Cups Of Wine Paper Dolls!
With Passover coming up on Friday night, now is the time to keep the kids busy with fun crafts to celebrate Passover, or maybe even make some yourself? This Passover paper dolls craft in which the dolls are actually the four cups of wine was done by a group of boys during a weekly crafting…
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Drinking Straw Pyramids Passover Craft
Looking for a simple craft to add a creative touch to your home this Passover? Look no further, drinking straw pyramids are perfect and right on trend as well. Make them in lovely pastel colors, or get some metallic straws and make elegant versions that would look amazing on your Passover Seder table. Of course…
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Origami Pyramid Passover Centerpiece
Origami and geometric shapes are all the rage as the moment, so origami pyramids for your Passover table seem oh so perfect! Since the Passover seder recounts the story of Jewish slavery and redemption in Egypt these colorful origami pyramid reminders are so fitting— an interesting combination of solemn and cheerful!
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Simple Passover Craft: Napkin Rings For The Seder
With just one week left until Passover, time is of the essence, and so I'm here to share with you this oh so simple and yet totally adorable Passover craft to use at your Passover Seder, or during the week of Passover, you decide. In any case, make a ton of these ahead of time…
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Passover Craft: Make Your Own Patterned Paper
If you are looking for some simple Passover crafts right about now, good for you, there is still a whole week until the Passover holiday starts, which means more than enough time to make some quick crafts to enhance the holiday. For starters, how about getting some black paper and making some of this fun…
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Getting Ready To Celebrate Passover With Family
Passover starts on the night of Friday March 30, so now is the time to start getting ready for this wonderful week long Jewish holiday. We look forward to celebrating Passover because in our home it is a meaningful holiday full of family together time which includes of course the traditional seder, and a whole…
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Ten Plagues Passover Seder Craft For Kids
This ten plagues craft is from the archives, but still just too cute not to feature again, so enjoy! And of course, adults can join in on the fun too! A good four plus years ago I had a group of fearless crafters, namely boys ages 7-10 who enthusiastically spent a few hours making a…
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Painted Pyramids For Passover Crafting
As you may have noticed I’m currently exploring painting with gouache, and having a great time. In fact I’d like to drop everything else and just paint……okay maybe just a bit everyday at this point, because I just love the vivid matte color one can easily achieve with gouache. And yes indeed, that is why…