Holiday: Purim!

  • How To Make A Limited Edition Logo Gift Bag For Your Purim Bakery

    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…

  • How To Make A Stand-Up Paper Doll Clown Chain Craft

    How To Make A Stand-Up Paper Doll Clown Chain Craft

    It is true, Purim is now officially over but this post that teaches you how to make a stand-up paper doll clown chain is great for any party! Use this general idea for a birthday party, a welcome home party, a graduation party, or even for other Jewish holidays but with different characters! Or quite…

  • How To Make A Simple Cardboard Frame For Kid’s Art

    How To Make A Simple Cardboard Frame For Kid’s Art

    Today is Purim in Jerusalem, so sharing Purim themed art is still possibly relevant for someone, especially this How To Make A Simple Cardboard Frame For Kid’s Art to decorate the front door? This clown drawing for Purim was made by one of my 3rd grade students, who is such a darling boy I just…

  • How To Make A Plate Of Cardboard Purim Hamentaschen

    How To Make A Plate Of Cardboard Purim Hamentaschen

    If you are looking for a fun craft for Purim to make today, why not delve into How to Make a Plate of Cardboard Purim Hamentaschen? This craft can be made in any size, even a giant version could be great, and it is relatively quick to whip up, so go for it! (And you…

  • How To Make A Cardboard Crown  Basket With Toile Paper

    How To Make A Cardboard Crown Basket With Toile Paper

    In keeping with the toile Chanukah menorah, and the toile origami pears, introducing a toile cardboard crown gift basket! And now is the time to learn how to make a cardboard crown basket with toile scrap booking paper, as Purim is just around the corner! I am rushing to finish an art exhibit of my…

  • How To Make Cardboard Cut-Out Fish With Unique String Details

    How To Make Cardboard Cut-Out Fish With Unique String Details

    Introducing how to make cardboard cut-out fish with unique string details, because this year my Purim crafting seems to be all about fish! I’ll be using these fun cardboard fish as gift tags for my mishloach manot (gifts of food on Purim) and likely together with a second tag with the to/from message so as…

  • How To Make Cardboard Hamentashen Craft

    How To Make Cardboard Hamentashen Craft

    Now is the time to learn how to make cardboard hamentaschen craft because Purim is coming next week and these are truly just as adorable as can be! Last year was called “purim mishulash” meaning Purim on Friday, then shabbat, then Shushan Purim, for three days of celebrations, so this triangular shaped traditional cookie, also…

  • How To Make A Crown Shaped Cardboard Gift Basket

    How To Make A Crown Shaped Cardboard Gift Basket

    Introducing How To Make A Crown Shaped Cardboard Gift basket just in time for Purim and a fun craft for the entire family! Make as many cardboard crown bases as you need, get the kids to decoration them, and then hot glue them to a recycled cardboard base, and voila, so much fun, and they…

  • How To Make Simple Cardboard Fish Cut-Outs With Golden Scales!

    How To Make Simple Cardboard Fish Cut-Outs With Golden Scales!

    Today is the first day of the Jewish month of Adar, the sign for which is fish, so lets learn how to make simple cardboard fish cut outs with golden scales! These fish are perfect to have on hand for a myriad of crafts for the holiday of Purim, coming up in two weeks, so…

  • How To Make Cardboard Fish For Purim

    How To Make Cardboard Fish For Purim

    With the Jewish month of Adar coming up on Sunday night, now is the time to make cardboard fish, as the fish is the sign for the month of Adar! These fish, made by 3rd grade boys are just so very sweet, and while they are on the small side, one could certainly make them…

  • How To Make A Festive Cardboard Crown Craft

    How To Make A Festive Cardboard Crown Craft

    Crowns are a very popular Jewish symbol, and for the Jewish holiday of Purim the crown might represent the crown of the beloved Queen Esther, the heroine of the Purim story, or maybe the kids want to get dressed up as royalty in general? In any case, learning how to make a festive cardboard crown…

  • Simple Drawing For Kids: How To Draw A Fish

    Simple Drawing For Kids: How To Draw A Fish

    The sign for the Jewish month of Adar, coming up next Monday night, is the fish, so let’s get fishy! And aren’t these fish just the cutest? Courtesy of one of my 3rd grade students who really got the hang of the fish drawing lesson I tried to teach, and yesterday after his fish drawing…