Holiday: Purim!
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Egg Carton Fox Portraits Craft
So friends, it turns out that egg carton animal portraits are so very very fun to make, I just had to keep going after the leopard egg carton animal portraits craft that I shared with you last week. I went on to make a bunch of lions, like the one here, and then, flipped the…
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Toilet Paper Roll Birdy Gift Topper
Last week I shared with you my toilet paper tube birdy gift tag, and now I'm sharing a few photos to show you how I used it! Truthfully, while I am not a fan of cellophane, that is the gift wrap of choice here in Israel, so sometimes you just gotta go with the flow……of…
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Toilet Paper Tube Birdy Gift Tags Or Party Decor
With Purim coming up on Saturday night, I started making really fun egg carton portrait gift tags, only the later ones came out so well I really can't give them away, so I was looking for something super cute but just a bit less precious, and these toilet paper roll birdies fit the bill! I'll…
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Egg Carton Animal Portrait Craft
With Purim in less than a week, now is time to get crafting friends, and I've started with making egg carton animal portraits that are mini works of art that will also be gift tags for my mishloach manot! The four here were the first 4 of a group that is now 21 strong, so…
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Jewish Holiday Recycling Crafts For Kids
With Purim in just a week, and Passover to follow, now is the time to start thinking about a top to bottom yearly cleaning and organizing of our homes. While you may be tempted to toss it all, I recommend looking at your "garbage" with a eco-friendly eye on creativity, and as a way of…
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Plastic Bottle Gift Basket With Plastic Bag Yarn!
I have to say, this is truly a fabulous craft, whether you use plastic bag yarn, or regular yarn, with results that are perfect for Purim gift giving or anytime. I think I need to make some! I am reposting this from a few good years back, enjoy! I am so excited to share with…
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Plastic Bag Pom Pom Centerpiece
Last week I shared with you how to make DIY yarn from plastic bags, and now I've used that yarn to make one of my all time favorite recycling crafts, plastic bag pom poms! Not only do they use up all the plastic bags that are still in use in my corner of the world…
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Origami Butterfly Medallions With Pom Poms Party Decor
Last year I created hundreds of origami butterflies for Purim, and our community Purim party, and then ended up making many pom pom bordered medallions with some of the butterflies. After using the medallions to decorate my own home for Purim, I packed them away nicely in a box, and tadah they were ready for…
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DIY Top Tips: How to Create the Perfect Lion Mask
Thinking of getting the kids more involved in your next holiday celebration? Click here to find out how to do it with some fun lion masks.
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DIY Cardboard Castle Party Centerpiece Or Kid’s Toy!
I have once again dusted this one off as it is a keeper, and with Purim in one month, now is a great time to spoil the kids and the family with some extra crafting this year! Here is what I wrote two years ago: A fun DIY castle centerpiece made from recyclables is truly…
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Origami Standup Horses Make Great Party Decor And Gift Basket Additions!
Pulling this one out of the archives from just last year, as it is truly fabulous, and I may just have to make some more! While origami butterflies were truly the theme this Purim, I did sneak in a bunch of origami horses which I ended up using in the festive food baskets for friends…
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Origami Butterflies Party Decor
Reposting this from last year, because with more time for Purim decorations this year, since we have a whole extra month of adar, you can make more butterflies than you'd ever dream of, so get to it! Mine are nicely packed away from last year and patiently waiting to fly off to this year's Purim…