Holiday: Rosh HaShana/New Years
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Gorgeous Round Braided Challahs Baked By A Thirteen Year Old!
As you’ve probably already guessed the thirteen year old that baked these round braided challahs, that look like they came straight from the bakery, is none other than my wonderful daughter who just turned thirteen last week! And this time the only help I gave her was a demonstration of how to braid the first…
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Stuffed Paper Apples Craft For Kids
I just love this stuffed paper apple craft with stamped images, a reader’s verions of my stuffed polka dot apple craft that I shared with you all last week! The story goes like this. Today I received a wonderful email from a reader, Katherine Herrera of Fairfax Virginia, who informed me that their family had a…
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Recycled Plastic Cup Apples!
Yippee, I have managed to squeeze out one last recycling craft for you before the end of the Jewish year — introducing recycled plastic cup apples! Maybe just in time to whip up to grace your Rosh HaShana table, or as a fun idea for making succah decorations. These little reycled plastic cup apples don’t…
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Stuffed Polka Dot Apple Craft For Kids
A polka dot stuffed paper apple is the perfect craft to do with little ones, and children as old as first or second grade can certainly do the whole apple craft themselves, maybe with just a bit of help. Make giant stuffed apples or medium sized ones, the more the better! Rosh Hashana is approaching…
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Bring In The New Year With A Gorgeous Fruit Tart!
Since we’re on the subject of baking for the holidays, starting with Rosh HaShana coming up in just a week, I thought I’d share this baking idea with you, namely a fruit tart, that is really so very festive looking! And while you’re at it, this is the perfect kind of dessert to send to…
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Easy To Braid Round Challahs For Rosh HaShana!
With Rosh HaShana just a week away, now is a great time to bake traditional round braided challahs for the holiday, with raisins of course! Thanks to some readers who left comments on my post showing how to braid these beauties, I realized that I ought to share some photos I took last year just…
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A Roundup Of Rosh HaShana Crafts From The Archives!
Wine cork apple stamped Rosh HaShana Cards….so fun and simple to whip up! Its hard to believe that Rosh HaShana is just around the corner and it’s time to get crafting for this wonderful holiday which marks the beginning of the Jewish year and the start of the period known as the “High Holidays.” Meaning…
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Shanah Tovah! Wishing You A Happy Sweet New Year!
With the sun slowing going down, and just an hour or so before the holiday of Rosh HaShana begins, I’m sitting for a few moments to write this post and wish you all a Shanah Tovah and Gemar Chatima Tovah. May the coming year be a year of health, happiness, success and peace. Inner peace…
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Recycled TP Roll Apple Napkin Rings For Rosh HaShana!
TP Roll apple napkin rings are the perfect little craft to whip up just for the New Year to add a little bit of crafty goodness to your holiday table. They’d also be great place cards or even lined up as fun little decorations with messages written on the apples, as they really are so…
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Doodle Drawing Craft For Rosh HaShana
Here’s a fun doodle drawing craft for Rosh HaShana that’s perfect for a nice range of ages, and requires only very basic supplies! I love how these apples, pomgranites and carrots look on our white sideboard, though we had originally thought of gluing magnets on the back and using them to cover the fridge. Still…
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Round Braided Challahs Are A Breeze….For Rosh HaShana!
With Rosh HaShana, quickly approaching (this Wednesday night, yikes!) and three days of holiday meals to prepare mostly in advance, I did get a little head start on Friday with these two challahs, braided in the round and with some dried cranberries added for a little extra sweetness. And I also tried something new, half white…
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Styrofoam Apples Decoupaged With Fabric Strips For Rosh HaShana!
Introducing a cheerful fall apple craft just in time for Rosh HaShana! And of course, they’ll look great in the Sukkah too, hanging or as a centerpiece. So gather your supplies, and have fun creating some new decorative accessories that keep well from year to year, though you may just love them so much they’ll…