Holiday: Shabbat Shira

  • Recycled Milk Carton Bird Feeder Shaped Like An Owl!

    Recycled milk cartons are great for crafting, and especially for making bird feeders shaped like owls! And simple enough to whip up just in time for this shabbat, “shabbat shira” for which there is Jewish tradtion to leave food out for the birds on Friday afternoon. As you can see, our feeders have yet to…

  • Bird Inspired Crafts For Shabbat Shira!

    Shabbat Shira, the shabbat in which we remember the special role that the birds played when the Jewish people were living in the dessert after their deliverance Egypt, is this Friday night, so it’s time to start doing some special bird inspired crafts! This is one of the years that I have actually realized that…

  • Origami Cranes…Perfect For Birthday Parties or Your Succah?

    I’m in love with origami cranes made from brightly colored origami paper. And I can still say that after having folded about forty of them for my daughter’s birthday party last week! I used my origami cranes to create an origami crane mobile of sorts, which I hope to photograph soon,  and share with you.…

  • Toilet Paper Tube Owls Great For A Rainy Day

    I love any craft using recycled toilet paper tubes, or are they toilet paper rolls? Not sure really but in any case, if you’ve been saving them (as I have) then you can whip out a few and make yourself some cute owls. I thought this would be a great starting point for a little…

  • Vacation Crafts: Paper Lunch Bag Bird’s Nests

    Lunch bag bird’s nests with modeling clay eggs are really fantastic and a great project to do on the road, since there’s minimal mess and the supplies are certainly simple. I was so inspired by this original idea by Camilla over at family chic that I sat down with my kids just as soon as I spied some…

  • Use A Cookie Cutter To Make Bird-Shaped Cakes!

    Did you realize that you can use cookie cutters to cut cute little cakes in any shape your heart desires? And if you’re an expert with the frosting (which I am not) you could really make some gorgeous little treats! Just make sure your cake isn’t too high and you are in business. Yes, there…

  • Happy Bird Day Cake Decor: Birds From Styrofoam Balls!

    Here’s the cake I promised to share with you yesterday! Isn’t it just amazing what one can do with some styrofoam balls and a few pipe cleaners one (well, me anyway) has sitting around? I must say, I even surprised myself, especially since when I started making these birds for the party I really had…