Jewish Crafts
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Holocaust Rememberance: Jewish Murder In The Ukrainian Town Of Bratslav
I am reposting this from 2018, and as always, simply no words…. Today is Holocaust Memorial Day, Yom HaShoah, so I thought I'd mention some of the tragedies of the Holocaust that occurred in one of my very favorite spots, Bratslav, Ukraine. Our family was very fortunate to have the opportunity to spend the…
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Theresienstadt Nazi Ghetto In The Czech Republic
Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel, and once again we are reminded to never forget the tragedies of the Holocaust. We are reminded to fight for truth at every turn, and to do acts of kindness in the names of those 6 mlllion innocent Jews who perished at the hands of evil. In 2019…
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DIY Counting The Omer Art Journal
With all the preparations for Passover, it is generally quite difficult to think about counting the Omer art projects ahead of time, but this year I actually succeeded in making a DIY art journal for daily creating according to the Omer, ahead of time! I’ll admit, it was really quite a fluke, and happened 3…
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DIY Snake Fold Art Journal From One Sheet Of Paper!
With all the preparations for Passover, it is generally quite difficult to think about counting the Omer art projects ahead of time, but this year I actually succeeded in making a DIY art journal for daily creating according to the Omer! I’ll admit, it was really quite a fluke, and happened 2 weeks ago, when…
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Hexagon Orange Juice Bites
This Passover we are enjoying the simplest yet oh so delicious treat, hexagon orange juice bites, frozen of course! What can I tell you? Passover is the time for eating fresh and basic food, and with many opting not to purchase processed food, or the bare minimum, squeezing your own juice and making some shaped…
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Ocean Themed Party Centerpiece
Presenting a fun idea for an ocean themed party centerpiece, that the whole family can make! In our case these waves were made as a crossing the Red Seas centerpiece, and can you imagine a crossing the Red Sea centerpiece running down the length of your table? My stand up waves, that you can place…
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Watercolor Sea Creature Cut Outs Craft
Need a perfect craft idea to keep the kids, in a range of ages, busy right about now? This is it my friends, make watercolor sea creature cut outs to use as Passover decorations, and the more the better! I’ll be using these for table decor on Shevii Shel Pesach, the 7th night of Passover…
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Origami Pyramids Passover Centerpiece
Passover is around the corner, and now is the time to start thinking about how to make your holiday meaningful for the whole family. The telling of the Passover story via the Passover seder is first and foremost in order to pass on the tradition ot our children, so a fun Passover table is a…
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Milk Carton Frogs Passover Craft
I've pulled this one out of the archives because it is just too cute not to share once again! Enjoy! With Passover less than a week away, it is certainly time to get crafting, if you can squeeze it in of course. Then again, maybe keeping the kids busy with some fun crafts for…
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Colorful Cardboard Pyramids Craft For Passover
This is the colorful cardboard pyramids craft that I posted this last year, and dusted it off just a bit, as with Passover coming next Friday night, there really might be time to make some great artful pyramids, ah yes, note to self! With Passover arriving this coming Saturday night, now is the time to…
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DIY Butterfly Boxes Spring Craft
As you may know, I just adore creating art on recycled, mostly little, boxes of any kind, as well as milk cartons, so after I painted some simple 2 stroke butterflies in my journal, well that just had to start covering some boxes! And of course it will not surprise you that I had a…
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Simple 2 Stroke Painted Butterfly
I am officially obsessed with these adorable 2 stroke painted butterflies because they are so simple to paint and the results are just so wonderful! And so my friends butterflies and pyramids are going to the the theme of this year's Passover crafts, lets do it! This butterfly technique can be used in so many…