Jewish Crafts
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Festive Rosh HaShana Symbols (Simanim) Placards Craft For Kids
With Rosh HaShana coming in just over a week, now is the time to get crafting, with the kids and for yourself, in order to truly honor this oh so important and lofty holiday! The subject of the Rosh HaShana symbols or simanim is perfect for a variety of crafts including placards, garlands, napkin rings…
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DIY Paper Pomegranite On A Branch Craft
I have to admit, this is one of the cutest crafts I’ve done lately, and I just can’t wait to make more! Perfect for Rosh HaShana, and then bring your pomegranite branches into the succah! Use them to fill vases, or make garlands for the table or to hang overhead, on LED lighting or on…
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Recycled Plastic Bottle Vase Craft For Kids
How do you make a vase to hold various paper flowers, pomegranite branches and Rosh HaShana symbols on skewers? Well, I’ve just come up with a really fun way that has great results and is so very enjoyable to make. The room was almost silent as my group of 9 year old boys got to…
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Fun DIY Plastic Bag Pom Pom Craft
Once again, I have made plastic bag pom poms, well rather my 9 year old students have made some plastic bag pom poms and the results are just so much fun! And of course with the crafty hoiday of Succot sneaking up on us, now is the time to get crafting, and these pom poms…
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Cross Stitch on Cardboard Apple Craft
Pulling this one out of the archives from a mere two years ago, and now it is making me want to embroider, help! I followed my own advice about making some cross stitch apple crafts (check out my first cross stitch apple craft here) for Rosh Hashana, and last night in the wee hours of…
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Fun Cardboard and Paper Collage Cut-Outs For Rosh HaShana
We are in the heart of our short summer vacation here in Israel, and with war and so much heartache looming over our heads, crafting and preparing for upcoming holidays and happy occassions is a wonderful way to spend a few hours. Get the whole family together or even take time for yourself, creativity is…
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Cut Paper Western Wall (Kotel) Craft For Tisha B’Av
Another craft from way back when showing my boys tiny hands ten plus years ago……back then I posted this on the eve of the fast, this year you have at least three days to plan and execute this family friendly project! Here is what I wrote: Tonight is the solemn Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av,…
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Rebuilding The Beit HaMikdash Recycling Craft For Kids
I have pulled this post from the archives, as it is one of my all-time favorites for crafts for The Nine Days and for The 9th of Av, coming up on Monday night. Previously, I published this at the beginning of the three week mourning period, and this is what I wrote: Today is the…
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Recycled TP Tube Designer Vases Craft
I have to say, when I came up with this recycling craft idea for making artful vases from tp tubes I wasn’t expecting the results to be this wonderful! I have started crafting with small groups of boys twice a week, which means coming up with projects that will satisfy them, and the idea here…
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Mini Magazine Page Flowers Craft
Mini recycled magazine page chrysanthemums are just the sweetest and great anytime or for a special occasion! I could have sworn that i made larger versions of these a good ten years ago, but the only thing I found on my blog is a felt version of these, also wonderful! I had totally forgotten about…
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Modular Origami Starbursts Make Perfect Succah Decorations!
Yes, you are reading correctly, modular origami starburts make great succah decorations, and now is the perfect stress-free time to delve into all kinds of paper crafts that can then be neatly saved and hung in the succah in a few months! I taught a group of 10 to 12 year old boys how to…
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DIY Colorful Floral Border Doodle For Cards, Journals, Signs and More!
Years ago I got into floral doodles via some tutorials for bullet journal art and it was so much fun, and a great introduction to the world of journaling and sketchbook practices. Since then I’ve been working on refining my art skills and while doing lots of drawing, not like the floral borders you see…