Jewish Crafts
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Make Mini Decorative Yarn Balls To Use Instead Of Pom Poms!
I am on a missions to make quick decorations for our succah (less than one week to go and not many free days, yikes!) that will also diminish my odds and ends of yarn. For starters instead of laboring over pom poms, I'm making tons of small decorative yarn balls which look great, and I'm…
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Chocolate Bark With Fish Crackers For A Perfect Rosh HaShana Treat!
Here's a last minute treat for Rosh HaShana that is just about perfect — chocolate bark with little fish crackers! The apple dipped in honey is a universal sign for Rosh HaShana, but fish are also an important symbol, and a fish head is one of the traditional foods placed on the Rosh HaShana table…
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Quick No-Sew Apple Craft Using Upcycled Materials!
I have no computer at the moment and am typing on an iPad, but wanted to share this recycled materials Apple craft with you. fortunately I had uploaded the photos to my blog before my computer got very sick and had to be sent to the hospital an hour and a half drive from…
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Watercolor Apples In Rainbow Colors For Rosh HaShana Cards!
Once you start painting with watercolors, it is hard to stop, so I thought I'd practice trying to paint loosely with this idea for a sweet card for Rosh HaShana — tiny watercolors in rainbow colors do look cute, and you certainly don't have to be perfect, in fact the less perfect the better, I'm…
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Paper Clip Mini Mobiles That Make Adorable Decorations Anytime!
When we were picking up school supplies last week I just couldn't resist these colorful paperclips as I was quite sure they could be used for something, but what other than a chain? Well, here you have it, my first paper clip craft, mini mobiles made using just paperclips and recycled plastic bottles! I know,…
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Now Is The Time To Start Thinking About Succah Decorations!
I know it isn't even August yet, but the Jewish holidays are arriving on the "early" side this year which means that if you want to be smart, now is a great time to start thinking about your succah decorations! You know, those decorations that you never seem to have time for because once the…
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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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Crepe Paper Flowers With Pom Pom Centers (Perfect For Shavous!)
Here is a fun crepe paper flower craft that is done in two steps, and produces great results. Make these flowers in a bunch of sizes, and affix them to a large board, or hot glue a string to the back for hanging. Or how about some on your front door? Whatever you decide to…
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Crafts For Kids: Gorgeous Flowers From Recycled Materials!
Egg carton flowers are so much fun to make and can be used to decorate so many things. With the holiday of Shavuos coming up, now is a great time to start filling the house with flowers and greenery to remind us of Mt. Sinai (where the Torah was given), and what better way than…
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Kids Crafts For Lag B’Omer —A Round Up From The Archives
Above: Make a little bonfire lag bomer craft with wine cork people, using sticks and other craft supplies you happen to have on hand. The joyful Jewish holiday of Lag B'Omer, in which we take a break from the period of mourning that falls between Passover and Shavuos, is coming up next week, so it…
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Today Is The Day To Bake Schlissel Challah!
Today is the day to observe the special Jewish tradition of baking key-shaped challahs the first Shabbos after Passover. Last shabbos was technically after Passover, but we were observing back to back holiday with shabbos, so no baking was allowed. I am now running to get ready for shabbos, so here is a photo to…
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Going Into The Orchard To Give Thanks In The Month Of Nissan
Ah yes, spring is here in Northern Israel, and just in time for all to enjoy as many families take to the great outdoors during this week's Passover holiday. Today, the first intermediary day of Passover in Israel, called chol hamoed, was marked with a community trip to a nearby farming community to observe the…