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Kid’s Craft For Passover: Fun Pop Art Inspired Signs From Recycled Boxes!
Translation of Hebrew: Floor Shampoo (top) Cleaned For Passover (bottom) Pop art inspired signs made from kid friendly gouche and corrugated cardboard are the perfect Passover craft to keep the kids busy right about now! Kids love making signs, which are especially useful during the process of getting the house ready for Passover, as they…
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Make T-Shirt Yarn From Your Kid’s Old T-Shirts!
What does any obsessed crafter do in the middle of her intense top to bottom house cleaning in preparation for the holiday of Passover? Why of course, she gathers up all those old shirts that she wouldn't want her kids to be caught wearing out of the house, and she uses them to make t-shirt…
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Passover Craft For Kids: Four Cups Of Wine Paper Doll Chain
Yesterday at Crafting A Future, my lively group of boys ages 7-10 had a great time making this four cups Passover wall hanging craft, and I have to say, the results really are adorable! I was inspired by the dancing wine goblets I made some years ago, but needed a way to make them into…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, the little international and very crafty get together that happens right here! Thanks so much for all of you who contribute your creations here, and now for the features from last week: Wonderful crocheted baby bootie pattern from lacy crochet, and an adorable knit frog detailed hat from Ginx craft.…
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Cereal Box Gift Bags With Stamped Patterns For All Ages!
Aren't these cereal box gift bags wonderful? And while we made these for Purim, they're great year round to use for gifts or even as fun catchalls. And they can look super regardless of the artistic skill of the child or adult making them! These were made by 1st and 2nd graders, or rather the…
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Crocheted Beard Makes A Fabulous Costume Accessory!
The crocheted beard that I whipped up for my eight year old's Mordechai HaTzaddik costume was a huge success! Not only did it complete his costume, it was comfortable to wear, and even kept him warm as the Purim party/barbeque we attended went into the night and temperatures dropped!
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Sock Hobby Horse DIY Fit For A King (Or Mordechai HaTzaddik!)
Want to make the cutest ever sock hobby horse for one of your little darlings? I made this one last Thursday night (rather than sleep, you know how it goes…..) as a part of my eight year old's Mordechai HaTzaddik purim costume, and it was a major hit! I've been wanting to make a sock…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday Purim Edition!
Purim Sameach! Wishing you all a very joyful and meaningful Purim holiday. The costumes have been made and worn to school, (much sleep was lost for the sake of creativity, sigh), and the megillah has been heard. The mood is very festive indeed as we usher in this joyful holiday as a community and as…
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Toilet Paper Roll Dolls For Purim!
This week my 3rd to 6th grade girls at Crafting A Future learned how to make sweet dolls from toilet paper tubes, and the results are so much fun! And of course, just in time for Purim, so most of the girls made tp tube dolls which represent Queen Esther and Mordechai. And in case…
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Tissue Paper Collage Cannisters
This is a kid’s craft that is just in time for Purim, using recycled oatmeal cans to make gift baskets.
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, the crafty get together which spans the globe! Last week we had contributors from Pakistan, Israel, Portugal, Guatemala, Hungary, Macedonia, Muldavia, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Jakarta, Australia, The United States and the United Kingdom! Inspiration is always a good thing, especially with a heavy duty crafting week awaiting many of us,…
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Cardboard And Paper Props For A Purim Play
When a dear neighbor knocked on the door the other day with the request that I'd help her with some props for a Purim play that night, I had to decline as I was waist deep in centerpiece creations for that very same event. Needless to say, I just couldn't turn my friend away, and…
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Crayon and Wax Candle Resist Paintings
Last week in my CRAFTING A FUTURE class for first and second grade girls, I introduced them to the idea of water color resist painting, using white wax candles, about the size of a thick crayons together with crayons, and of course water colors. The results are festive and sweet, just like this group of…
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About CRAFTING A FUTURE
Introducing CRAFTING A FUTURE, a new charitable organization established by the creator of creativejewishmom.com to bring creativity to the lives of poverty stricken children and their mothers. Dear Friends, it is with great excitement that I introduce to you my latest charitable project, something that has just taken form over the past few weeks, but…
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Introducing CRAFTING A FUTURE!
Introducing CRAFTING A FUTURE, a new charitable organization established by the creator of creativejewishmom.com to bring creativity to the lives of poverty stricken children and their mothers. Dear Friends, it is with great excitement that I introduce to you my latest charitable project, something that has just taken form over the past few weeks, but…
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Tissue Paper Collage Clown Craft For Purim!
This week's art lessons for kids was all about tissue paper collage. For five plus hours there were previously art deprived kids at my long dining room table creating all kinds of projects using tissue paper and watered-down glue for the first time in their lives! A great feeling and something I hope to do…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Last week's party included contributors from around the world, with so much wonderful creativity! Purim is now just two weeks away, so it's time to get busy with costumes and mishloach manot ideas. My preparations are going to include at least one costume with crocheted accessories, so I'm not complaining,…
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Homemade Hummous Is Delicious!
Last week I at long last made homemade hummous, instead of buying it, and while of course it does take more effort to make it yourself than grab it off the shelf, the effort is well worth it— it's downright delicious and so very healthy! Serve it with some roasted pine nuts and arranged on…
