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Recycled Icecream Cone Box Birthday Garland!
I hope you will never throw out another food box with photos on it again, as cut-outs make the most adorable garlands, especially when the kids cut out the items and decorate them! This ice cream cone birthday garland for a beloved five year old was made together with him, though admittedly I did most…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks for joining me here! Fall is coming which means so is the Jewish holiday season, so time to get crafting before the rush begins! Because of the crafting classes I started for boys, I actually already made a nice number of succah decorations, though I have some very crafty…
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How To Prune A Yucca And Encourage New Growth
Drum roll please……the Yucca tree that I pruned roughly 11 months ago, right before Succot, has finally finally sprouted some tiny new growth on the pruned stump. The piece that we cut off that was too tall for our Succah and taller than the one we left, has long since rooted and is a nice…
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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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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! Here in Israel we are now in the official three week period between Tisha B'Av and the start of the month of Elul which is the summer vacation period. This year is very different for most families unfortunately, as due to security issues…
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DIY Macrame Plant Hanger Inspiration
While I do like macrame, macrame plant hangers never really inspired me until I saw this photo showing a grouping of macrame hangers hung from a large branch, and wow, I just LOVE it! And friends, macrame plant hangers are really quite simple and you can easily find a nice selection of DIY plant hanger…
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TP Tube Vases With An Origami Butterfly & Flowers Craft For Kids
I've already shared with you the toilet paper tube vase and separately, the magazine flowers, that I made as an example for my students, and now it is time to share their work! This was truly a fun and successful project for 8 to 9 year old boys, who then proudly took their projects home…
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How To Make Plastic Bag Yarn With Kids!
For many of us, there are still plenty of plastic bags of all kinds floating around in our lives, so do make an effort to use them for crafting! The bags seen here are light weight bags from the grocery or vegetable store and the perfect weight for making "plarn" or plastic bag yarn, which…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! As the most solemn day of the year on the Jewish calendar approaches (Monday night) together with the uncertain security and scary times around the world, all I can say is my response is to keep busy with creative projects, and to give…
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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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DIY Hiking And Camping Theme Birthday Cake
Have a friend or family member that loves hiking and climbing mountains? I have just the DIY hiking and camping theme cake decor idea for you, and truly it is quite a quick one, phew. My daughter just spent two weeks in the Western USA as a counselor for a hiking camp, that included Yosemite,…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday! Very scary times right now in Israel and in the world at large, and my only answer is to add more joy to the world with crafting and creativity. I've starting crafting with kids again, two smallish groups of grade school boys for now, and wow it so very very…
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Getting Lucky With A Blooming Sanseveria!
Yes indeed, my Sanseveria (snake plant or mother in law's tongue) is blooming yet again, and it is so very wonderful as the fragrance is truly unique and lovely, experienced mostly at night when the plant breathes. This year I've had more blooms than ever, with the total right now I think at 5 flower…
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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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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! We are now in another mourning period on the Jewish calendar, called "the three weeks" namely the weeks leading up to the Ninth of Av, which is the day in which the Holy Temple was destroyed. And now thousands of years later it…
