Recycled Cardboard Crafts
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Deliver Love With This Adorable First Birthday Ornament
Sometimes the cutest add-on to your first birthday decorations might be something on the subtle side, but so very sweet that is stands on its own! This toy helicopter birthday ornament was hung from my dining room chandelier, a spot usually filled with lots of decorations, and yet when I put the usual number there…
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Adorable 1st Birthday Cardboard Balloons Photo Backdrop!
A first birthday is exciting indeed, and creating a DIY cardboard balloon backdrop is well worth the small effort, as believe me it looks great in the photos and is just downright cute! While we celebrated this birthday during the week of Succot, that is in the middle of a holiday week in which crafting…
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Wow Them With The Perfect First Birthday Smash Cake
During the holiday of Succot we celebrated the first birthday of a precious little one, and while I didn’t do anything even remotely resembling a smash cake for my one year olds, a grandson is of course a whole new game, and I was able to convince my daughter to whip up this classic white…
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Simple Embroidery Floss Cards Are A Must!
Apparently embroidery is trending and I’m picking up on that somehow, as after many many years I suddenly had this urge to embroider! I gathered together the supplies to take along on our trip to the USA, and actually made a few things, with many more items created upon our return. And truly it is…
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Bow And Arrows Kid’s Craft For Summer Camp Or Lag B’Omer
Looking for a fun, simple and great looking bow and arrow craft for kids? Whether for the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer, or summer camp crafting, this is truly a winner! You can decorate the bow in many ways, with crafting supplies on hand, and even teach basic crocheting or braiding to make the string…
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DIY Arrows Craft For Lag B’Omer Or Summer Camp!
With the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer coming up this Thursday night, now is the time to make some simple DIY arrows, and maybe a simple bow to boot! The bow and arrow is an important symbol of the holiday, so google it to learn more! These arrows were made by a 4th grade student…
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Fun DIY Hamentashen Gift Tag For Purim
It is true, Purim was over on Sunday night, but posting this for next year! And what a Purim it was for those of us in Israel, as it was called Purim “mishulash” meaning triangle, as Purim was celebrated on Friday everywhere except Jerusalem, then there was a festive Shabbos, and then Purim was celebrated…
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A Plate Of Cardboard Hamentashen Door Decor For Purim!
Purim is coming and this year, while I have not had time to photograph it all just yet, I had a bad cold and ended up crafting up a literal storm of cardboard hamentashen and much more. I upcycled a previous door decoration for the pidyon haben we made a few months back, by replacing…
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Fun Cardboard Hamentaschen Craft For Purim!
Here’s a super cute craft to make in a bunch of sizes to use all over the house this Purim, as garlands, napkin rings, gift tags and more! Yes, you will have to cut out and glue a bunch of cardboard circles folded into trigangles, and the gluing stage can be a bit tedious, but…
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DIY Gift Bag From A Cereal Box!
Pulling this one out of the archives as Purim is coming in just under 2 weeks and it is time to get crafting for this festive holiday, which included gifts of food to friends, neighbors and those who have done nice things for you! It has been quite a while since I made gift bags…
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Fun Mini Ugly Sweater Craft For Chanukah
Dusting this one off from the archives as it is a keeper, and I’ll be pulling mine out from the chanukah decorations box shortly! After turning a color swatching exercise into striped dreidels, here, I just had to keep on going with some cozy striped sweaters! Are they “ugly” holiday sweaters, not in my book,…
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DIY Cardboard Leaves Wall Hanging For The Succah
It is true, I made this DIY falling leaves wall hanging specially for our Succah, but truly it could be wonderful anywhere, or at the least as a party or wedding backdrop as well! The leaves I chose represent five of the seven holy species: olive, date, fig, pomegranite and grape, which actually is a…