Recycled Cardboard Crafts
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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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Quick Front Door Decor Craft For Lag B’Omer
If you've been paying attention, you may remember the ten plagues Passover cards I made a month plus ago? The art was mounted on gold cardboard that was actually some metallic gold cardbaord dessert platters left at my front door. And of course, after I cut out the flat middle I just had to save…
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DIY Passover Seder Ten Plagues Cards Craft
Our huge investment in the wonderful holiday of Passover is about to pay off when we sit down together at the Passover Seder table tomorrow night, phew! Almost there with of course lots of cooking left to do, but things are mostly under control with just last minute errands and household organizing to do. And…
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Egg Carton Animal Portrait Craft
With Purim in less than a week, now is time to get crafting friends, and I've started with making egg carton animal portraits that are mini works of art that will also be gift tags for my mishloach manot! The four here were the first 4 of a group that is now 21 strong, so…
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Origami Butterfly Medallions With Pom Poms Party Decor
Last year I created hundreds of origami butterflies for Purim, and our community Purim party, and then ended up making many pom pom bordered medallions with some of the butterflies. After using the medallions to decorate my own home for Purim, I packed them away nicely in a box, and tadah they were ready for…
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DIY Top Tips: How to Create the Perfect Lion Mask
Thinking of getting the kids more involved in your next holiday celebration? Click here to find out how to do it with some fun lion masks.
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Recycling Winter Craft: Cereal Box Cardboard Umbrellas!
Introducing cereal box umbrellas to use in garlands, as gift tags, place cards, or art journaling fodder, just for starters! There is something so very cute about these umbrellas that the more the better, plus they are so much fun to make, not to mention great to have on hand for any party or decor…
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Stand-Up Cardboard Dreidel Craft For Chanukah!
The wonderful thing about Chanukah is that it is eight days long, so we can make crafts during the holiday as well as leading up to the holiday! And of course simple recycling crafts that pack up well to save for next year and years to come are truly the best! One such craft is…
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DIY Recycled Cardboard Roosters Craft For Yom Kippur
Pulling this one out of the archives because it is just too sweet and too wonderful not to share. Make a giant cardboard rooster for Yom Kippur, and then use him any time! Give him a birthday crown? A ski hat? You got the picture, so go for it! Ever thought about using some recycled…
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Giant Cardboard Seahorse Craft For Rosh HaShanah
Yes, you read it correctly, this is truly a giant cardboard seahorse craft, and a wonderful one at that! You might be wondering what sea horses have to do with Rosh HaShana, and yes I can certainly understand that! But lets face it, every Jewish holiday is packed with so much meaning and symbolism that…
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Giant Recycled Cardboard Waves Craft For Rosh HaShana
Yes of course, all things apples and pomegranates and honey make wonderful Rosh HaShana crafts and holiday decor, but this year with Rosh HaShana coming in less than a month I thought I'd start with something that brings attention to the wonderful Rosh HaShana tradition of saying Tashlich, which ideally happens next to a natural…
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Kid’s Craft For The “Three Weeks” of Mourning Leading Up to The 9th of Av
< I have pulled this post from the archives, as it is still a keeper so many years later! This year I did not acknowledge the beginning of the solemn 3 week period, which started on July 6th, so making up for that now……. Ten days ago, on July 6th, was the Jewish date of…