Hanukkah
Making a Small Menorah
This is very cute and easy project for young kids to make at Hanukkah. Buy a small rectangular piece of white tile (about 8"-12" long x 3" wide). Have your child paint the tile. Once the tile is dry, glue a small piece of tile in the center to elevate the shamash (servant light) which will be used to light all the other candles. Then help ...(read more)
Hanukkah Cards
Send your Hanukkah good wishes to friend and family by making cards. To make a pattern for the Star Of David star, first draw a triangle and then draw a triangle upside down. Fold a piece of blue construction paper in half to make your card. Trace the star on the front of the card. At this point, you can do several variations: trace the ...(read more)
Dreidel Mobile
This is a cute Hanukkah project. Cut out one large dreidel from construction paper and several smaller ones. Have your child decorate the dreidel by painting or coloring it. You or your child can then write the Hebrew letters (nun, gimel, etc.) on the various sized dreidels either in black ink or you could do glitter. Hang the smaller ones from the larger dreidel using yarn ...(read more)
Handprint Menorah
Take a large square tile (12x12 or larger). Have your child paint the tile. Allow to dry, and then trace your child's hands on the tile with the thumbs overlapping. The 4 fingers of each hand will be the candleholders with the two thumbs holding the center "shamash" (servant light) candle. Glue nuts (as in nuts & bolts) on each of the fingers. Glue two ...(read more)
Hanukkah Window Ornament
This is a wonderful addition to your window display of your Menorah. Glue popsicle sticks (or the larger craft sticks) together in the shape of the Star of David. (You can make this an educational activity by having your child count the number of sticks needed as well as the triangle/inverted triangles to make the star). Paint the sticks with blue paint and glitter. You can ...(read more)
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