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Hanukkah Watercolor Lantern – Jewish Crafts

December 7, 2015 By punktorah

These lovely lanterns are sure to brighten up your house on a dark Winter night. They are easy for little ones to make and the result is beautiful.

You will need:

White paper
Glitter glue, sequins, markers and any other decorations you might like to use
Some olive oil
An iron
Watercolour paints
Paintbrushes
An empty glass jar
A battery operated tealight

Start by painting the whole piece of paper. We decided to paint our paper blue, but you can pick a different colour or even use multiple colours, too.

Let your paper dry. When it has dried use a cloth or paintbrush to paint the entire paper with olive oil. This will make your paper see-through.

Place your paper between two tea towels and iron it on a low setting to remove any excess oil. This is a step for the grown-ups, so please mind little fingers!

When you have ironed your paper you can decorate it any way you like. We decided [Read more…]

Recycled Tzedakah Box

December 3, 2012 By punktorah

One of my favourite things to do is make items that we will actually use. Not only is it a great opportunity to learn about different traditions, it also fills the little ones with pride to see their very own creation being used over and over again.
One item we use every day is the tzedakah box. It is easy to make your own from recycled materials that you probably already have at home.

You will need:

An empty container with a plastic lid
Paper
Decorations like stickers, sequins or buttons
Glue
Scissors
Glitter glue

Start by measuring your container and cutting your paper to the right size, it should fit around the container and cover any writing.

Let your little one write the word tzedakah onto the paper in Hebrew letters, don’t worry, this doesn’t have to be perfect!

Now you can decorate your tzedakah box in any way you like. We decided to stick blue and white sticky buttons onto [Read more…]

Beaded Pipe-Cleaner Star of David Craft

November 29, 2012 By punktorah

This easy Chanukah decoration is great for even the littlest children and can be made with very little help from grown-ups.

Beaded Pipecleaner Star of David Chanukah Decoration

You will need:

Pipecleaners
Beads
String

Start by threading beads onto a pipecleaner.

Fold your pipecleaner into thirds and twist the ends together to make a triangle shape.

Repeat these steps for a second pipecleaner and thread it through the first triangle before twisting the ends together.
This makes your Star of David shape.

Make lots of these stars.

When you are finished just attach them to colourful ribbon or string and use them to decorate for the holidays.
These are not just great for Chanukah but would also make a great decoration for your Sukkah.

Have fun!

NEW! PunkTorah Kids

November 25, 2012 By punktorah

You’re a Jewish homeschooler, an urban parent, you read Kveller on your iPhone instead of grabbing Parenting Magazine at the supermarket. When you think “vinyl”, you don’t just think a clean surface the kids can’t mess up. You’re a PunkTorah parent. And now, your kids can join in the fun.

In our first Jewish parenting series, we bring you cool Hanukkah ideas including some amazing craft projects, Jewish books and more.

But it does not end there. Are YOU interested in the new wave of Jewish parenting? Become a mommy/daddy blogger by sending us an email.

And enjoy our first two blogs: Star of David Bunting and a review of Nathan Blows Out the Hanukkah Candles.

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