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A Hanukkah Poster Made By Mother And Son…..
When my son came home from school with a request for a large piece of artwork to hang in his classroom, i was a little sceptical that I would have time to actually help him with this task, but fortunately we pulled it off, and he was happy as can be as he left for school this morning, phew! As you can surely guess, I am not the kind of mom who would want to just make something for him with no collaboration, and fortunately, he actually got the ball rolling one evening by drawing the title and those cute little music bars. Yesterday he drew the curtains and mom…
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Cereal Box Menorahs Made By 2nd Graders!
Aren't these cereal box menorahs made by some second grade boys from the Western Galil in Israel just the cutest? They were made as part of a crafting hour for a group of five boys, and with the help of two mothers, and using my Hanukkah menorah template printable. I really love how they took the idea of using cereal box cardboard and decided to make the cereal box graphics the decoration, true pop art! I do wonder whether that decision was based on the fact that the 45 minutes they spent making these was enough crafting time, or whether it was truly an aesthetic decision. We will never know,…
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Hanukkah Sewing Craft: Make An Adorable Dreidel Shaped Pillow
It is true, you don't see a whole lot of sewing projects from me, as I'm quite a rookie, but I just couldn't resist trying my hand at this idea that i've had running around my head for a few years now: a dreidel shaped pillow with a little pocket to hold Hanukkah prizes! And now dear readers, you can see the complete tutorial for this dreidel shaped pillow right here over at Houzz.com. It is a perfect project for those new to sewing (or not) and uses a pillow insert so that you can easily store it flat until next year. Then again, this pillow is so adorable, that…
