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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! With all the joyful celebration that comes with Purim, as well as the costumes and food gifts for friends and neighbors, and the hosting of large quantities of people now under our belts, we can relax for a moment……..and then it is time to get to work preparing for Passover, which is exactly in four weeks! This year my craft room absolutely has to get cleaned out and organized as we need the space as an extra bedroom…..I think I’ll spare you the before and after photos, but truthfully really excited about the prospect of having to stay…
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Wishing You A Purim Sameach!
We celebrated Purim here in Northern Israel yesterday, but in Jerusalem Purim is being celebrated right now, so I thought I’d wish everyone a Purim Sameach, and may we all merit to witness miracles and to know the difference between good and evil! Today is the day called Shushan Purim, and today Shushan Purim is celebrated in just 2 cities in the world that are still technically walled cities, Jerusalem and a city in Turkey, whose name I have forgotten, sorry about that. Since whatever happens in Jerusalem certainly filters out into the whole world, we can certainly wish one another a Purim Sameach! Details regarding this toddler Queen Esther…
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DIY No-Sew Dragon Cape
When I was requested to make a dragon costume for Purim, I knew it would be very loosely a “dragon costume” and in the end, on account of the king masquerade mask, the recipient deemed it “king of the dragons” meaning a very nice king who encourages good things! The most important part of the costume is of course the cape, which suggests dragon wings and makes the costume dramatic and fun. Little elastic wrist bands sewn to the inside at the end of each wing means that when the child raises his hands he has wings! And while you can’t see it in this photo, the inside is the…
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A Kippa For Purim, To Go With That Costume…….
Once I decorated a kippa with yarn spaghetti and meatballs for my son’s Purim costume, and this year I decorated a kippa with scales as part of a King of Dragons costume, which I’ll be sharing with you shortly. This decorated kippa pairs nicely with the king masquerade mask, so make them both! Truthfully, a kippa covered with scales could be perfect for any lizard, fish or bird (feathers and scales could look similar) costume, and is simple to make while making a fun statement. And of course, one could cover a kippa with a variety of shapes in the same way to make something equally exciting, right? Okay, Purim…
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Simple King Masquerade Mask
With Purim starting on Wednesday night everywhere except Jerusalem (where Purim is one day later) the rush is on, so I have a few simple costume ideas for you, which could come in handy right about now? Truthfully these ideas are part of a larger costume which I’ll be presenting shortly, but first things first, how about a simple king masquerade mask to complete your Purim look? The supplies are inexpensive and you can whip this one up in a few minutes, for yourself or a whole group of kings, queens, princes and princesses, all in masquerade! Store bought masquerade masks are a great way to make a quick costume,…
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Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!
Welcome to craft schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! The very festive and very crafty Jewish holiday of Purim is on Wednesday night/Thursday (and on Thursday night/Friday in Jerusalem) which means the coming week will be very busy indeed. I am in the middle of finishing up a Queen Esther costume and a mitzvah dragon costume, needed for the school costume day on Monday or Tuesday, and hope to share that with you, and then it is time to think about the mischloach manot, the gifts of food for neighbors and those we want to honor….In previous years I always used a recycled container, but now I’m…
