Remembering Jerusalem Crafts For The Nine Days
The period of mourning for Jerusalem that is referred to as “The Nine Days” on the Jewish calendar is well underway and this year The Ninth of Av, the culmination of this period, actually falls on shabbat but will be observed on Sunday. Lets add some meaning to this important time with some creative crafts! For those of us who live in Israel, and for whom the idea of Jerusalem is real, the crafts are a great reminder that while it is summer vacation (my boys are actually still in school until the end of this week ) and a time to unwind from the pressures of the school year, we mustn’t forget that it still a time for reflection. For those living outside of Israel, I’d say filling the house with crafts for the nine days is crucial to stress its importance…….so let’s get crafting. Below you’ll find more than enough links to keep you busy for the few days, no problem!
This is one of the first crafts I posted here on creativejewishmom.com, and it still looks great I must say, so grab some tissue paper and make this lovely remembering Jerusalem Tissue Paper Collage, you can enjoy it year round as well, of course!
My kids loved this recycling craft that has a few fun parts to it, colored salt remember Jerusalem craft is a winner!
This Jerusalem collage craft, is so much fun as there are so many ways to go, and the supplies are really just paper and glue!
Make this fun baby food votive jar craft, but don’t worry if you don’t have any baby food jars to recycle (I got mine from a friend) regular jars will work too…..right?
A simple cut paper collage of the Western Wailing Wall, the Kotel, is lovely and modern, and a great group project as well!
Using the most basic art supplies and recycled cardboard, paint the kotel in rainbow colors craft is so much fun you won’t want to stop!
And last, but not least, as this is actually one of my all time favorites, use recycled boxes (turned inside out) to paint stones in this rebuilding the Beit HaMikdash craft.
Hope you enjoyed this roundup of crafts from the archives, now get crafting!
