Crafts for Kids
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Rosh HaShana Cards To Make Now!
Rosh HaShana, the Jewish New Year is in less than two weeks, so now is a great time to get out some simple art supplies and start making cards! Wishing our family, friends, and neighbors a sweet new year with cards is a tradition that in the modern world may have gotten a bit lost, so lets bring it back shall we? Today many people think that one should give a little gift of something sweet, but truly a handmade card would be just as appreciated, and hopefully even more so! I've compiled my favorite Rosh HaShana card crafts from the past to give you a head start, so lets…
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Ceramic Textured Nesting Plates That Kids Can Make!
Aren't these ceramic textured nesting plates just gorgeous! My twelve year old son made these at our weekly ceramics studio class, and I just love them. And the colors really make me happy, so I can't wait to use them. Though not all of them actually as my not so little anymore sweetie made one of the sets to give to his teacher as and end of the year thank you gift, pretty nice right? Ah yes, so this craft also falls under the category of teacher appreciation gift, got that? It is true, one does need to make plates that look this good in a ceramics studio with a…
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Creativity With Modeling Clay: Create A Whole Village!
Aren't these little modeling clay plants growing in a field just the sweetest? I previously shared with you a pine cone orange orchard craft and a popsicle stick playground craft and now I'm sharing with you that they were both a pert of of a large table-top village that my son's class made in order to illustrate some of the concepts that they were learning in a particular tractate of the Talmud. Actually the class made four such villages as the kids were divided into teams, and those four tables holding their precious work took up a whole classroom, it was really such a wonderful sight to see, and only…
- Crafts for Kids, Crafts: Embroidery, Crafts: Recycling, Holiday: Succah Decor, Kid's Crafts With Yarn, Recycled Styrofoam Crafts
Styrofoam Tray Recycling Craft: Embroidered String Stars
I have been saving these little square styrofoam trays as I had a feeling that would be great for a fun recycled craft project! And the a few days ago the idea came to me, embroider them! For starters I gave my geometric string stars a try, and I just love the results, don't you? You can use these little works of art as is hung on the wall (or in the succah!) or make some shapes to hang form the bottom of the piece, dream catcher style! So gather soem styrofoam trays, or even a piece or cardboard or foam core, and lets get started.
- Crafts for Kids, Crafts: Ceramics, Holiday: Purim!, Holiday: Rosh HaShana/New Years, Holiday: Shabbat
Ceramic Fish Plates: A Perfect Sushi Set And Great For Rosh HaShana Too!
A ceramic fish plate and some little ceramic fish that could be used as chop stick rests are really truly adorable, and so festive, don't you think? My twelve year old son made this set, which was originally supposed to be a mobile of sorts, but I love them too much as if to think about stringing them together somehow! And with Rosh HaShana a little more than two months aways, thinking about crafts for the Jewish new year is a great thing to do right about now! And whether or not you have access to a ceramics studio and a kiln, you can still make something similar, so lets…
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Ceramic Mid-Century Style Wall Clock Craft For Kids!
If you are following along on our creative adventures then you already know that my 12 year old son and I go to a ceramics studio once a week, together, for some quality mother and son time, and because of all the creative activities I could do with him, the one thing he really likes is something we can't really do at home: kiln baked ceramics! I'm not complaining though, and I am really treasuring this time that we have together, and I know we are building memories as well. You know, like really tangible ones that he'll even be able to hang on the wall in his own home…
