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Elizabeth Applebaum
AppleTree Editor

ou don't have to be a mas-
ter craftsman to build this
lovely sukkah. You don't
even need a hammer and nails.

What you will need:
cardboard
glue
crayons

scissors

Begin by cutting out all the sukkah
shapes. Also cut along dotted lines
(on panel with flowers), as this will

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serve as the door.
After a child colors the panels, a
parent should place finished pieces
against cardboard, then cut out
cardboard pieces of the same size.
Glue cardboard to illustrations (this
will give the sukkah some strength
and allow it to stand on its own).
Next, affix either tab of a larger
panel to inside of a smaller panel
(with grape design). This is best
done with glue, but will require
some patience. Hold panel in place
until glue has completely dried.
Then glue a tab from the other larg-
er panel on the opposite side of the
smaller panel. Finally, glue two

remaining tabs to second small
panel, forming a square.
The long, thin strips are "wood" to
place atop the sukkah. (Note: these
do not need to be attached to card-
board, but watch out for heavy
winds!) To make shchach, find a
few small tree branches and place
with "wood" strips.
Children can draw their own tiny
family, or use little dolls and other
figures to place inside the sukkah.
For a tasty meal, serve M&Ms
(peas), grapes (meatballs), a
Peppermint Patty (vegetable casse-
role) and shredded coconut (let-
tuce).

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A sukkah must have at least
three walls and a covering that
includes pi gs that . haye . grown
....f rom the soil, such as straw or

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Sukkot begins each year on
the 15th of Tishri and lasts
seven days.
15f- You might think that those
sukkahs that can be seemingly
put together and taken down in
an hour are something quite
new. Yet the Israel Museum is
home to a collapsible sukkah
made in the early 19th century
in Fischbach Germany.