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Box 2267 Southfield, MI 48037 2267 Or fax us at (248) 354 1210 Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. - 12/19 1997 78 - *Book may be picked up at JN offices following payment Chanukah Fun For Kids: Do-It-Yourself Projects JUDITH SELLNER Special to The Jewish News iaspora Jews sometimes for- get that Chanukah started out as a serious observance of the miracle of endurance — the few Maccabees' endurance against the soldiers of King Antiochus. One day's oil supply's endured for eight days and ultimately the endurance of Judaism. Here are some hands-on activities in a batch of new, do-it-yourself prod- ucts for Chanukah which can give the holiday extra Jewish meaning. Most of the items can be assembled by chil- dren with adult supervision, making the creations a family project. Keep in mind the need for adult supervision — especially for those products with small pieces. The Dreidel Piñata Kit is fun to put together and knock apart as a great party attraction. The package contains the makings of two pinatas: dreidel-shaped yellow cardboard paint- ed with a festive design for the shell, and supplies for the children's creative decorating, including outlines of the dreidel's four Hebrew letters, tissue paper for rosettes, glitter, ribbon, water colors, and glue. The Dreidelmaker Fun Kit consists of a triple mold, into which the child places colored Play-dough/clay and presses the mold together. With the enclosed cutting knife and instruc- tions, the child creates three dreidels. To make more, one can get more Play- dough. Children can make their own menorot (with adult help) from either of two kits. The basic kit contains the 41 stainless steel pieces that make the menorah, using the family tools. The deluxe kit includes the same pieces along with the required tools and spe- cial paints to add color. Sand Expressions consists of three adhesive-backed boards with a dreidel, Star of David and menorah designs. With no glue and no mess, youngsters can create colorful holiday art by applying the colored sand provided in the package to the boards, following the suggested colors. Jewish Sand Art, a similar product, Judith Broder Sellner is a New York _freelance writer. 0 contains four pre-cut designs — a menorah for Chanukah, three for other holidays. The child peels off a little section of the picture exposing the adhesive underneath, pours the indicated color of sand — or his own choice of color — and continues peel- „) ing off small sections until the picture is finished. Sparkle Magic is a sticker art, and its procedure is somewhat similar to the Sand Pictures but with a very dif- ferent result. This product consists of four sheets of pre-cut sparkle magic stickers, four pieces of film, and four Jewish picture boards (one is a meno- rah) with color-coded backgrounds 0, like color-by-numbers. Photo by Krim Husa •, , . ••• • -:41/4. The Dreidel Piñata kit promises hours of fin. Available at Esther's Judaica, West Bloomfield. Make It and Bake It with Beads requires adult participation. The kit contains a metal outline of a menorah and a package of multi-colored baking crystals. The outline is placed on a cookie sheet or heavy-duty aluminum foil, then filled with the baking crys- tals in the child's coloi. preferences. The entire object is baked in the oven for about 25 minutes while the crys- tals melt down. The result is a beauti, ful menorah that looks like stained glass. Jewish Sun Catchers are plastic designs that children paint. The kit includes four containers of paint, a