04-Y Purim
Get creative with these eye-catching and easy-to-make crafts.
PRODUCED BY LYNNE KONSTANTIN I PHOTOGRAPHS BY JENNIFER LEVY
Looking to add a bit of homemade fun to your holiday celebrations? Jewish crafting queen Rivky Koenig offers more than 130
projects designed for kids and adults to create together in her new book, Crafting Jewish: Fun Holiday Crafts and Party Ideas for
the Whole Family (ArtScroll; $29.99). Here, a sampling of some of Koenig's Purim fun.
GRAND GRAGGER
Drowning out Haman's name during the recitation
of the Megillah is done with relish by both kids and adults.
We use a colorful gragger (noisemaker) that does the
job perfectly.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
• self-adhesive or regular felt in assorted bright
colors and/or patterns
• one small empty mixed-nuts container with lid
(or similar-sized empty container with lid)
• pencil
• ruler or tape measure
• scissors
• craft glue
• jumbo or regular craft stick
• 1/2 inch-wide masking tape
• dry beans
• decorative-edge scissors
• assorted lengths of ribbons
• small jingle bells
• optional: sequins, pompoms, glitter
MISHLOACH MANOT LARGE HAMANTASH
This hamantash (left) looks good enough to eat. Fill it
with some yummy edible ones.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
• dinner plate
• 1 12x18-inch sheet of beige or brown craft foam
• pencil
• scissors
• hamantashen, food or candy
• stapler
• purple tissue paper or cellophane paper
• optional: 6-7-inch plate
HOW TO DO IT:
Wrap a piece of felt around the container. Use a pencil to mark the length
and width of the container on the back of the piece of felt. Cut out.
Trace the lid twice onto the back of the felt and cut out the felt circles.
Remove paper backing from the felt and press on the can or glue non-
adhesive felt to the outside of the can. Adhere a felt circle to the outside
of the lid and to the bottom of the can.
With scissors, cut a small slit through the center of the lid and its felt cover.
Push the craft stick through the slit so that half of the stick forms the handle.
If it's loose, use masking tape to tape the top part of the craft stick to the inside
of the lid.
Fill the can half-full with the dry beans. Cover the can with the lid. Be sure
the stick is in securely. If it's still a bit wobbly, take off the lid and tape the stick
more firmly to the inside of the lid and then replace the lid.
Use regular and decorative-edge scissors to cut strips of felt that fit around
the can's circumference. Stick onto the gragger, taking care to cover the edge
of the lid with felt.
Cut ribbons into 10-inch lengths and tie around the top of the handle.
Tie bells to the ends of several ribbons.
Optional: Decorate the can by gluing on sequins, pompoms, glitter and
shapes cut from leftover felt.
ewish
HOW TO DO IT:
Place the plate on the craft foam and trace around the plate.
Cut out the circle of craft foam. Place the hamantashen, food or candy into
the center of the circle.
To make the hamantash's triangular shape, lift up two sides of the circle and
staple together on top, where the two sides meet. Lift up the remaining side
and staple to each of the other sides.
Cut out a square of tissue paper or cellophane slightly larger than the
hamantash's opening. Tuck the tissue paper or cellophane into the opening to
cover the food.
Optional: Use a 6-7-inch plate as your template to make a smaller
hamantash (see photo).
Fun holiday crafts and party ideas for the whole family
ay Rivky
Koe
Photography bylennifer Levy
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