34 | OCTOBER 17 • 2024 

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hether you’re making 
a paper chain for 
a sukkah or some 
painted fruit art for the holiday 
this fall, there are lots of great 
projects to try. Here are a few 
ideas to get you started: 

PAPER CHAINS
PAPER CHAINS

You’ll need:
-Colored paper
-Scissors 
-Tape or stapler 

Here’s what to do: 
Cut your paper into evenly sized 
strips.
Make a loop out of each strip 
and close it using tape or a 
stapler.
Keep going until your chain is 
the desired length.
Now, find a sukkah near you to 
hang it in! You can use packing 
tape or safety pins to attach it, 
ask an adult to help. It’s looking 
great already! 

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLE 
STAMPING*
STAMPING*

You’ll need:
-paper
-paint (pick your favorite colors!)
-fruits and vegetables 

*Pro tip: You might want to do this 
project over some newspapers for 
easier cleanup.

Here’s what to do:
To get started, cut the fruits and 
vegetables so you’ve got a flat 
surface to stamp on. You’ll have lots 
of interesting shapes to work with! 
Then pour each color of paint 
onto a separate paper plate. 
Dip each fruit or vegetable into 
the paint of your choosing and 
press it onto the paper. 
Let it dry flat, your masterpiece is 
complete!

WIND CHIMES
WIND CHIMES
You’ll need: 
-Small tree branches
-Colored yarn cut into strands
-Liquid glue
-Small bells

Here’s what to do:
Find a stick that’s fallen off a tree
Use your yarn to tie a knot 
around the stick and use some 
glue to make sure it sticks.
Wrap your yarn around the 
branch, tying bells along the 
way. Use at least three bells for 
the strand.
Grab another piece of yarn, 
and repeat. Keep going until the 
branch is covered to your liking. 
Tie off the string at the bottom of 
your branch.
Hang your wind chime from 
your sukkah or wherever you’d 
like! 

Get 
Get 
Crafty!
Crafty!

As long as you’re in a sukkah, why 
As long as you’re in a sukkah, why 
not have some company? This 
not have some company? This 
holiday is also very tied to the idea 
holiday is also very tied to the idea 
of hospitality, and having an open 
of hospitality, and having an open 
home. Kids and adults alike make 
home. Kids and adults alike make 
sure to let others know they’re 
sure to let others know they’re 
welcome, and some families even 
welcome, and some families even 
have a tradition of symbolically 
have a tradition of symbolically 

inviting Jewish ancestors into their 
inviting Jewish ancestors into their 
sukkahs. Connecting the present 
sukkahs. Connecting the present 
to the past, each night, a different 
to the past, each night, a different 
one of the 
one of the ushpizin
ushpizin, or guests (it’s 
, or guests (it’s 

Aramaic), is invited in. Traditionally, 
Aramaic), is invited in. Traditionally, 
these guests include Abraham, 
these guests include Abraham, 
Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Joseph 
Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, Joseph 
and King David.
and King David.

Welcoming Guests…
elcoming Guests…

SUKKOT FOR KIDS