Standing Straw Trees for Tu B’Shvat

January 12, 2023 / Jewish Kids Create / Leave a comment

Adorable trees stand up from the page!

The more you think you are making something unique, the more likely it is someone else has the same idea. While I was working on this with one kid, the other was basically creating the exact same project independently, but she was trying to use a rolled up tube of paper as a trunk. Even she had to admit that straws really worked better!

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Standing Straw Trees for Tu B’Shvat

Time:
Active: 15 minutes
Drying: 15 minutes+ if using paint or glue

Age: 2-7

Materials:
Construction Paper
Glue
Disposable straws
Extras to decorate your trees – pompoms, buttons, crumpled tissue paper

Process:
Cut down a disposable straw to your desired height. Snip a small slit on each of 4 sides of one end of the straw. (If your straw has lines on it, use those as a guide). Fold the snipped portion outwards and tape each “leg” down to a piece of paper.

Using construction paper, cut out a tree top. Decorate as you wish.

On the other end of the straw, snip 2 slits on opposite sides. Slide your tree top between the slits and secure with tape.

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Pipe Cleaners and Straws Menorah

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 / Jewish Kids Create / 4 Comments

Make a (not for lighting) menorah with simple materials!

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My kids were talking about doing a Chanukah project and we were brainstorming ideas in the car on the way home from school. We tossed around all kinds of ideas and we came up with more than one viable ideas! Here is the first one, more to follow as Chanukah gets closer!

We started with the idea of poking pipe cleaner through a piece of paper and then making loops with the pipe cleaners to hold straws as candles. We got started, marking spots on paper to poke holes and once we inserted the pipe cleaners, we could see right away that they weren’t standing up very well. So we went to the recycle bin and pulled out a box of noodles and pasted a piece of cardboard behind the construction paper and it really helped the pipe cleaners stand up nicely.

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Then, my younger daughter picked up the straws and slipped one right on to the pipe cleaner. It fit perfectly! So much better than what I planned! So it took a group effort, but we got some very cute menorahs in the end!

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Waterproof Sukkah Decorations Round-up

August 27, 2017January 25, 2018 / Jewish Kids Create / 1 Comment

Get an early jump on Sukkah decorations!

If your last week of summer involves lots of googling “fun things to do with kids,” then take a few minutes to check out some Sukkah decoration ideas! Your future self will thank you. I scoured the web for waterproof decorations, so you don’t end up with a pile of soggy chains decorating your sukkah floor.

Plastic Bottle Flowers