Since we will be in Canada for 6 of the 8 days of Hannukah I also have to take into account the fact that my heavy pewter Menorah doesn't really travel well and that it's not possible to light the 3rd candle on an intercontinental flight.
Last year Sera and I made a paper Menorah but that won't really pack well either what with all the crumpling. It barely survived the 8 days of sitting side by side with the regular one. Little toddler hands...
 |
| Last year's Hannuka celebrations. You can see our paper Menorah to the right of the pewter one. |
What's the solution? A felt Menorah of course, complete with removable candles... and what better way to create it that with Sera herself on a rainy afternoon in November?
First we cut out the shape of a Menorah in the blue felt. We made certain parts "3D" by gluing extra felt on top. Then we made 9 little rectangles as the candles and glued yellow flames to the tops. Since the background is felt and the menorah is felt and the candles are felt we didn't even need to attach anything to the backs to make them stick. Felt is fun because felt always sticks to felt.
I finished off the project by making a little box out of brown felt to store the candles in when they're not in use. Not only is this project quite fun to do together, but it will teach Sera about an important tradition in Judaism, and about numbers as well, as each night you add another candle.
I'm quite pleased with the results! Look how hard she is concentrating on putting the candles into their holders!
If crafting isn't your thing I have also spotted a fantastic wooden menorah for little kids to play with.
Please leave me a comment if you decide to try your hand at making your own felt Menorah!
Happy Hannukah!!
First we cut out the shape of a Menorah in the blue felt. We made certain parts "3D" by gluing extra felt on top. Then we made 9 little rectangles as the candles and glued yellow flames to the tops. Since the background is felt and the menorah is felt and the candles are felt we didn't even need to attach anything to the backs to make them stick. Felt is fun because felt always sticks to felt.
I finished off the project by making a little box out of brown felt to store the candles in when they're not in use. Not only is this project quite fun to do together, but it will teach Sera about an important tradition in Judaism, and about numbers as well, as each night you add another candle.
I'm quite pleased with the results! Look how hard she is concentrating on putting the candles into their holders!
If crafting isn't your thing I have also spotted a fantastic wooden menorah for little kids to play with.
Please leave me a comment if you decide to try your hand at making your own felt Menorah!
Happy Hannukah!!
No comments :
Post a Comment