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Rosh Hashanah · Crafts
Craft Ideas for the New Year
Three crafts the kids can actually finish before yom tov — a simanim card for the seder, a tzedakah box to fill, and a honey dish for the table. Every one ends up ON the table on yom tov.
Three crafts the kids can actually finish before yom tov — and every one ends up on the table.
Pick your project!
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Craft No. 01
DIY Simanim Cards
Real pressed flowers, a gold pen, and one card for every seat at the seder. Made by the kids, admired by everyone who sits down.
Real pressed flowers, a gold pen, one handmade card for every seat at the seder.
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Craft No. 02
The Tzedakah Box
Rhinestones, ribbon, and one very sparkly jar. They decorate it, they fill it — and suddenly giving tzedakah is the best part of the day.
Rhinestones, ribbon, one very sparkly jar. They decorate it, they fill it.
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Craft No. 03
Start a week early
Clay Honey Dish
Pinch a pot, press in the bees and pomegranates, paint it gold. Even the wonky ones look like they were meant to be — and it holds the honey on the night itself.
Pinch a pot, press in bees and pomegranates, paint it gold. It holds the honey on the night itself.
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When to start
Plan backwards from yom tov.
Two of these can happen the day before. One cannot — clay takes its time, and so does paint.
1 wk out
Start the honey dish
Air-dry clay needs a day or more to harden fully before it can be painted — and the paint and sealant need their own drying time on top.
Clay needs a day to harden, plus paint and sealant time.
The week
Make the simanim cards
One sitting, no drying time. Make one for each seat at the table — even the day before works.
One sitting, no drying — even the day before works.
Day of
The tzedakah box saves the day
Everything is peel-and-stick — no glue, no drying. Under an hour from jar to done.
Peel-and-stick only. Under an hour from jar to done.
Grown-up guide
Before you pick
Which Rosh Hashanah crafts can children actually finish?
The three on this page are chosen for exactly that: simanim cards for each seat at the table, a tzedakah box to decorate and then fill, and an air-dry clay honey dish. Each is one sitting, and each ends with something that goes on the table on yom tov — which is most of why children stay with it.
The three on this page are chosen for exactly that: simanim cards for each seat at the table, a tzedakah box to decorate and then fill, and an air-dry clay honey dish. Each is one sitting, and each ends with something that goes on the table on yom tov — which is most of why children stay with it.
What ages do these suit?
The simanim cards work from about five upward, with an adult handling the gold pen. The tzedakah box suits roughly six and up. The clay honey dish is the most forgiving of the three and younger children manage it fine, since imperfect pinch pots look intentional once they are painted.
The simanim cards work from about five upward, with an adult handling the gold pen. The tzedakah box suits roughly six and up. The clay honey dish is the most forgiving of the three and younger children manage it fine, since imperfect pinch pots look intentional once they are painted.
How long before yom tov should we start?
Give the clay a week. Air-dry clay needs a day or more to harden fully before it can be painted, and paint needs its own drying time on top. The cards and the tzedakah box can both be done the week of, or even the day before.
Give the clay a week. Air-dry clay needs a day or more to harden fully before it can be painted, and paint needs its own drying time on top. The cards and the tzedakah box can both be done the week of, or even the day before.
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