Rosh Hashanah · Craft No. 02

The Tzedakah Box

Q: What age can make this?

The decorating suits almost any age, which is the appeal: rhinestone stickers, gems and lace ribbon are all peel-and-stick, so a four-year-old can do the whole thing unaided. Older children take it further with ribbon work and pattern rather than covering the jar at random.

Q: How long does it take?

Under an hour, with no drying time, because everything is adhesive rather than glued. That makes it the craft to reach for when there is an afternoon to fill and no time for anything that needs to set overnight.

Q: What do you do with it after Rosh Hashanah?

Keep it out and keep using it — that is the point. The box works all year, and emptying it for a cause the child chooses is what makes the habit stick rather than the decorating.

Make the mitzvah of giving charity extra exciting. Let your child create their very own tzedakah box by decorating a plastic coin bank jar.

Under an hour•Ages 4+•Peel & stick only

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What you need

One jar, and a pile of sparkle.

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Plastic Coin Bank Jars

Twelve clear jars — a simple reusable base for tzedakah crafts and reward systems.

Self-adhesive acrylic rhinestone gem stickers in 15 colors

Rhinestone Gem Stickers, 2,475 Pieces

These 2,475 self-adhesive acrylic rhinestones come on 15 sheets in 15 colors for colorful craft embellishment.

Crystal Sheet Sticker

A dense 9.4 × 15.8 in. silver sheet of 3mm resin rhinestones — an even field of sparkle.

Rhinestone Ribbon

Four self-adhesive ribbons in four patterns, for easy borders and bands.

Vintage Lace Ribbon

Adhesive trim that adds layered lace-like detail to cards, jars and albums.

Face Gems, 1,799 pcs

Clear self-adhesive gems in four sizes — they stick to skin or craft surfaces.

Lace Ribbon, Second Set

A second pattern set of adhesive lace trim for layering over the first.

Flower Stickers, 120 pcs

Vintage black-and-white botanicals, two to 3.5 inches, for a quieter finish.

Gold Rhinestone Ribbon

Three yards of self-adhesive gold rhinestone strips for sparkling borders.

Gold Washi Tape

Metallic gold foil trim in three widths, all self-adhesive.

Transparent Gold Stickers

A 360-piece set of easy-peel translucent holographic gold decals.

Vintage Gold-Foil Washi Tape

Six wide rolls of retro antique-pattern gold-foil designs.

Plastic Coin Bank Jars

Clear reusable base

Rhinestone Gem Stickers, 2,475 Pieces

For colorful sparkle

Crystal Sheet Sticker

Even field of sparkle

Rhinestone Ribbon

Self-adhesive borders

Vintage Lace Ribbon

Vintage self-adhesive

Face Gems, 1,799 pcs

Clear adhesive gems

Lace Ribbon, Second Set

Second lace pattern

Flower Stickers, 120 pcs

Vintage botanicals

Gold Rhinestone Ribbon

Sparkling gold borders

Gold Washi Tape

Foil designs

Transparent Gold Stickers

Holographic gold decals

Vintage Gold-Foil Washi Tape

Six gold-foil rolls

Instructions

Six steps, one afternoon.

Work on the lid first, then the letters, then fill in around them — that order keeps the צדקה straight and centred.

Trace the jar lid onto the crystal sheet sticker.

Cut out the circle and stick it onto the lid.

Using a sharp knife, poke a hole through the sheet sticker where the lid slot is.

Grown-ups only

Use small strips of rhinestone ribbon to form the letters צדקה.

Stick the letters onto the side of the jar.

Decorate the side of the lid and the rest of the jar with rhinestone stickers, tape, ribbon and any other embellishments.

How to make it

Trace the jar lid onto the crystal sheet sticker.

Cut out the circle and stick it onto the lid.

Using a sharp knife, poke a hole through the sheet sticker where the lid slot is.

Grown-ups only for this step!

Use small strips of rhinestone ribbon to create the letters צדקה (Tzedakah).

Stick them onto the side of the jar.

Decorate the side of the lid and the rest of the jar with rhinestone stickers, tape ribbon and any other desired embellishments.

Grown-up guide

The practical bits

What is a tzedakah box used for?

It is a box kept at home for coins given to charity, traditionally before candle lighting. Making one is how the habit starts for a child — the box is theirs, they decorated it, and they are the one who fills it.

Ages

Everything is peel-and-stick.

Time

< 1 hr

No glue, no drying time.

What age can make this?

The decorating suits almost any age, which is the appeal: rhinestone stickers, gems and lace ribbon are all peel-and-stick, so a four-year-old can do the whole thing unaided. Older children take it further with ribbon work and pattern rather than covering the jar at random.

How long does it take?

Under an hour, with no drying time, because everything is adhesive rather than glued. That makes it the craft to reach for when there is an afternoon to fill and no time for anything that needs to set overnight.

What do you do with it after Rosh Hashanah?

Keep it out and keep using it — that is the point. The box works all year, and emptying it for a cause the child chooses is what makes the habit stick rather than the decorating.

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Go collect tzedakah and add merits for the New Year!

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Go collect tzedakah and add merits for the New Year!

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