15 Easy and Festive Crafts to Make with Your Kids This Hanukkah
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022Eight crazy nights of Menorahs, dreidels, and Stars of David!
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While stuck at home this year, make your Hanukkah celebrations extra fun with festive craft nights. In addition to having a cool piece of holiday art, you’ll be making memories that the whole family will cherish. Art can also be a great learning experience for young people to connect more with the holiday. These are just a few Hanukkah crafts from creative bloggers with a proven track record of success. Make sure you brush up on these Hanukkah facts so you can answer all of your children’s questions.
Dreidel masterpieces
Your budding painters can make gorgeous designs using bright watercolors on plain dreidel cutouts. You can also use markers for easier cleanup. Find out more from Creative Jewish Mom.
Tape it up
Washi tape makes simple designs pop with fun patterns and colors. Send them out to wish loved ones a happy Hanukkah. Visit Creative Jewish Mom to learn more.
Abstract thinking
Turn your kid’s old artwork into gorgeous dreidel wall art. Their funky color choices and splashes of paint will look like a cool, modern art piece. Learn more from Meri Cherry.
Facing things
Upcycled grocery bags get a facial treatment with this adorable dreidel garland. Head over to Meri Cherry’s blog to learn how to make your own.
Well plated
Have your kids decorate clothespins as candles, then put together these simple paper plate menorahs for an afternoon of Hanukkah crafts. Get the full directions from Simple Play Ideas.
Fingerprint flames
These simple masking tape menorahs get a personalized touch with fingerprint flames—and your kids will love getting their hands dirty. Get the directions from Simple Play Ideas.
Down to the nuts and bolts
A plain wooden block gets a major update with paint, felt, rhinestones, and anything else your kids can dream up. Simple nuts from the hardware store become makeshift candle holders for this not-so-basic menorah. Get the full instructions from Sheri Silver. See how the holidays will look different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Marshmallow dreidels
An adorable and festive project from that is 100 percent edible. All it takes is five ingredients that you can pick up at your local grocery store: marshmallows, Hershey’s kisses, thin pretzel sticks, blue sugar sprinkles, and white frosting for “glue.” This easy idea from Hostess with the Mostess is a great afternoon activity that will have your kids licking their fingers.
Hanukkah word search
With instructions from The Printables Blog, you can create a Hanukkah-themed crossword puzzle in just five minutes. Just be prepared with a list of words such as gelt, candle, latke, and dreidel.
Hanukkah tissue paper sun catchers
These beautiful homemade sun catchers can hang on display in your window all December long. You’ll just need some craft sticks and tissue paper, along with a couple of other small items for the details for these Hanukkah crafts. Your children will feel like true artists with this craft from Craft Project Ideas.
Sources
- Creative Jewish Mom, Sarah Rivka
- Meri Cherry Art Studio, Meri Cherry
- Simple Play Ideas
- Kidsactivities.com, Holly Homer
- Moms & Crafters, Menucha Citron Ceder
- Sheri Silver, Sheri Silver
- Hostess with the Mostess, Jennifer Sbranti
- The Monday Box, Wendy Sondov
- The Printables Blog, Caitlin Johnson
- Craft Project Ideas, Rebecca Porcello
