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Fun DIY Hamentashen Gift Tag For Purim

It is true, Purim was over on Sunday night, but posting this for next year! And what a Purim it was for those of us in Israel, as it was called Purim "mishulash" meaning triangle, as Purim was celebrated on Friday everywhere except Jerusalem, then there was a festive Shabbos, and then Purim was celebrated in Jerusalem in Sunday, what a celebration is was. Three of my kids celebrated Purim twice, and honestly I couldn't conceive of such a thing after working so hard to prepare for Purim back to back with Shabbos, including guests, and of course lots of crafting and nice mishloach manot (food gifts) for the neighbors. One of my big successes this year was making triangular shaped rolls, which I gifted together with salads in triangular containers, on top of a paper plate folded like a triangle, and topped with this triangular gift tag! I was quite happy with the outcome even if I didn't quite give as many gifts as I would have liked, there just was not time. That means that I have plenty of these hamentashen gift tags left to use next year, not to mention a huge collection of cardboard hamentashen in all sizes that didn't quite make the cut with the decor, so into a box they go until next year!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday and Purim Sameach to all those in Jerusalem! Phew, I made it to the other side of Purim and then Shabbos, with guests and tons of crafting and cooking galore and triangular shaped rolls to boot. While my husband and I will not be celebrating Purim in Jerusalem tonight/tomorrow, three of my kids will be doing just that, so you can add something festive to your Sunday as well! With Purim under our belt, now we have just one month to prepare for Passover, so tomorrow I am tackling my studio, wish me luck with that! In the mean time, enjoy the features, and thanks for stopping by!

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Above: On the beach in Pacifica, CA

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Triangular Spelt Rolls For Purim Or Anytime!

Yippee, the idea of making triangular rolls not only worked the results are truly fabulous, phew! My theme for shaloch manot (mishloach manot, gifts of food) this year is the triangle, so all the food I'm gifting is triangular, including these rolls, which are 50% whole spelt and %50 white spelt, and delicious. It is true, shaping the triangular rolls does take twice the time as my regular single knot rolls, but the effort was well worth it, and the results were so great I made another 2 kilo batch late last night. With the Purim seuda on Friday, you still might like to give this a try, so go for it! Will try to upload photos but having technical issues, and with guests arriving gotta run! Purim Sameach!

Rolls are made by rolling out small circles, mini pita sized, and folding in three sides so they overlap. That is it! Yes mine rose and filled the whole tray and I had to separate them after baking, but that works too.

A Plate Of Cardboard Hamentashen Door Decor For Purim!

Purim is coming and this year, while I have not had time to photograph it all just yet, I had a bad cold and ended up crafting up a literal storm of cardboard hamentashen and much more. I upcycled a previous door decoration for the pidyon haben we made a few months back, by replacing the words and gluing on a pile of cardboard hamentashen. I have to say, I just love it! And friends now, together with the million other things that need to get done today, I need to hang all the giant and small cardboard hamentashen I've made, and use them to make gift tags as well, so gotta run and have an amazing Purim, wherever in the world you are, and whichever day you celebrate!

TP Roll Clowns Craft For Kids

Purim is quickly approaching, so now is the time to turn up the heat with some creative projects to keep the kids busy, and give them something to be proud of in their own preparations for the festive holiday. This tp roll clown craft that I did with a group of 11 year old boys is a perfect craft to encourage creativity! Give them the idea of the clown, and let them create a stand or environment for the clown with recyclables and of course, colored paper. The stand shown here was a great idea, and received first prize (between you and me) for creativity, plus the results are downright professional! Okay, whether you make clowns from tp tubes, and/or tall clowns using paper towel rolls, the more the better, lets do it!

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks for dropping by! This week it is time to get cooking and crafting for Purim, which we will celebrate on Thursday night/Friday leading right up into Shabbos, which will be quite a festive atmosphere, with just a few hours break to get the house in order after the Purim festivities to welcome Shabbos. We always expect a crowd, so I absolutely must be ready for shabbos before Purim, with challahs in the freezer, salads and main course made, with just Moroccan fish and Cholent/Hamin to make on Friday. Of course there are also the gifts of food to prepare for friends and neighbors, which I also hope to have ready the night before. And of course, while I did a ton of crafting and have lots of decorations, I just had an idea that I must make, so there's that too.......okay, gotta run will try to share some of the preparations with you, and in the mean time enjoy the features.

Ah yes, and to make things even more interesting, Purim is actually celebrated in Jerusalem on Sunday, so that is where all my kids will be, but I'll stay home thanks. So this year is called "mishulash" meaning triangle because of Purim-Shabbos-Purim, and someone told me there won't be another "meshulash" for another 20 years, so friends triangle is my theme!

Simple Castle Recycling Craft For Kids

With Purim coming on Thursday night, now is surely the time to get crafting! I have been crafting up a storm with 3 groups of schoolboys grades 4, 5 and 6, and I'm so proud of their accomplishments! The 6th grade boys were given an open ended project, so they all ended up making something different which I just love, and which doesn't always happen with younger boys lacking the confidence to do something different, but I'm working on them! This simple castle recycling craft can be made quite quickly and with a few items from the recyling bin! Yes, it is quite similar to my shoebox castle craft from many years ago, but honestly I love this too as it can be placed on the table as a fun centerpiece, without the volume that a shoebox takes up! Okay, want to make one, or even a bunch? Let's get to it!

Fun Cardboard Hamentaschen Craft For Purim!

Here's a super cute craft to make in a bunch of sizes to use all over the house this Purim, as garlands, napkin rings, gift tags and more! Yes, you will have to cut out and glue a bunch of cardboard circles folded into trigangles, and the gluing stage can be a bit tedious, but believe me it is well worth it, and I can't wait to make a giant one for the front door! Shabbos is coming and rushing to post this idea in case someone else across the seas is looking for a Purim idea right about now! I'll post the instructions after shabbos, in the mean time get together those supplies and pick up some sparkly craft foam or paper that you might not have on hand and is the finishing touch that makes this craft wonderful.

Welcome To Craft Schooling Sunday!

Welcome to Craft Schooling Sunday, thanks so much for joining me here! With a week of very cold winter weather behind us, and Purim coming in less than two weeks, with Passover a month later, yikes it is time to get busy with our top to bottom house cleaning, but first maybe decorations for the women's community party on Tuesday, or starting to tackle my studio? Okay, for now I'll just try to take some deep breaths, and invite you to enjoy the features from last week's party!