Cut Paper Western Wall (Kotel) Craft For Tisha B'Av

Another craft from way back when showing my boys tiny hands ten plus years ago......back then I posted this on the eve of the fast, this year you have at least three days to plan and execute this family friendly project! Here is what I wrote:

Tonight is the solemn Jewish holiday of Tisha B'Av, (which commemorates the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem) and as with all holidays we try to get in the mood, whether it be joyful or the extreme opposite in this case, by doing a little crafting. Yesterday I had four boys hanging around and decided to engage them with a little cut paper collage, with the theme being the wall of the Kotel, the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The green plants represent the bushes that grow from between the cracks high up on the wall.

I just love the results and the simplicity of cut paper, always one of my favorites regardless of the topic.

 

So get out the colored paper, some scissors and glue, and get to work. 

 

 

I just realized that this craft has much more meaning that I originally realized - it's really all about rebuilding the Holy Temple stone by stone. And how can each and every one of us do this? By doing acts of kindness for others every single day, and by working at being considerate and caring, and thankful for all the good in our lives. Let's get started, shall we?

 

For those of you honoring the holiday, may you have a meaningful fast and may we all merit to see the reconstruction of the Beit Hamikdash again soon, speedily in our days.