| Like many of our holidays, Passover is a great time | | | | use a small piece of brown felt for his robe. A cotton |
| to break out some craft materials for our children | | | | ball is great for bushy white hair. Get creative! There |
| and help them make a great work of art. Not only | | | | are many different ways to run with this idea! |
| can this teach them about the holiday, but it can help | | | | 3. Placemat |
| get their creative juices flowing. Here are some good | | | | There are so many things a child might draw on a |
| craft ideas you might use to help your child celebrate | | | | placemat. He could draw a biblical scene, or write out |
| Passover. While this list won't go into the details of | | | | verses from the Torah. He could draw his family |
| each project, it should be enough to get you started. | | | | gathering together for a prayer or draw the Star of |
| 1. Greeting Card | | | | David. All you need for this project is a sheet of |
| This is perhaps one of the easiest craft ideas, and it | | | | white poster board and some drawing materials. You |
| is ideal especially for young children who might not be | | | | might need some colored construction paper and glue |
| too coordinated yet. All you need is some | | | | to really spice things up. Finally, you will need some |
| construction paper and crayons, but you might want | | | | Con-Tact paper so that you can laminate the |
| to use some glue and glitter for an even more | | | | placemat when the child is finished. This is a craft |
| elegant touch. You can have the child address the | | | | item he can eat off of and truly enjoy long after the |
| card to a parent, sibling, or even a friend. Teach the | | | | project is completed. |
| child how to draw the Star of David or Moses on the | | | | 4. Elijah's Goblet |
| front of the card. You can even teach them how to | | | | According to legend, Elijah visits every Passover |
| write a simple Hebrew phrase. | | | | Seder around the world and takes a sip from the |
| 2. Toilet Paper Moses | | | | goblet of red wine left out for him. You can have |
| An empty cardboard toilet paper roll is a great craft | | | | your child make a beautiful goblet just for Elijah! Start |
| tool which can be used as the starting basis for a | | | | with a plastic wine glass, gold tissue paper, some |
| figurine of a person. You could have the child make | | | | plastic jewels, and glue. Just shred up the tissue |
| any of a number of Biblical characters, but Moses is | | | | paper and glue it around the outside of the cup. Then |
| an excellent and popular choice. The toilet paper roll | | | | add on the jewels and any other embellishments |
| will act as Moses's body. Pipe cleaners are great for | | | | you'd like. Soon you'll have a golden goblet which |
| creating the arms or for fashioning his staff. You can | | | | looks like it is fit for a king. |