Crafts

Christmas Stuffed Snowmen Ornaments

By: Madeline S.

Materials:

  • Empty ornament bulbs (plastic with hooks)
  • Fake snow/tiny Styrofoam beads (white)
  • Orange paint marker
  • Black paint marker

Instructions:

  1. Draw on a carrot nose with the orange paint marker.
  2. Draw on two eyes and a smile with the black paint marker.
  3. Take the lid off the ornament, and fill ¼ -½ of the way full with the snow/Styrofoam.
  4. Place lid back on.
  5. Put on Christmas tree/give as a gift/display your new creation!
Picture of a snowman

Hanukkah Star of David Craft

By: Madeline S.

Materials:

  • 6 Popsicle sticks
  • Blue paint
  • Gray/silver paint
  • White paint
  • Hot glue
  • String

Instructions:

  1. Make two triangles out of the Popsicle sticks.
  2. Paint one triangle blue and paint the other one silver/gray.
  3. Add white dots on both sets of triangles.
  4. Glue the two triangles together with the blue triangle pointing up and the silver triangle on top of the blue pointing down.
  5. Glue on a piece of string in a loop.
  6. Hang and enjoy your Hanukkah!
A blue and white star

Snowflake Ornament

By: Munya N.

Materials:

  • White yarn any size and any brand, I am however using, Lion Brand Yarn with a weight of 4.
  • Use a 5mm hook or any type of hook. However, check if it works with your yarn.
  • Yarn sewing needle


Ch=Chain

Sl St= Slip Stitch

Sc=Single crochet

Trc=Treble crochet

Hdc=Half double crochet

Dc=Double crochet

Ch3pioct= Chain 3, slip stitch at the end of the chain 3

Ch5pioct= Chain 5, slip stitch at the end of the chain 5

Instructions:

Start with a ch of 4, sl st into the first ch to form a ring.

For round 1, ch1, 12 sc into the ring, sl st into the first sc.

For round 2, ch4 (counts as a trc), trc2tog into same st, ch7. (Skip 1st, trc3tog into next st, then ch7) *Repeat 5 times, sl st on top of the trc2tog.

For round 3, in the 1 sl st into ch7 space, ch2. (Counts as a hdc.) 4dc, then ch3picot, 1trc, ch5picot, 1dc, ch3picot, 3dc, 1hdc.

1hdc into the next 7 ch space, ch3picot, 1trc, ch5picot, 1dc, ch3picot, 3dc, 1hdc. *Repeat for 5 more times.

Slip stitch into the ch2.

Cut of your yarn and sew the ends.