Celebrate the holy holiday with these Hanukkah crafts for kids!
Get the children involved with the Hanukkah celebrations with these fun Hanukkah crafts for kids.
The story of Hanukkah has always been one of our favourites. Celebrating one of the biggest miracles in Jewish history, the 8-day festival starts on the 25th day of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. The occasion marks the story of the Maccabees in the Holy Temple – when the day of oil they had left to light the temple lasted for eight.
Each year, the festival is celebrated by the lighting of candles and lamps. 1 candle is lit per day until all eight Menorah candles are alight.
We've put together this list of a few craft projects you can try with the mini makers in your life.
You might also like these kids' crafts:
13 fun and easy Hanukkah crafts for kids
1. Upcycle toilet rolls into candles
We all need easy, uncomplicated crafts that work for very young children. These loo roll candles from iclicknprint.com are a really accessible project for kids of all ages. All you need is some paint and tissue paper (plus the loo rolls themselves) to make them.
2. Make a paper plate Menorah
We love this simple but effective paper plate project from Nurture Store. It's just one part of their brilliant section of Hanukkah craft educational projects. These free printables that teach children about the Festival of Lights in a fun and engaging way.
3. Paint watercolour dreidels
Find this lovely, calming Hanukkah craft for kids over at Creative Jewish Mom. Her finished dreidels look beautiful and can be strung from a garland or displayed in a bowl on your dining table.
What we love about these is that they allow each child to be completely creative. Allow your little ones to decorate their dreidel with whatever colours and patterns they want.
4. Macaroni Menorah
One of the simplest craft projects in this round-up, and a great sensory play project for toddlers and younger children, is this Menorah made from macaroni and lentils.
Kids' crafts really don't have to cost much, and this is a fun way to celebrate Hanukkah using everyday household items – no specialist craft supplies needed. Find this, and plenty more Hanukkah crafts for kids, over at Free Kids Crafts.
5. Make a dreidel out of clay
We're obsessed with clay crafts ever since this year's The Great Pottery Throwdown, so we were delighted to discover this cutest of Hanukkah craft ideas from Moms & Crafters.
Head on over to learn how to shape your very own dinky DIY dreidels.
6. Mess-free Hanukkah craft ideas
Valerie at Inner Child Fun shared this blog post that caught our eye for a clever 3D papercraft Hanukkah set. Originally made using a free kit from Melissa and Doug that's no longer available, you could still try these ideas at home– especially if you've got older children or budding paper engineers in the family! Get creative and recreate these 3D paper shapes with plain card, star stickers, pens and glitter from your craft stash.
7. Recycled Dreidel garland
Upcycled crafts are always a hit with my children, and it just goes to show you don't need to splash out on expensive supplies to get creative with kids. Merri Cherry Art Studio has a great recycled paper driedel craft on her blog, as well as plenty more Hanukkah crafts for kids.
8. Tasty Hanukkah crafts for kids
Rebecca Pliner from The Nosher has a rather delicious Hanukkah craft for kids! Learn how to ice your own Hanukkah cookies with her tutorial.
9. Make easy Hanukkah sun catchers
All you need are a few coloured beads, some glue and a plastic takeaway lid to make these easy and colourful sun catchers. Find out how over at Creative Jewish Mom.
10. Build your own LEGO dreidel
Just when you thought some things couldn't be made out of LEGO, Bible Belt Balabusta proves you wrong! This is the perfect Hanukkah craft for kids who love to build and play.
11. Make a Chanukah Wall hanging
Sew 8 sweet dreidel-shaped pockets from felt to a wall hanging backdrop, and you have a lovely family home decoration that kids can help you make. Busy in Brooklyn shows you how...
12. Stained glass menorah
We love to make tissue paper stained glass window decorations! They're one of our absolute favourite makes to enjoy with children. Make your very own Menorah-themed versions with this tutorial from Upper Westside Mom.
13. Handprint Hanukkah crafts
If you have younger children in the family, get messy with hand art and create flame fingers by dipping yellow paint on the tips and a different shade on the rest of the hand!
Or if you're short of time, treat yourself to this handmade Hanukkah Handprint art by Amrensia Designs.
Get creative with these Hanukkah crafts for kids
These Hanukkah crafts for kids are a fun way of getting your little ones to interact and learn about this holy holiday. Pick a few activities to do with your kids throughout the holiday, and enjoy getting creative with them.
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These printable crafts for kids are a quick and easy way to keep little ones entertained.
