Dreidel Card Holder
Looking for an eye-catching place to organize Chanukah cards? Craft a beautiful container that families will cherish for many holidays to come.
1. Chanukah is an 8-day Jewish festival. During this time children play with a dreidel, a four-sided spinning top called a s'vivon in Hebrew. The names of the letters on dreidels stand for the phrase, "Ness Gadol Hayah Sham--a great miracle happened there." Dreidels are traditionally used to play a lively Chanukah game. Here’s one way to use the dreidel theme to make a holder for Chanukah cards. It makes a lovely gift!
2. Use Crayola® Scissors to cut off the top and most of two opposite sides of a square tissue box. Leave enough of the sides so the box stands upright. The box will look a bit like a napkin holder.
3. Use a Crayola Erasable Colored Pencil to trace around one side of the box twice on construction paper. Draw a large dreidel on each section. Color the dreidels with Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils.
4. Using the eraser, rub away color to form one of the four Hebrew letters found on a dreidel. Fill in the letters with another color if you like. You could also add a decorative border.
5. Outline the letters and enhance the border using Crayola Glitter Glue. Air-dry.
6. Cut out your dreidel pieces. Glue them on each end of the tissue box.
Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.
Glitter Glue—
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Not for use on skin.
Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.
- Research other Chanukah symbols that could be used to decorate a card holder.
- Students with special needs and younger children may need adult assistance to cut their tissue box.
- Create similar card holders for any holiday. Decorate them to suit the occasion.
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