2 Fun Easter and Passover Crafts!
This week is full of awesome holidays! Those who are Jewish will be celebrating Passover for 7 days starting tomorrow, April 19th! On the other hand, many Christians will be celebrating Easter on Sunday, April 22nd! No matter which religion you follow, learn a little bit more about each holiday & then do some fun & easy crafts to help celebrate the occasion!
Easter!
Christians usually celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday, located two days after Good Friday & three days after Maundy Thursday. The Easter season lasts for 40 days - from Easter Day until Ascension Day, which marks the end of Lent (a season of fasting & prayer). Several traditions have formed from this occasion including the Easter Bunny and Easter egg hunts and have truly become a large part modern-day family celebrations.
Feathered Bird Eggs!
- Materials: Dyed eggs, Egg carton (the cardboard kind), acrylic paints (your favorite colors), tacky glue, a paintbrush, different colored feathers & tiny black beads
- Directions:
- To start, cut cups from the egg carton as shown in the picture.
- Paint the entire cup with your desired color. Make several of these!
- Let the cups dry entirely. Then, paint on the beak with a contrasting color! Glue on two beads for eyes.
- Finally, use the tacky glue on stick several tail feathers on the side directly behind the head!
- Place your dyed (and dried) egg in your newly made cup to complete the bird!
Passover!
Passover is a Jewish festival & holy day! It pays tribute to the story of the Exodus, where the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. This special holiday is typically celebrated for 7 days and is one of the 3 pilgrimage festivals where historically, the Jewish population would pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem!
Passover Cards!
Materials: a pencil, gold & white paint pens, a black marker, blue or silver glitter glue, a sheet of blue card stock or construction paper and scissors
Directions:
- First, print the Passover cut-out pattern. Cut the 3 letters (that spell out Pesach, or Passover) & the Star of David.
- Next, fold the construction in half to create your card!
- After, position the cut-out patterns on the front of your card. With one hand, hold the patterns in place, while you use a pencil to trace the shapes!
- Take the gold pen & trace over the edges of the Star of David, then color it in. Use the white paint pen to color in the 3 letters above (or below) the Star of David. Use the black marker to create a clean border around each letter!
- Add some blue glitter glue around the Star of David.
- After the card is dry, write a note inside & give it to someone special!
