Our Dreidel suncatcher Hanukkah craft is a simple craft for kids of all ages to make for the festival of lights.
All you’ll need is our free template, contact paper and some blue tissue paper!
Dreidel Suncatcher Hanukkah Craft
We just love this easy Hanukkah craft for kids. Small pieces of tissue paper and our free printable dreidel template create the illusion of a stained glass dreidel that children of all ages will proudly want to display during the holiday season.
What we love most about this fun craft is that it is easy enough for young kids but challenging and entertaining enough for older kids. Plus, it works on really good stuff like fine motor skills and hand-eye co-ordination- it’s really the perfect activity for young children.
Continue reading to find out more about downloading our free dreidel template and get full details so you can make this easy craft at home.
Craft Supplies
- Dreidel suncatcher template – to download scroll to the very bottom of this blog post and fill in the form. The template
- Printer and printer paper
- Blue construction paper or cardstock
- Pencil
- Blue tissue paper – to make our dreidel suncatcher we used 2 different shades of blue tissue paper
- Clear contact paper
- Scissors
Instructions
Step 1: Print a copy of our free printable dreidel suncatcher template. The template you’ll need can be downloaded by scrolling to the very bottom of this blog post.
Step 2: Cut out the dreidel by cutting along the outer edge of the outline. Poke a small hole in the dreidel and cut along the inner edge of the dreidel. You should be left with a shape that resembles the one in the photo above.
Step 3: Using a pencil trace the shape of the dreidel onto blue card stock or construction paper. Make sure to trace both the outer and inner edge of your dreidel.
Step 4: Repeat the cutting process by cutting along the outer edge of your dreidel shape. Then, poke a hole in the center to cut out the inner part of the dreidel.
Step 5: Stick your cut out dreidel onto a piece of contact paper so that the sticky part of the contact paper is facing up.
Step 6: Tear your blue tissue paper or cut it into small squares.
Step 7: Cover the sticky part of the contact paper with your small squares of tissue paper.
Step 8: Trim off excess contact paper by cutting along the outer edge of your dreidel suncatcher.
Step 9: Display your shimmering dreidel suncatcher in a window that gets sun shine in honor of Hanukkah!
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More Screen Free Hanukkah Activities
Hanukkah coloring pages – these festive Hanukkah coloring pages are a great way to brighten up dark winter days! Print off a bunch of copies and enjoy coloring these during the holiday season with the kids in your life.
Easy Menorah craft – an easy Menorah craft for kids 4 years and over. All you’ll need is our free printable, colors, glue and scissors.
Hanukkah bingo – a fun Hanukkah themed bingo game with 18 unique cards. Perfect for any Hanukkah celebration, this free bingo game will be enjoyed by the whole family.
Recommended Reading
We love to read!
And, Hannukah is the perfect time of year to read some new books!
Reading is one of our favorite screen free activities.
It’s so much fun and a fun way to encourage children to learn about the world around them by building on language and critical thinking skills. Plus, it encourages them to develop a love of books!
We make it a point to pair all our screen free activities with books!
From fun activities and games to Hanukkah crafts – we do our very best to recommend some fun books to our readers that make screen free play even more engaging during the holiday season.
Here are some of our favorite top Hanukkah books that pair wonderfully with creative activities for Hannukah:
- The Story of Hanukkah – a beautiful book that tells the story of the ancient miracle that is an essential part of the holiday.
- The Night Before Hanukkah – it’s the night before the eight-day celebration of Hanukkah begins, and everyone is excited!
- Happy Hanukkah, Little Dreidel – a finger puppet board book perfect for especially young children.
- It’s a Mitzvah! – Clever, humorous illustrations accompany rhyming text about important Jewish do’s and don’ts.
- The 9 Candles Of Hanukkah Tell The Tale – Each candle will share a unique piece of the story of Hanukkah.
- Hanukkah Bear – Bubba Brayna makes the best latkes in the village, and on the first night of Hanukkah, the scent of her cooking wakes a hungry, adorable bear from his hibernation
Let’s Stay In Touch
This easy dreidel suncatcher craft is such a great way to have some screen free Hanukkah fun with kids!
Children of all ages will really enjoy creating their own suncatcher – it’s the perfect way to encourage kids of different age groups to be creative during the Hanukkah season.
Are you planning to make this dreidel suncatcher? We’d love to see the finished product! So, snap a photo and reach out to us on our Facebook page to show us your completed holiday crafts! We love sharing our readers unique creations with our followers!
Happy Hanukkah!
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