These Hanukkah crafts and activities for kids are a great way to celebrate the festival of lights.
From fun Hanukkah crafts to free printable activities and games – we’ve collected the best screen free activities for Jewish children to enjoy during the Hanukkah season.
Hannukah Crafts and Activities For Kids
Have you found yourself here looking for simple craft ideas and activities for Hanukkah?
Well you are in luck! This entire blog post is devoted to Hanukkah crafts and activities for children of a variety of different ages and skill levels.
These festive Hanukkah crafting ideas are a lovely way to celebrate the 8 day Jewish holiday. Each of these fun craft ideas and activities come with a step-by-step guide and full instructions.
The best part? Each of these great project ideas and activities are a wonderful fine motor activity, working on scissor skills and hand eye coordination.
Continue reading to see which Hanukkah crafts and activities made our list! We hope you’ll be inspired to use this list to make your own fabulous crafts and have some Hanukkah fun with the children in your life!
Menorah Craft
These DIY Menorahs are a great craft idea for younger and older children.
As kids make their own Menorah, they’re working on fine motor skills as they use their little hands to decorate their colorful project and cut out the different parts of their special Menorah.
All you’ll need to make these menorah crafts is this free template, crayons, glue and scissors.
Hanukkah Bingo
A fun choice for spending quality time with the whole family this festive Hanukkah bingo is a great activity for Hannukah celebrations.
Children and adults alike enjoy playing this classic game.
You can even give small prizes like Gelt (chocolate coins), wooden Dreidels, gift cards and much more.
Dreidel Suncatcher
Little artists love making this easy dreidel suncatcher for Hanukkah.
All you’ll need is a copy of our free template, some contact paper that you can pick up at your local craft store and blue tissue paper squares!
We used two different shade of blues to really make our dreidel shine in the sun!
Hanukkah Coloring Pages
These Hanukkah coloring pages are an easy way to do a creative Hanukkah activity with kids without much preparation.
Download and print the 15+ coloring sheets to have handy for the kids throughout the Hannukah season.
Paper Plate Menorah
This easy kids paper plate Menorah from Nurture Store is so simple and fun to make.
A paper plate is painted yellow and then transformed into a lovely Menorah craft as kids use a candle template to color, cut and then attach the candles.
We recommend using card stock for the candles so they stand upright and aren’t floppy.
Dreidel Garland
This lovely Hanukkah garland Creative Jewish mom is a great activity for younger children and older kids alike.
The only craft supplies you’ll need to make this easy craft are straws, glue and dreidel shapes.
The best part? Use your finished dreidel craft project to decorate for your Hanukkah celebrations.
Finger Print Menorah Keepsake
One of our holiday traditions is always making a keepsake craft! It’s such a sweet way to create a keepsake of the kids as they grow.
This lovely finger print Menorah craft from Our Potluck Family has children using their finger tips and a little bit of paint to create a Menorah for the holiday season.
Clothespin Menorah Craft
Clothespin crafts are always so much fun to make!
This clothespin Menorah craft from Happy Hooligans is a good choice for kids in preschool, kindergarten and early primary grades.
All you’ll need is clothespins, card stock paper and paint.
Paper Dreidels
These watercolor paper dreidels from Creative Jewish Mom are so much fun to make and display during Hanukkah season.
Kids of all ages will enjoy being creative and creating their own watercolor paper dreidels.
Cardboard Tube Menorah
This lovely toilet paper roll Menorah from Amy Rose Designs is easy and fun to make.
Plan to keep your empty toilet paper rolls so you can make this Hanukkah craft with the kids in your life.
DIY Penny Spinners
If you’re looking for simple dreidel crafts then you’re going to love these Penny Spinners from Red Ted Art.
The best part? Children can decorate their pieces of paper however they want making this a great opportunity to encourage kids to express their creativity.
Suncatcher Stars of David
Aren’t these Star of David sun catchers from Craft Project
Ideas lovely?
All you’ll need is popsicle sticks or craft sticks, paint and tissue paper. Kids of all ages will really enjoy making these Hanukkah crafts during the holiday season.
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 the Hanukkah crafts and activities in this blog post:
- 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
These Hanukkah crafts and activities are such a great opportunity to celebrate the holidays with your children.
Easy and low prep, these easy Hanukkah crafts are a fun choice for anyone looking for a creative activity during the 8 days of Hanukkah!
Are you planning to make any of these Chanukah crafts? We’d love to see the finished product.
So, snap a photograph of your Hanukkah crafts when you are done and reach out to us on Facebook to show us the finished product! We love sharing our reader’s beautiful crafts with our blog followers.
Happy Hanukkah!
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