Decorated mirror

Supplies:
any kind of undecorated mirror, preferably with a wooden frame
scrap pieces of pretty cloth, buttons, beads, coins, silk flowers, ribbon, etc- the choices are endless
glue

What to do:
Cover your work surface with a piece of newspaper so glue doesn't get all over.
Spread a layer of glue on one part of the mirror at a time. Stick on your decorations. You can overlap them or keep them separate. Don't worry about getting glue on the glass, it can be scraped off after it dries.
When you're done decorating, let the glue dry (it will become clear) before hanging the mirror.

Rock paperweights

Supplies:
rock
pictures from magazines, little pieces of scrapbook paper, etc
glue, watered down with a little water
paintbrush

What to do:
Clean the rock off.
Cover the rock with pictures! You can either pick one picture that fits the whole rock, or make a collage with little scraps of pretty paper. Glue them on the rock and use as a paperweight on your desk or give as a gift.

Wrapped headband

Supplies:
Embroidery floss in your favorite colors
Buttons, beads, sequins, etc
Plastic headband
Scissors
Hot glue gun (and an adult's help)

What to do:
Place a small dot of hot glue at one end of the headband on the inside. Place the starter end of your embroidery floss on the hot glue and start wrapping it tightly around the headband.
If you want to change colors, snip the thread you’re using and then put a dab of hot glue to tack the new thread into place.

To add buttons, simply run the embroidery floss through the buttonholes and position the button on top of the headband. Then, continue wrapping with floss.
When you reach the other end of the headband with your floss, tack it in place with hot glue on the underside of the headband.

Have fun! :)

Stained-Glass Look-Alikes

1. Cut 2 pieces of waxed paper to be the same size and shape.

2. Collect flat things that you want to encase in the waxed paper.

3. Place one sheet of wax paper down, and arrange all your flat objects on it. Add crayon shavings as a colorful background and surrounding color.

4. Get an adult to help with this step. Place the other piece of wax paper on top, and iron the artwork (make sure you iron on the appropriate surface, such as on top of some newspapers). Iron until all the shavings are melted and the wax paper is stuck together.

5. Wait for it to cool, then trim the edges. Make a hole near the top to hang it if you would like!

--from www.funology.com. 

Bouncy Ball

Submitted by Shira Ehrenkranz

You will need: 

One piece of paper & LOTS of rubber bands!

Here's what to do:
Take the piece of paper and crumple it into a ball. Then take your rubber bands and fit them around the ball- do one vertical, and the next horizontal, etc. 

Collage Flower Placemat

When the Torah was given, Mt. Sinai blossomed with flowers. Therefore, it is customary to decorate our houses and tables with flowers on Shavuot. Here's a fun and easy flower craft. 

You will need:

Nature/Gardening Magazines

Tissue Paper

Cardstock

Glue

Clear Contact Paper/Lamination

Directions:

Cut your piece of cardstock to the size of a placemat. Cut out photos of flowers from the magazines, or use photos of flowers you've taken yourself. Arrange them on the cardstock. Cut out flower shapes from the tissue paper and add them to your collage. Glue everything down and let dry. Once the glue is dry, cut the contact paper to the size of your placemat, and carefully cover the placemat (front and back) with contact paper. Enjoy your Shavuot placemat!

Make a bookmark!

You will need:

White Cardstock

Decorative materials/paper/markers/photos

Glue Stick

Clear contact paper

Hole puncher

Ribbon

Directions:

Cut the white cardstock to the size bookmark you want. Cut out other colored paper in shapes, photos, draw a picture...whatever you want! Glue it all down. Cover the whole bookmark with clear contact paper. Punch a hole in the top and tie a ribbon through it. Happy reading!

Sefirat Haomer Chart

You Will Need:

Poster Board

Markers

(optional) Other decorating supplies: glue, glitter, fake flowers, sequins, etc

On the posterboard draw a big mountain with the 10 Commandments on the top. Then draw 49 footprints (or rocks, or flowers, or whatever you want) leading up the mountain. Number them 1 to 49 starting from the bottom and moving up to the top. Use your decorating supplies to decorate around the mountain however you'd like. Each night that you count the omer, color in one of the footsteps (or rocks, or flowers, etc.)

Make a Flower Mirror

You Will Need:
Fake Flowers 
A wall mirror 
White glue , craft glue , or hot glue 

Directions:
Arrange the flowers around the outer sides of the mirror (or any way you'd like) them, glue them down, and let it dry for at least 1 day before hanging it up . Gaze back at your pretty face, surrounded by flowers! 

Seder T-shirt Pillow

Make this fun & easy pillow to recline on at your seder!

Idea from www.kaboose.com. 

What you'll need:

Large t-shirt

Two rubber bands

Ribbon

One-pound bag of fiberfill or stuffing

Decorating Materials

Directions:

1. Turn the sleeves of the shirt inside the shirt.

2. Close the neck opening of the shirt using one of the rubber bands.

3. Stuff the inside of the shirt with the fiberfill or stuffing.

4. Close the bottom of the shirt with the second rubber band.

5. Tie a ribbon in a bow around each rubber band.

6. Turn the pillow so that the ribbons are on each side.

7. Decorate however you want! Try fabric markers, puff paint, sequins or anything else!

Make Your Own Lip Gloss

What you need : 
Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline) 
Glitter 
A small container 

Directions:
Mix together the petroleum jelly and a small amount of glitter in the container. Perfect for chapped lips. 

Star of David Picture Frame

What you need: 

6 popsicle sticks 
glue or glue gun 
anything to decorate it with 
ribbon (optional) 

Directions:
1. Glue the popsicle sticks together to make two separate triangles (each should be made with 3 popsicle sticks) 
2. Glue both triangles together (one pointing up and the other opposite) 
3. Decorate it anyway you like! When it's dry glue a picture in the middle and tie a ribbon to it and hang it up! 

Craft: Sparkle Pen

All you'll need is:

1 ballpoint pen

glue

glitter

To jazz up your boring old pens, roll in glue and then roll in glitter! Let dry.