Handmade Hanukkah cards are an easy way to spread kindness and joy during the Jewish Festival of Lights. Grandparents live out of state? Have kids make a Hanukkah card to send in the mail. Going to a Hanukkah party and taking a gift? Add a handmade Hanukkah card. Have a Jewish co-worker or friend? Gift them one of these handmade Hanukkah cards.
In this post, I’m sharing with you inspiration for 3 different Hanukkah card designs – each inspired by a symbol of Hanukkah. My cards feature a dreidel, Star of David and a menorah. Placed together or apart, they easily tell the story of Hanukkah. These would look fantastic displayed on a fireplace mantel or if you don’t have one, you can hang them from a door with silk ribbon!
Materials
- Cardstock, various shades of blue (grey is also used here)
- Pipe cleaners, various shades of blue
- Yellow pom poms
- Hot glue
- ScissorsÂ
Handmade Hanukkah Cards Steps
Star of David Card
Make an equilateral triangle from a single pipe cleaner. Repeat this step to create a second triangle. Stack both triangles to create a Star of David. Glue the triangles together and then glue the star to the card.Â
Dreidel Card
Shape a pipe cleaner into dreidel shape; glue it to card. If desired, cut small pieces of pipe cleaner and add the appropriate Hebrew letters to the dreidels. If you have Hebrew alphabet stickers, use them here!
Menorah card
To make the chunky candles of the menorah, twist two dark blue pipe cleaners together. Separately, twist two light blue pipe cleaners together. You will have one thick pipe cleaner in dark blue and one in light blue. Now, twist these together to get two tone chunky candles. Cut the pipe cleaner into thirds or quarters, based on desired candle length.Â
To make the candle flame, diagonally snip a yellow pompom on the left side and then the right hand side with a pair of scissors. Hot glue flames to candles.Â
Now make the shamash (middle) candle. Assemble candles on the card and hot glue. Complete the menorah by adding a pipe cleaner base.Â
Need more ideas for Hanukkah? Check out all of our Hanukkah crafts.
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