BHKIDS Purim Crafts

0:03Welcome friends! Today we're going to learn how to make some Mishloach Manot, some masks and crowns, and we're going to make placemats and name cards. First, Naomi will show us some quick and easy Mishloach Manot that can be made using cheap items from Walmart and the dollar store, or maybe even items you find around your home. Here she is showing some jars that are examples you can find around your home that can be used to fill goodies in your Mishloach Manot. You can even use little mini glasses that you find laying around. Today we will be using mini ball jars for our project. First up is our princess cookie frosting and sprinkles. First, Naomi puts cookies in a plastic bag that we cut down because it's too long. and then she puts a tie around it so that the cookies don't escape. Next, the cookies will go in a box. First, Naomi's putting paper shred in the bottom of the box to create a cushion for the items.

1:25Then she'll add the cookies, a water bottle, and some sprinkles that she's putting in one of those ball jars that we talked about earlier. Fill up the sprinkles just as high as you need to cover all your cookies fully. Put the sprinkles in the box. Add an apple. Lastly, add some chocolate frosting so that you can frost the cookies, as well as add sprinkles to them for a delicious treat. Add some special finishing touches to your box, such as noisemakers, necklaces, and paper crowns. Here Naomi added a special ring from the dollar store to add that special princess touch, as well as a roll of napkins and plasticware. And this completes our first Mishloach Manot.

2:33Next is a BelVita apple juice idea. First, put some mesh down in the bottom of a plastic container. Add some napkins, juice, BelVita crackers, and, of course, some chocolate to satisfy a sweet tooth. Include noisemakers and a necklace for decoration, and voila! This one we are wrapping in plastic wrap so that it can be easily carried to your destination. Naomi also added a nice touch of green to the outside of the package. Our third idea is a gift made of orange and salted caramel chocolate cashews. First, Naomi places the cashews in a mason jar. This one is a little bit taller so that it can fit more cashews. Next, she puts in some frillies from the dollar store, the cashews, an orange drink, and an orange.

3:35She decorates it with a straw and a noisemaker, as well as a napkin. Wrapped in plastic wrap as well, we tie a knot and put on a nice green bow. Our fourth and last idea for a Mishloach Manot is a green apple, veggie straws, and chocolate gift. First, Naomi uses a jelly jar to add her veggie straws to it and then puts on the lid. We add it to the basket with a piece of colorful garland that we cut off and then add the rest of her ingredients to the beautiful basket. She's got an apple, a drink, a straw, and some chocolates, of course. Lastly, we wrap a nice piece of garland on the outside for a tie, and that's it. Next, Joshua, Sarah, and Naomi will help us make masks and crowns using the template that's in the file below and some extra materials, such as wooden sticks, stickers, sequins, tape, glue, glitter, and markers, of course.

4:49First, Sarah turns hers over so that she can glue a second piece of cardstock to her design. And Joshua does the same thing as well, so that it reinforces it and makes it stronger and thicker. Next, it's time to cut out your design all the way around. And now Naomi is ready to decorate with stickers and shows us how pretty her crown becomes once she adds the jewels that coordinate with the colors. These jewels were bought at the dollar store. She also wants to use glue on the bottom of her crown to add some little mini sequin glitter, which she pours out onto a paper towel and then lets it dry. While she's waiting for Yehoshua and Sarah, she decides to start on a colored mask of her own.

5:58Now comes the hard part of cutting out the eyes using an X-Acto knife with an adult's help. These knives are very, very sharp, so please make sure you ask for help. And if you don't have an X-Acto knife, you can carefully use the tip of a pair of sharp scissors. This is the final result of Yehoshua's mask. Now is the time to use tape and a wooden dowel so that you can make a holder for your mask. We simply push the tape around the wooden dowel. You can cut any extra tape on the outside edges of the mask so that you do not cover the front side of the mask, such as in Naomi's mask right here. I lifted it up. and then use the pair of scissors to simply trim away the extra tape.

7:02Well, fun! Now we have masks for our Purim story! Lastly, Sarah will show us how to make placemats and nametags using Walmart glitter paper, as well as this template that you can find down below, which includes all kinds of ideas for tags and placemats, as well as Mishloach Manot tags. Here we are using painter's tape so that our cardstock placemat actually adheres better to the glitter paper. We just push it down, add a few stickers, Add a plate. And that's it. In the same file down below, you will notice that we have matching name cards for the placemats. Sarah is using a straight edge cutter and folding down the place cards, then writing each one's name on the place card so that they can be used on the table the night of Purim. Thank you so much for joining us today.

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