Dreidel Card Holder

Looking for an eye-catching place to organize Chanukah cards? Craft a beautiful container that families will cherish for many holidays to come.

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  Chanukah is an 8-day Jewish festival. During this time children play with a dreidel, a four-sided spinning top called a s'vivon in Hebrew. The names of the letters on dreidels stand for the phrase, "Ness Gadol Hayah Sham--a great miracle happened there." Dreidels are traditionally used to play a lively Chanukah game. Here’s one way to use the dreidel theme to make a holder for Chanukah cards. It makes a lovely gift!

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  Use Crayola® Scissors to cut off the top and most of two opposite sides of a square tissue box. Leave enough of the sides so the box stands upright. The box will look a bit like a napkin holder.

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  Use a Crayola Erasable Colored Pencil to trace around one side of the box twice on construction paper. Draw a large dreidel on each section. Color the dreidels with Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils.

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  Using the eraser, rub away color to form one of the four Hebrew letters found on a dreidel. Fill in the letters with another color if you like. You could also add a decorative border.

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  Outline the letters and enhance the border using Crayola Glitter Glue. Air-dry.

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  Cut out your dreidel pieces. Glue them on each end of the tissue box.

Benefits

• Students learn the historic background of the Jewish holiday Chanukah.
• Students recognize a traditional game associated with Chanukah.
• Students create a Chanukah card holder showing one of the four Hebrew letters found on a dreidel.

Adaptations

• Research other Chanukah symbols that could be used to decorate a card holder.
• Students with special needs and younger children may need adult assistance to cut their tissue box.
• Create similar card holders for any holiday. Decorate them to suit the occasion.