Passover Crafts

These projects call for the use of stapling and cutting instruments. Before beginning, get either help or the "go-ahead" from a responsible adult.

Afikoman Holder

• 11-inch square of patterned, adhesive-backed paper
• 11-inch square of heavy-duty paper, any color
• scissors
• staple gun or glue
• felt-tip pens, any colors

What You Do:

1. Peel the backing off the adhesive-backed paper and place it sticky side up (illus. A).
   
   
2. Hold the heavy-duty paper over the sticky paper and, when centered, press down firmly.
   
   
3. Fold one point of the square so the tip slightly overlaps the middle of the paper. Fold up the opposite point, as shown (illus. B).
   
   
4. Fold up another point and staple or glue together (illus. C).
   
   
5. Fold the remaining point down. This flap opens to hold the afikoman (illus. D).
   
   
6. With the handle of a pair of scissors, firmly press down along the folded parts of the holder.
   
   
7. With the felt-tip pens, decorate the front of the holder with the word afikoman in Hebrew and English (illus. E).

Paper Seder Plate

• Paper plate
• Felt-tip pens or acrylic paints
• Clear, adhesive-backed paper (from hardware or crafts store)
• Scissors

What You Do:

1. Draw a design on a paper plate, using the illustration here as a guide to the order of the six items that appear on the seder plate. Paint the designs with felt-tip pens or acrylic paint. Let dry.
   
   
2. Place the paper plate on the back of a clear piece of adhesive-backed paper and draw around it. Cut around the penciled outline.
   
   
3. Peel the backing off the paper and hold the paper centered over the top of the paper plate, sticky side down. Press the paper on the plate, smoothing it from the center outward. Press firmly to the back of the plate.
   
   
4. Place the plate face down on another piece of clear, adhesive-backed paper. Draw around it, cut, and apply as in instruction #3.
   
   
5. After using, wipe with a damp sponge.