I started looking a few days ago for some fun projects for Passover. I have to admit, the search for Passover crafts was inspired by the Peeps bunting which is completely adorable and posted everywhere. Why doesn't Passover have a cute little pink bunny as its symbol? We've got some much more difficult material to work with! Didn't find what I was looking for in my searches- I found a bunch of Matzoh covers (which we've been making since pre-school) and the like. I hope I've come up with a few new, fun projects for you to do for Passover.
Pillows! Perfect for leaning on during Seder. From my fave songs Diyanu! and Chad Gadya.
A faux seder plate- perfect for an April Fool's Day post! Using only candy as ingredients, this seder plate definitely is not kosher for Pesach! Do you think it resembles the real thing?
Since banners/bunting are so popular, I wanted to make one. But what to include? I settled on my favorite Pesach haiku....
These guys are probably my favorite, they're the AFIKO MEN! A group of Passover Superheroes ready to fly in & entertain your little one during Seder.
I do have a few sets of the Afikomen for sale on Etsy with a link on the left sidebar.
Pillow instructions!
To make the pillows I used a freezer paper stencil method. I searched Google images for a picture of a goat I liked and printed it out. Then I traced it onto the dull side of a piece of freezer paper. I cut it out with an exacto and ironed it onto my fabric. I stippled two coats of fabric paint, let it dry and peeled off my freezer paper. I did the same basic method for the lettering, just picked out the font and size I wanted and printed it off my computer.
You can use a pre-made pillow cover to keep things simple! I sewed a simple envelope pillow cover, since I already had the form, for the Chad Gadya pillow, but for Di-diyanu I just cut a size I liked and sewed three sides, the stuffed it and sewed it shut.
You can do this with any Passover saying or image! "Next year in Jerusalem", "goat for sale, two zuzim", "ma nishtanah...".
Faux Seder Plate!
This is a great learning tool for kids and so much fun! My kids love looking at my cupcake decorating book which uses all candy materials to make different animals or figures. This is the same idea.
The egg is made from Wilton white melting candy. I actually used an egg form, which I sprayed with Pam, poured in the melted candy and swirled it around while it hardened. I was having a hard time getting the egg out of its mold, so I dipped one end in a bowl of warm water and that loosened it right up!
The shank bone is rice krispy treat which I molded by hand, then I held a few matches to it to give it the roasted look.
I went a little nuts (no pun intended) on the charosis. How do you mimic apples and nuts and wine? Well, I just decided to go for it and throw a bunch of stuff on there. I tinted some frosting to Manaschevitz color, then threw on some chopped red tootsie rolls (for apples), M&Ms, and chocolate. Well... I tried!
The maror is a slice jumbo-sized marshmallow dipped into non-pareils.
For bitter herbs I decided that rather than another leafy green, I'd make some salt water, with a stem coming out. I didn't actually make any cupcakes though (cheater, I know!) I just used a few ritz crackers on the base and mixed blue food coloring with store bought frosting. There were a lot of elements to this seder plate! I was saving time whenever possible.
I probably had the most fun making the parsley. I used green lime flavored tootsie rolls and tropical flavored fruit roll ups! I used a rolling pin to roll the tootsie roll flat, and a sharp knife to cut out the shape I wanted from it and also the fruit roll ups.
I set up a group on Flickr.com with close ups of each of the items. I hope you'll use some of my ideas, or use them to create new ones for yourself and have fun making some Passover kitch :) Would love to hear from you or see pictures of what you've made!
