Sukkot Decorations to Make with Young Children

Free-form Foil Fruit

Materials: newspaper, aluminum foil, masking tape, tempera paints, brushes, string for hanging

Instructions

1. Crumple newspaper into a fist sized ball.
2. Mold sheets of foil around it to make different fruit shapes.
3. Paint with tempera paint. The foil will show through, giving the fruit a shiny effect.
4. When the paint is dry, use a sharp instrument to make a hole through the top and put a string through the hole for hanging in the sukkah.

Glittery Craft Dough Star

Materials: craft dough, glitter, string

Instructions

1. Use your favorite craft dough recipe to make stars using cookie cutters, or cut two triangles from the dough and place one on top of the other to form a Star of David.
2. While the dough is still damp, sprinkle on glitter and make a hole in the top to thread string through for hanging.

Links of Love

Materials: construction paper, stapler

Instructions

1. Make standard paper chains to decorate the sukkah.
2. Have children decorate their links with pictures of people they love.