Hanukkah Menorah Craft

Items Needed:

• Penne Pasta
• Beans 
• Orange paint
• Craft glue
• Menorah printed on white paper or card stock (or draw one)
• Colored card stock

This Hanukkah craft idea came from the Middlesex Borough Library.

1. Draw a menorah on a piece of white card stock or find a menorah design like this and print it. Be aware that the larger the lines, the bigger the beans you will need.
2. You can use white paper but it could pucker with the amount of craft glue being used. If you use paper instead of card stock, you will definitely want to first glue the white paper to a backing paper - construction paper or card stock, preferably a color other than white.
3. Apply glue along one of the lines of the menorah and then start placing beans along the line with glue. The child's age will determine how much help is needed. My 5-year-old was able to squeeze the glue bottle and place the beans all by himself.
4. Once all the beans are placed, add glue to the penne pasta and place them at the top of each "bean line."
5. Take a cotton ball or use your child's thumb to dip into the orange paint and apply to the white paper.

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