How to Make Hanukkah Gift Wrapping Paper

There are many activities involved with celebrating Hanukkah. Eating symbolic foods, getting together with family and friends, going to services at synagogue and exchanging gifts on each of the eight nights of the Festival of Lights are traditional ways to spend the holiday. Follow the steps below to make special Hanukkah gift wrapping paper.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• White craft paper
• Scissors
• Newspapers
• Old clothes
• Hanukkah-themed cookie cutters
• Blue craft paint
• Hanukkah-themed sponges
• Silver craft paint
• Liquid glue
• Silver glitter
• Tape
• Blue and silver bows

1. Purchase a roll of white craft paper and cut it into the sizes needed for the gifts you need to wrap.
2. Lay newspapers out on the table that will serve as the work space. Wear old clothes or an apron to avoid ruining an item of clothing that will be worn later.
3. Squirt blue craft paint on a paper plate. Dip Hanukkah-themed cookie cutters in blue paint and press down on white craft paper. Leave space in between the images.
4. Dip Hanukkah-themed sponges in silver craft paint that has been poured on a paper plate.
5. Use liquid glue to make swirls in between the cookie cutter and sponged Hanukkah themed shapes. Shake silver glitter onto the glue and then tap excess glitter off the wrapping paper.
6. Wrap the Hanukkah gifts in the custom made Hanukkah gift wrapping paper once it is dry. Top with silver or blue ribbons.

Tips & Warnings

• Contact your local newspaper to purchase the end of the newsprint roll to make Hanukkah wrapping paper.
• Allow paint that is used for Hanukkah wrapping paper to dry thoroughly before wrapping the gift.