HANUKKAH

Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights. It lasts 8 days. There are a billion crafts you can do for this holiday. Here are two of my favorites.

Edible Hanukkiah

Materials:
2 whole graham crackers
9 pretzel sticks
buttercream frosting or candy melts (yellow or orange)
melting pot for candy melts
wax paper or parchment paper
assorted candies for decorating (optional)

1. melt the candy melts in the melting pot.
2. dip one end of each pretzel quickly into the melted candy and quickly pull it out, forming a "flame".
3. lay each one on wax paper or parchment paper and allow it to dry completely. When dry it easily peels off the paper.
4. lay one graham cracker down, spread it with buttercream frosting or pour melted candy melts onto it.
5. arrange pretzels sticking out of the long end of the graham cracker (leave some room between the "flame" and the graham cracker). Make sure one is extending farther than the others (for the shamash).
3. pour more candy melt over the pretzel sticks (or spread buttercream frosting on the other graham cracker). Place the other graham cracker over the pretzel sticks forming a sandwich.
4. allow it to dry and then decorate, if desired with candies or frosting. stand it up and TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL CREATION! :) Then you can eat it!


Edible Dreidle

Materials:
fig newton (any flavor) or neutra grain bar, cut in half
1 pretzel stick
decorating icing
knife
assorted candies for decorating (optional)

1. if using a neutra grain bar, cut it in half with the knife.
2. cut off a small triangle on the 2 ends at the newton or neutra grain, forming the point of the dreidle
3. insert the pretzel into the flat end of the newton or neutra grain bar
4. write one of the letters on the top of the dreidle: nun (נ), gimmel (ג), hay (ה), shin (ש).
5. decorate with assorted candies or frosting as desired