At this time of year, you can barely turn around before another day related to Israel pops up on your calendar (are your white school shirts clean and ready?). Rather than making another Israeli flag, I thought it would be interesting to use the shapes from the Jewish star on the Israeli flag as the base of a creative project. I cut up a big pile of blue and white triangles of different sizes, using as many different shades of blue as I could find. I threw in a few long strips of paper as a nod to the blue lines on the flag as well. I put them out with some glue and let the kids take it from there. It was so interesting to see what they came up with! For ages 3-9.

Active: 15-30 minutes

Drying: 15 minutes+ if using glue

Scraps of blue and white paper that can be cut into triangles

blue and white paper for background

Glue or tape

Any or all of the following: Blue and white pom poms, glitter, sequins or any other embellishment you want to add

By Rena Ray

Rena Ray is a graphic designer and the founder of jewishkidscreate.wordpress.com.� She creates simple crafts that kids can do to spark creativity and inspire Jewish learning.