I have kept most of them for use "later" We all have "later" projects...my craft closet is full of things that I will use "later" So when Hanukkah rolled around I found a way to use some of them "now." My boys are little...fires are not good around them because they still want to touch. Enter baby food jars and flameless candles....
Supplies:
Baby Food jars (8 small, 1 larger)
Glass etching creme
Blue painters tape
Cricut or some means to cut out numbers
Ribbon (optional)
I found a font that I liked and using Sure Cuts a lot and my Cricut I cut out the numbers on the blue painters tape. I placed the outline of the numers on the baby food jar and applied the etching creme. Following the instructions I left the creme on the jar. For the large baby food jar I cut out a Star of David.
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| Jars, prior to creme application |
When the time was up I collected the excess creme and put it back in the jar (waste not want not) and removed the tape.
Voila! I had 8 jars that would count the 8 nights of Hanukkah and one Shamash. For some added color I hot glued blue, silver and white ribbon around the top.
Now, we can light one flameless candle each night and my boys can help but not get hurt. a win win in my book.
Also when they get bigger the jars can help with their counting - put items in the jar to match the number and the boys can practice counting!
