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Entertainment and Activities, Holidays, Christmas
Entertainment and Activities, Holidays, New Year's
By Tara Rhiannon Dawn Fietz, BA, MFA
Entertainment and Activities, Holidays, New Year's
By Tara Rhiannon Dawn Fietz, BA, MFA
Entertainment and Activities, Holidays, New Year's
By Tara Rhiannon Dawn Fietz, BA, MFA
  • Entertainment and Activities
    Chinese New Year

    Follow these directions for making dragon puppets, which can help you celebrate the Chinese New Year.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    New Year's

    Create this festive picture frame and give it to someone special as a New Year's gift.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    New Year's

    Celebrate the New Year with poppers filled with trinkets and treats. They're easy to make!

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Kwanzaa

    Here's a recipe for delicious West African Benne Cakes, which you can make for Kwanzaa.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Kwanzaa

    Create your own clay jewelry by molding Kwanzaa symbols into beads to celebrate the season.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Kwanzaa

    Make a Kwanzaa calendar out of felt, and use it year after year to mark the days of the holiday.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Kwanzaa

    Here are instructions for making a straw mat -- called a mkeka -- for your Kwanzaa celebration.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Kwanzaa

    Follow these instructions to decorate your own unity cup for your Kwanzaa celebration.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Hanukkah

    These delicious latkes are perfect for your Hanukkah meal, or for any other time of year!

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Hanukkah

    Here's a great recipe for hole-less donuts, which are very popular in Israel at Hanukkah time.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Hanukkah

    Make a beautiful Star of David hanging for a wall or door, using just a few materials.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Hanukkah

    These instructions will help you make a dreidel with a stained-glass effect for Hanukkah.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Hanukkah

    Here are simple instructions for building a foam menorah to celebrate Hanukkah.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Hanukkah

    Follow these instructions to make your own dreidel out of clay for the Hanukkah season.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Christmas

    Use this recipe to bake lovely cinnamon-scented ornaments for the holidays.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Christmas

    You can sew Christmas stockings for the entire family, following these easy directions.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Christmas

    Follow these simple instructions to make a folksy Santa Claus out of clay pots.

  • Entertainment and Activities
    Christmas

    Follow these easy instructions to build your own Advent calendar, then start the countdown to Christmas!

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