This craft might very well be the crowning glory of your family Purim celebration! Your kiddos will love dressing up as Queen Esther or King Ahasuerus and wearing a stunning crown of their own creation. Surely they will be the talk of Shushan with this eco-friendly, simple, and colorful craft! I created a basic panel template that kiddos can trace to create their crowns, or (and even better) they can draw their own and make a fancy schmancy design. Chag Purim Sameach!

Oh my goodness — this craft is so fun, and it’s a GREAT way for kiddos to practice making real hamantaschen! Polymer clay comes in so many colors, too; so you can make a rainbow of adorable little hamantaschen! Use them as Purim table decorations, for pretend play with dolls, or for whatever you like!

Spread extra Purim joy with some sponge-painted mishloach manot bags! Mishloach manot, which is one of the four Purim mitzvot, are fun care packages that we give to family and friends — fill them with food, hamantaschen, candy, drinks, and whatever surprises you think would be delightful! Download the free Purim Sponge Painting Templates PDF and trace either hamantaschen, a crown, or a Jewish star (or all three!) right on your sponges. Cut them out, dip them in paint, and design your bag however you like. Your bright and cheerful mishloach manot bags surely will make Purim festive and joyful for your dear ones!

Get ready to make some noise with this fun and colorful Purim craft! Just put some beads, buttons, or little bells in a paper plate; put another paper plate on top of it; staple (or glue) all around; decorate however you want; and voila — you have a festive grogger for Purim! I love this craft because there is endless room for creativity; plus, what would Purim be without some noisy homemade groggers?! Chag Sameach!

It’s truly amazing all the crafts one can make with a paper plate, and this festive craft is no exception! Have your kiddos cut a paper plate in half — one half will be for the main part of the mask, and the other half can be used to create something extra, such as a crown. Then they can paint and decorate it however they like; and for the last step, they’ll glue on a craft stick, which they will hold when they put the mask up to their face. It’s so simple, yet there are endless options for creativity! Enjoy!

If your kiddos already have some basic sewing skills, this is a great Purim craft! When I first saw this idea on Mom and Crafters, I immediately fell in love with it — especially since the steps are so close to making real hamantaschen! You start with a felt circle (this is the “dough”); then you cut a triangle (this is the “filling”) to fit in the circle. Next you pinch three sides (just like you do with real hamantaschen dough!) and make three or four whip stitches to hold the pinched sides in place. The end result looks like the real thing, and it’s so cute, I can hardly stand it! Your Purim celebration surely will be extra joyful with this sweet little craft!

Is it possible to outgrow a love of play dough? I don’t think so either! You’ll love this super simple homemade play dough recipe from Jean Van’t Hul of The Artful Parent. It’s quick and easy to make, and the end result is play dough perfection! Add in some bright colors and glitter, and you’ll be ready to make some festive crowns for Purim! Can’t decide if you want to make a crown for Queen Esther or King Ahasuerus? Make a bunch for both of them, of course; and add in some gems to make them extra sparkly! Purim is sure to be extra joyful with this merry craft!

The best part of this craft (other than shaking the grogger when it’s done, of course!) is choosing the beads. Kids love to search through the bead pile, examine them with a magnifying glass, decide if they want to do a color theme or a shape theme, and just marvel at them. My kindergarten students usually take a long time to choose their beads; it’s THAT fun! Be sure to download the free Purim Terms PDF, too, so that kids can learn how to say (and spell in Hebrew) Purim Sameach, grogger, and raashaan, which is the word they use in Israel instead of grogger (it means “noisemaker”). You can print this PDF, and kids can cut out some of the words to glue onto their bottles. Purim surely will be extra colorful with a Recycled Bottle Bead Grogger!