![]() You can make them from action figures, Legos, toy dinosaurs, animals, even metal toy cars (which may be less flammable? I don’t know!). ![]() Most toys do not play well with fire, so you’re either going to want to be strategic about this and put out the menorah (I know!) before the fire reaches their flammable extremities, or coat them with plenty of Fimo/tin foil/fire-retardant spray - and even all of those steps are not a guarantee.Īll that being said, toy menorahs do look really, really cool. Yes, you can totally make a menorah out of produce! There’s this elegant one from food photographer Erin Gleeson, which uses citrus fruit and a paring knife to make a very chill looking (and probably nice smelling) menorah.Ī post shared by Paul Kim are going to want to be very careful with this one. Stop by the tasting room to get yours NOW!! #DIY #holidayspirit #buildyourownbeermenorah #getcrafty #beer /uLi9xxwbQw Light up the holiday season by building your own Beer Menorah!īuilders kit comes with two 4 packs of hanukkah beer, your choice 22oz bottle, two tasting glasses and candles! You can also use beer or soda cans (not bottles), as one brewery suggests. You can also use closed bottles - just melt the candle wax on the bottom of the candle and stick it directly on the top of the bottle cap. You can paint the bottles with cool (flame-resistant!) colors, or leave them be for a natural look. ![]() Bottlesīottlenecks are actually great for holding candles of all sizes! Just, you know, make sure that use glass bottles, and not plastic, because that’s going to be a disaster. All you need to do is find a surface to glue them to - perhaps a mirror, or the top of a tin box - and find some way to elevate that shamash, and you’re golden, baby. Hex nuts are a DIY menorah classic for a reason.Ī post shared by Comrade Nas Goldman capsīottle caps are another non-flammable option that make great Hanukkah candle holders - and, depending on the habits in your home, maybe more abundant than hex nuts. You can put some metal washers underneath for extra flame resistance, and/or glue them onto the surface of your choice (say, some extra tiles you may have leftover from a home reno project). Glue them to each other, glue a couple on top of each other for a shamash, and voila! You’ve got yourself a very modern menorah. But metal nuts are even better - they’re less flammable, for one, and there are hex nuts that are the perfect size to hold a Hanukkah candle. OK, so you can make a menorah with literal nuts, like walnut or acorn shells. (A hot glue gun might help, however.) Let’s get to it: Nuts So, now that we’ve had our quick safety talk and technical information, let’s talk about some fun ideas for making menorahs! These crafts all require very little in the way of buying or sourcing new materials or using any power tools. Of course, it’s generally a good idea to not leave the room while your menorah is lit - that’s true whether your menorah is homemade or top-of-the-line.Īlso, one thing to remember that if you want your menorah to be kosher (which, you do you, of course!), the shamash has to be either lower, or higher than the other candles, and all eight candles have to be on the same level. Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg December 27, 2019 Preschool teachers: maybe don’t do your hanukiya-making project with wood materials? □ /oys9Bv8N3J DIY menorahs can catch on fire (RIP my handmade dinosaur menorah of 2017) and/or melt, especially if you’re using wood (AKA the thing we use to make fires). So why not transfer that can-do spirit to the Festival of Lights? As it happens, there are many creative, fun, and low-cost ways to make your own Hanukkah menorahs!īefore you start crafting, a brief warning: a DIY menorah requires an extra level of vigilance, a lot of tin foil, and possibly spray-on fire retardant. We’ve been making our own sourdough starter, baking our own bread, maybe even taking on some long overdue home-improvement projects. Hanukkah is here, and this year, with the pandemic keeping us indoors and isolated, a lot of us have been in a DIY mood.
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