It’s almost Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year! This holiday brings the freshness of fall, delicious honey cakes, and thoughts of new beginnings.
Even without a religious background, I love the spiritual aspect of Rosh Hashanah, when you are invited to reflect on your past year. What can you do to make this year a “Shana Tova” (‘a good year’)? That’s a nice discussion to have with your kids as you prepare for Rosh Hashanah. And to make it more fun, add a Rosh Hashanah craft!
Sweet Rosh Hashanah Craft for Kids
Here’s an unforgettable way to welcome Rosh Hashanah with your kids: make a DIY Shana Tova pop-up card! I’ve created a printable Rosh Hashanah craft that lets children (and grown-ups) make an impressive, unique, and adorable Shana Tova card.
The printable template for this craft has all the parts ready to color, cut, and assemble, making it fun and easy to follow along. There is also an envelope template, so you can send your handmade Shana Tova card to loved ones.
This printable craft is a available for purchase in my shop: Printable Shana Tova Pop-Up Card.
Liked the idea of making a Shana Tova pop-up card? Below you’ll find the step-by-step guide for completing this craft. If you are into it, grab your PDF file from my shop and let’s get creative together!
How to Make a Shana Tova Pop-Up Card
What You’ll Need:
- The printable Shana Tova pop up card template (available here)
- White cardstock for printers
- Colorful cardstock sheet for printers (or regular colorful cardstock)
- Glue
- Scissors
- Coloring tools
- Ruler and butter knife for scoring (optional)
Make the Shana Tova Card:
1. Print out pages 1-3 of the printable template on white cardstock and color the illustrations.
3. Cut out the illustrations, the strips, and the card’s base.
4. Fold the card’s base in half along the dashed line. TIP: To make folding easy, score the lines first: place a ruler along the dashed lines, and pass gently over the lines with the dull edge of a butter knife to make a soft crease.
5. Fold the strips backward along the dashed lines.
6. Find where each strip needs to go by matching the letters on the glue tabs with the letters on the card’s base. Note that tabs ‘I’ and ‘K’ go on top of the banner’s strips.
7. Glue the strips in their places. Make sure their text side is facing forward. Once you are done, fold the card to check that all the strips bend properly.
8. Spread glue where it says “glue banner here” on both right and left strips. Attach the banner to these strips (choose a banner in English or in Hebrew).
Note: avoid spreading glue over the dashed lines, as these lines need to fold freely.
Fold the card to ensure it closes smoothly and that the banner is not sticking out of the folded card. Then press the banner to secure it in place.
9. Glue the apple, honey, dove, and the shofar to their marked places on the strips.
10. Glue the wine bottle and the pomegranate under the banner.
11. Decorate your card further, if you like.
12. Next, we’ll add colorful cardstock to the card’s backside:
- Print page 4 of the template on colorful cardstock and cut along the marked lines. If you don’t have colorful cardstock for printers, print on regular paper, trace the shape onto colorful cardstock, and cut it out.
- Fold the cutout cardstock along the center (marked in the template with a dashed line).
- Spread glue on the back of the card and glue it to the colorful cardstock, aligning the central folds of both parts.
- Open and close the card to ensure all elements move freely.
13. For a final touch, glue the label that says “Happy Rosh Hashanah” to the front cover of your card.
Now let’s make the Envelope:
1. Print the envelope template that comes with the printable Shana Tova card.
2. Cut out both parts of the envelope.
3. Fold along the dashed lines.
4. Glue the tab of part A to the bottom of part B.
5. Make sure the remaining glue tabs are folded inwards, then spread glue on top of them.
6. Fold part A over the glue tabs and press to secure it in place.
DONE! Your Shana Tova pop-up card and envelope are ready!
More Rosh Hashanah Ideas
I you’re looking for more ways to get creative this Rosh Hashanah, I’ve got a few other lovely printables in my shop! They are designed to bring joy to your home, while getting the kids familiar with the holiday’s symbols. Here they are:
Printable Rosh Hashanah Cards to Color: A fun printable Rosh Hashanah craft that suits kids of all ages, even very young ones. It includes three adorable Shana Tova cards with cute images to color, plus a printable envelope template. Perfect for a relaxing holiday activity and sending DIY cards to family and friends.
Printable Rosh Hashanah Activity Book: Keep the kids engaged and excited about Rosh Hashanah with this activity book, filled with puzzles like Word Search, Maze, Spot the Difference, Color by Number, and matching games.
Printable Rosh Hashanah Gift Tags: A set of cute Shana Tova gift tags in different colors, to et your holiday gifts ready in minutes. They have an illustration of a kawaii apple with honey, plus the text Shana Tova in English.
Rosh Hashanah Clipart Set: For those who like to design their own Rosh Hashanah creations, check out my clipart set with 38 graphics in PNG and EPS files – perfect for making cards, gift tags, games, invitations, and more!
Don’t forget to explore the Rosh Hashanah freebies on my website! You can download my Rosh Hashanah coloring page, and try my Apple and Honey Craft to make two cute DIY notebooks shaped like an apple and a honey jar – the classic symbols of Rosh Hashanah.
Rosh Hashanah cards
You can also find my illustrated Shana Tova cards over at Greeting Cards Universe. These are physical cards, not printables – real paper cards with matching envelopes, ready to send.
Take a look at my Shana Tova cards below. Just click on any image to check them out in the shop!
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed making the Shana Tova pop-up card. Feel free to bookmark this page for future inspiration – whether you’re looking for Jewish holiday crafts, fun card-making projects, or other creative activities for kids. There’s always something new to discover!
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