Painted Paper Menorah Hanukkah Art Project

Suggested grade: 2-4

Time required: 2 sessions (1 = 15 minutes, 2 = 30 minutes)

You will need to account for dry time in between steps.

Materials session 1:

• White paper (each student needs 1 page with the menorah template)

  • Each student needs 1 page with the menorah template (download below)

  • Each student will need 1/4 of a blue page so paint enough for each student to have their piece plus a couple extra just in case

• Blue, yellow and orange liquid tempera paint

• Large paint brush

Materials session 2:

• Black construction paper

• Yellow painted paper (with menorah)

• Blue painted paper

• Scissors

• Glue stick

Step 1:

• Print a menorah template onto a page for each student.

• On the back of the menorah page, students will paint their paper using yellow and orange paint. Use a large brush and make large straight strokes, instead of swirly ones. Make sure that the painted area will cover the entire menorah on the back.

  • I recommend painting a few extras yourself just in case step 2 goes sideways for some students and they need a new sheet.

• Each student will use about 1/4 sheet of blue so those who finish their yellow early can paint some blue sheets.

  • As with the yellow, you may want to paint a few more than you need, just in case.

• Set aside to dry.

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Step 2:

• Each student will cut out the menorah on their yellow painted page. You’ll want to use the scraps for the flames so try to keep a section for that.

• Put glue on the white (template) side and glue the menorah onto a black background.

• Cut 8 blue candles from the blue sheet. Glue onto the menorah.

• Cut 8 flames from the scraps of yellow. Glue onto the candles.